Gabala to host XIII International Music Festival

The opening ceremony of the XIII Gabala International Music Festival will be held on July 27, Report informs.

The festival, which will last until August 2, is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and supported by the Ministry of Culture.

The Gabala International Music Festival, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, will be attended by world-famous musicians - performers and conductors, music collectives from Great Britain, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Türkiye, along with Azerbaijan.

The ceremonial opening of the XIII Gabala International Music Festival, organized under the artistic direction of Azerbaijan's folk artists Farhad Badalbeyli and Murad Adigozalzada, will be held with a concert called Viva Opera.

The 90th anniversary of the famous Azerbaijani composer Arif Malikov, the 95th anniversary of the well-known pianist Bella Davidovich, the 150th anniversary of the great composers Sergei Rachmaninoff and the 190th anniversary of Johannes Brahms will also be celebrated with special musical programs.

On the days of the festival, there will be a concert of young singers and master classes by Mikhail Lidsky (piano) and Henry-David Varema (cello) within the framework of the "Support to Youth" project of the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic named after Magomayev.