Baku

In  2012 the “Musical Olympus” Foundation has presented it's musicians within the frames of the Uzeir Gadzhibekov International musical festival in Baku for the first time. The organizers of the festival are Heydar Aliyev's Foundation and the Ministry of Culture and tourism of Azerbaijan.

 

    2013

                            September 20
         Grand Hall of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonie

Bohdan Warchal Slovak State Chamber Orchestra
Conductor                        Ayyub Guliyev (Azerbaijan), First Prize (G.Sinopoli’s Award),The Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition, Parma (Italy),2010

I. Zelenka                           “Musica Slovaka”
G. Garayev                         “Dance of Aisha” (from the ballet “Seven beauties”)
                                            “Dance of the girls” (from the ballet “Path of thunder”)
A.Melikov                             Symphony No.4
A.Glazunov                          Concerto for saxophone and string orchestra
Astor Piazzola                    “Ave Maria”  and “Libertango” (version for saxophone and strings by Ashu)
Soloist                                 Ashu (USA), First Prize, “The International Salon de Virtuosi Career”, New York (USA), 2008


                            September 21
Grand Hall of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonie

Bohdan Warchal Slovak State Chamber Orchestra
Conductor                       Ayyub Guliyev (Azerbaijan), First Prize (G.Sinopoli’s Award), The Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition, Parma (Italy), 2010
Samuil Barber                “Adagio”
I.S.Bach                           Concerto for piano and orchestra A-dur  (BWV 1055)
F. Chopin                        Preludes No. 13-24
Soloist                            Varvara Nepomnyashchaya (Russia), First Prize, The Geza Anda International Piano Competition, Zurich (Switzerland), 2012

W.A.Mozart                      Violin concerto No. 5 A-dur
Soloist                            laureat of the international competitions Jamila Garayusifli (violin,  Azerbaijan)
Bela Bartok                    Romanian Folk dances  (Sz.68)
Fikret Amirov                  Excerpts from the ballet  “1001 nights”


September 22
Grand Hall of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonie

Concert for two pianos
„Piano Duo“ -  Vilija Poskute and Tomas Daukantas (Lithuania), Second Prize, The ARD International Music Competitions, Munich (Germany), 2005
M. Ravel                   Rhapsodie espagnole

    Prelude а la nuit
    Malagueсa
    Habanera
    Feria                

P. Tschaikowsky        from The Nutcracker Suite op. 71a, transcribed by Nicolas Economou

    Overture
    March
    Danse de la Fee Dragee
    Danse Russe Trepak
    Valse des Fleurs    

F. Liszt                      Reminiscences de Don Juan de Mozart
 

 

 

2012

September 18
Grand Hall of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonie

Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor                 Rauf Abdullaev
S. Prokofiev              Violin Concerto №2
Soloist                      Solenne Paпdassi (France), violin, First Prize, The Long – Thibaud International Violin Competition, Paris (France), 2010.


September 20
The International Mugam Center

Antonin Dvorak         String Quartet op.96 „American“
Samuel Barber         Adagio for Strings, op. 11/arr. Johan van den Linden
Fabien Levy               Durch
Bela Bartok                Romanian Folk Dances
SIGNUM Saxophone Quartet (Germany), First Prize, International Musical Competition, Verona (Italy), 2010

Blaz Kemperle – soprano saxophone
Erik Nestler  – alto saxophone
Alan Luzar – tenor saxophone
David Brand – bariton saxophone

 


September 21
Grand Hall of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonie

Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra
Conductor                      Ayyub Guliev (Azerbaijan), First Prize (G.Sinopoli’s Award), The Arturo Toscanini International Conducting Competition, Parma (Italy), 2010
Akshin Alizade              Concert Suite for big symphony orchestra
P. Tchaikovsky               Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33 (1876)     
Soloist                           Christoph Croise (Switzerland), Grand Prix, The IBLA Foundation Grand Prize Competition, Ragusa, Sicily (Italy), 2010
S. Rachmaninov           Piano Concerto  No.1
Soloist                           Ilya Maximov (Russia), Second Prize, The Maria Canals International Piano Competition, Barcelona (Spain), 2008