International Exhibition “Grand Silk Road Art in Azerbaijan”

Date:

03-09.08.2007

City/country:

Baku/Azerbaijan

Organizer:

  • Foundation of Friends of the Azerbaijani Culture
  • SEBA Association
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
  • 21C International Art and Culture Exchange Assosiation

Venue:

  • The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society
  • Exhibition Gallery of Museum Centre

Participating countries: 5 countries
Azerbaijan, Egypt, Korea, Turkey, Uzbekistan

The number of the participants: 126 persons

Opening ceremony and concert (03.08.2007)

Venue: Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society named after Muslim Magomayev

Welcoming speeches:

  • Abulfas Garayev - Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan
  • Yang Kyung Hyun – Counsellor of the Korean Embassy in Baku
  • Omar Eldarov – rector of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts, People’ Artist of Azerbaijan
  • Lee Jeong Jae – Professor of the Namseoul University, chairman of the 21C International Art and Culture Exchange Association

Concert:

Performed:

  • “Dan Ulduzu” Instrumental Ensemble named after Gulara Aliyeva (artistic manager: Hasanagha Gurbanov, Honoured Art Worker of Azerbaijan)
  •  Azerbaijan State Song and Dance Ensemble named after Fikrat Amirov
  • “Shovkat” Instrumental Ensemble
  • “Canon playing girls” Ensemble (artistic manager: Tarana Aliyeva)
  • Artists of “UNS” Creative Stage

Soloists:

  • Fidan Gasimova (People’s Artist of Azerbaijan and USSR)
  • Khuraman Gasimova (People’s Artist of Azerbaijan)
  • Hasanagha Gurbanov (Honoured Art Worker of Azerbaijan)
  • Samir Jafarov (Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan)
  • Aygun Baylar (Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan)
  • Murad Huseynov (Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan)
  • Latifa Fataliyeva
  • Emil Mammadov
  • Arzu Aliyeva
  • Babek Niftaliyev
  • Agshin Abdullayev
  • Naila Zeynalova
  • Elnur Suleymanov
  • Ayten Mammedova