(MENAFN- azernews)
laman ismayilova read more spectacular concert has been held at the italian city of
san-remo to mark the 100th anniversary of national leader heydar
aliyev.
the event, organized at the san remo theater by the azerbaijani
composer and pianist kamala alizade, who lives in italy, and her
husband, composer, musician stefano muscaritolo with the support of
the state committee for work with the diaspora of azerbaijan, was
attended by the mayor of the city of corbetta, well-known
representatives of the local community.
among the guests were the mayor of the city of corbetta (milan)
marco ballarini and his spouse. director of montecarlotimes
magazine, ilio masprone, well-known italian journalists feliciana,
lucia di spirito, famous italian film producer angelo bassi and
others.
leading adviser at the azerbaijan state committee on work with
diaspora leyla hamzayeva welcomed the guests of the event.
in her speech, she noted that a series of events are being held
in azerbaijan and other countries within the year of heydar
aliyev.
leyla hamzayeva outlined that the state committee supports the
projects of diaspora activists, including the first project of the
composer kamala alizade within the year of heydar aliyev. next, the
musicians were invited to the stage.
speaking about the concert, kamala alizade expressed her
gratitude to the azerbaijan state committee on work with diaspora
for supporting the event.
"gala concert was organized by us with the support of the
azerbaijan state committee on work with diaspora. i would take this
opportunity to express my gratitude to the committee chairman fuad
muradov and leading adviser leyla hamzayeva for their support in
the holding the concert timed to the 100th anniversary of the
national leader heydar aliyev in san-remo, italy," she told
azernews .
the composer noted that the concert program was distinguished
with its originality.
"me and my husband are both composers. our bond is often called
a cultural bridge between azerbaijan and italy. the concert program
included music pieces composed by me and my husband stefano
muscaritolo for the orchestra. the concert opened with the first
part of j. s. bach's piano concerto. the performance was conducted
by maestro massimo de pra. my compositions, including dante in
venice symphonic suite, concert of the 40th parallel" (both
countries are geographically connected by the 40th parallel, flying
over shusha, scherzo (solo performance) as well as stefano
muscaritolo's music pieces- luxe fulgebit for soprano and orchestra
and voice from space, performed by the soloist of ukraine of the
kiev opera house tatyana anisimova," said kamala alizade.
"stefano muscaritolo's work "this land" dedicated to the
national leader heydar aliyev was premiered at the concert. the
composition was written in the words of the 17th century poet
giambattista marino. edward lyaschuk, who performed the
composition, totally captivated the audience.
i would like to note that my grandmother, honored doctor of
azerbaijan, chairman of the council of veterans, honorary member of
the red crescent, gizbes asadova, personally knew heydar aliyev and
it is a great honor for me that it was i who had the honor on the
100th anniversary of heydaoa aliyev to be both the organizer,
performer and composer of this significant event. i am very glad
that my love, respect for this legendary personality could find a
response in the heart of the italian composer, so he dedicated a
very beautiful work to heydar aliyev," she added.
"me and stefano muscaritolo performed azerbaijani folk songs,
including "ay lachin" "you are my beauty" and my jazz composition
"from the caspian sea to the mediterranean" in ethno-jazz style.
the concert ended with my work "o patria mia", which means "my
motherland" in italian. the music piece was composed in the words
of the great italian poet giacomo leopardi. my and tatyana
anisimova's performance, accompanied by the orchestra, left no one
indifferent," she noted.
the theme of patriotism has always taken a special place in the
composer's music.
"i am very proud of azerbaijan. since 2003 i have been actively
promoting my motherland at international level. my roots come from
shusha. the theme of the motherland has always been an integral
part of my creativity. for example, the pain of losing shusha is
heard in the chamber work "paradise lost" (2001) vocalise on
khojaly written by me at the age of 13 immediately after the
terrible events. the music piece "flying over shusha" became a
swallow of victory. the composition was performed in the winter of
2020 at a concert in the city of udine, italy," the composer
said.
alizade emphasized that the audience was totally captivated by
the concert.
"the audience did not let us from the stage and gave us a
standing ovation. for an encore, the orchestra performed "bridge of
sighs", my piece from dante's suite in venice. before the concert,
there was a press conference for the italian media. many articles
have been also published about us, glorifying music and love
between the two countries," she said.
kamala alizade and stefano muscaritolo will further continue to
fascinate music lovers with their masterpieces.