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Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku holds concert of famous Italian conductor (PHOTO/VIDEO)

Society Materials 5 March 2022 13:05 (UTC +04:00)
Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku holds concert of famous Italian conductor (PHOTO/VIDEO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 5

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A concert was held in the auditorium of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, at which the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibayli, headed by the famous Italian conductor Alvise Casellati, and soloist Emil Baghirov (clarinet), performed works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Trend reports.

Casellati made his first appearance as a conductor in 2011 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Over the past few years, he received invitations to take part in many festivals and collaborates with a number of famous Italian opera houses.

The conductor is also the founder and musical director of the Opera Italiana in the Air project.

The project was founded in 2017, and its main goal is to acquaint young people with the Italian opera heritage, to make Italian opera accessible to everyone.

Baghirov was awarded the scholarship of the President of Azerbaijan in 2014, and in 2017 - the Prize of the President of Azerbaijan. In December 2012, he was named "Best Performer" at the Tel Aviv International Music Competition.

Since 2013, he has been an artist of the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra. In 2016, by order of the president, his name was included in the "Golden Book" of young talents of Azerbaijan for special abilities in the field of music. Besides, he was awarded a special scholarship for young talents.

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