Gabala to host 15th international music festival

The 15th Gabala International Music Festival will take place from July 29 to August 3.

According to Report, the festival is organized at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Culture, the Baku Music Academy, and Gilan.

This year's edition will feature performers from Azerbaijan, Austria, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

The festival will open on July 29 with a concert by the Student Symphony Orchestra of the Baku Music Academy under the baton of Azerbaijan's People's Artist Ramiz Malik-Aslanov. The opening program will include works by Azerbaijani and European composers.

The closing concert on August 3 will feature the Uzeyir Hajibayli Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Honored Artist Fuad Ibrahimov. The performance will bring together People's Artists Azer Zeynalov, Dinara Aliyeva, Elchin Azizov, and Samir Jafarov, along with Honored Artists Elnara Mammadova and Sahib Pashazada, as well as winners of international music competitions.

Held annually since 2009, the Gabala International Music Festival has become one of Azerbaijan's leading cultural events, attracting distinguished representatives of the global classical music scene.

Admission to all festival concerts will be free of charge.