The "World of Mugham" VI International Music Festival has started on June 18 with joint organizational support from the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Education, the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan, Ednews reports.
The festival was started with the concert "Alim Gasimov and his guests" in the Heydar Aliyev Palace. State and government officials, well-known figures of science and culture, as well as mugham lovers attended the concert.
At the concert, an outstanding singer who synthesizes mugham with modern musical trends, Alim Gasimov, People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Honored Artist Fargana Gasimova, Daud Khan Sadozai, a world-famous performer of Afghan rubab and Indian sarod, Sasar Zarif - choreographer, researcher who systematized mugham dance movements, and was awarded in 2004 a Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee Medal, and Turkish folk music artist Senem Akdemir performed.
The "World of Mugham" VI International Music Festival has been held under the support and patronage of the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva since the first day. The festival consists of a series of concerts of various traditional and new musical genres and styles, an international scientific symposium and a competition of traditional music performers.
On June 19, the festival will continue at the International Mugham Center, National Conservatory and Stone Chronicle Museum with the concerts of Honored artist Elchin Shirinov from Azerbaijan and a number of mugham performers, Daud Khan Sadozai from Afghanistan and Mahan Mirarab from Iran. The International Mugham Competition starts as part of the festival on the same day.
