On December 25, a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Fikret Amirov, the outstanding Azerbaijani composer, the founder of the symphonic mugham genre, will be held in Haifa, Israel.

Tehsil.biz informs that the program of the concert, which will be held with the support of the State Committee for Diaspora Affairs and the initiative of the Israel-Azerbaijan International Association "AzIz", will include the work "Concerto for piano and symphony orchestra on an Arab theme" composed by Fikret Amirov together with the composer Elmira Nazirova. caught.

People's Artist of Azerbaijan, well-known conductor Yalchin Adigozelov will conduct the concert presented by the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.

It should be noted that in accordance with the relevant Decree of President Ilham Aliyev, concerts dedicated to Fikret Amirov, a bright representative of the Azerbaijani composition school, are held in different countries of the world. The 100th anniversary of our illustrious artist was included in UNESCO's 2022-2023 program of anniversaries of outstanding personalities and significant events.

Azerbaijani composer, pianist, professor, honored artist of Azerbaijan Elmira Nazirova lived in Haifa for many years and died on January 23, 2014.