BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 19. The 18th Uzeyir
Hajibeyli Worldwide Music Pageant was formally opened on the
Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Tutorial Philharmonic Corridor. As
a part of the night, a gala live performance was held to mark the opening of
the first Kurultai of Composers of Turkic World, a Development
correspondent studies from the occasion.
The occasion was held on Nationwide Music Day, which is historically
celebrated in Azerbaijan. Earlier than the live performance, visitors considered an
exhibition devoted to the one centesimal anniversary of the First
Turkological Congress.
The live performance program featured works by composers of the Turkic
world carried out by the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Azerbaijan State Symphony
Orchestra underneath the path of Honored Artist Fuad Ibrahimov. The
soloists have been Hungarian violinist Sándor László, flutist Nijat
Salmanov and oboist Alim Sadikhov.
The works of Uzeyir Hajibeyli, Muslim Magomayev, Sándor László,
Rovshan Nepesov, Aктoty Raimkulova, Özge Gülbey, Muratbek Begaliyev
and Rustam Abdullayev have been met with ovations from the viewers,
contributors of the first Kurultai of Composers of Turkic World and
visitors from completely different international locations.
Abdullah Akat, Chairman of the ICTM Working Group for the Research
of Music and Dance of the Turkic World and Professor of the
Division of Musicology at Istanbul College State Conservatory,
congratulated the Azerbaijani folks on Nationwide Music Day.
“Uzeyir Hajibeyli is a star of our tradition. It’s due to
Uzeyir Hajibeyli and the nice composers who got here after him that
our music is heard and resonates not solely all through the Turkic
world, however all over the world.
Due to this fact, it’s a nice honor for us to be in Baku at a
pageant organized in his honor, to commemorate him right here, and at
the identical time to be a part of an important initiative taking
place today. We’re very excited as a result of within the coming days we
will announce the institution of the Union of Turkic World
Composers. We wish to manage occasions and implement initiatives worthy
of the title of Uzeyir Hajibeyli and able to preserving and
persevering with his legacy. Could Allah enable us to attain this, and should
your entire Turkic world proceed on its path, becoming a member of forces and
growing cooperation within the discipline of music as nicely,” he mentioned.
Hungarian composer and violinist Sándor László, who carried out
the solo half in his personal composition “Transylvanian Dance” on the
live performance, spoke extremely of the Congress and the classical music
pageant.
“I’ve colleagues in Hungary, musicians, principally
instrumentalists. They preserve good relations with Azerbaijani
musicians and advisable that I come right here. Curiously, we
Hungarians additionally know the phrase ‘kurultai,’ as there’s a kurultai in
Hungary as nicely. Nonetheless, it isn’t a gathering of composers and
musicologists, however an meeting of horse riders and mounted archers.
I additionally observe horseback archery. So, the primary time I heard this
phrase, it was as a horse rider somewhat than as a composer. In
preparation for this pageant, I listened to a few of Uzeyir
Hajibeyli’s works. And I discovered a sure similarity between his
position in Azerbaijani tradition and, maybe, the position of our composer
László Lajtha in Hungarian tradition or, for instance, the position of
Enescu in Romanian tradition,” he famous.
The first Kurultai of Composers of Turkic World is being held from
September 18 to twenty as a part of the 18th Uzeyir Hajibeyli
Worldwide Music Pageant. It’s collectively organized by the
Ministry of Tradition of Azerbaijan and the Turkic Tradition and
Heritage Basis, with the participation of the ICESCO Regional
Workplace in Baku, the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan and the
Azerbaijan Nationwide Conservatory.
The Kurultai is devoted to the one centesimal anniversary of the First
Turkological Congress, the 885th anniversary of Nizami Ganjavi and
the 585th anniversary of Alisher Navoi. Outstanding representatives
of the music communities of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Hungary and Turkmenistan are collaborating.
The in depth program consists of conferences, tutorial discussions
and musical occasions. Over the course of three days, periods, an
worldwide spherical desk, thematic exhibitions, in addition to
symphonic, chamber and conventional music concert events are being
held.
One of many foremost outcomes of the Kurultai would be the
institution of the Union of Turkic World Composers – Turkic Union
of Composers (TUC), which can convey collectively composers,
musicologists, performers and representatives of main music
organizations of the Turkic world.
On September 19, the primary official assembly of the Union of
Turkic World Composers can be held on the headquarters of the
Turkic Tradition and Heritage Basis. The assembly is anticipated to
embody the signing of the Baku Declaration on the institution of
the TUC, in addition to a dialogue of the draft constitution of the brand new
worldwide skilled platform.
The institution of the Union is meant to strengthen
skilled ties amongst music organizations within the Turkic world.
Explicit consideration can be paid to preserving and growing the
widespread musical heritage, supporting up to date faculties of
composition, selling inventive alternate, and popularizing the
music of the Turkic world on the worldwide stage.
