The 8th Kharibulbul International Music Festival began on May 24 in Shusha, celebrating the 140th anniversary of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli.
The 8th “Kharibulbul” International Music Festival commenced on May 24 in the city of Shusha. The event is organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.
This year’s festival is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of the great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli, in accordance with a presidential order signed by President Ilham Aliyev to honor Hajibeyli’s jubilee.
The opening concert took place on the Jidir Duzu plain and began with a performance of Hajibeyli’s “Ey Vətən.” Alongside Hajibeyli’s works, compositions by Arif Malikov, Asaf Zeynalli, Afrasiyab Badalbayli, Fikrat Amirov, Gara Garayev, Muslim Magomayev, Niyazi, Ogtay Zulfugarov, and Tofig Guliyev were also performed.
As in previous years, the festival features Azerbaijani artists as well as music ensembles and solo performers from other countries. One of the festival’s key goals is to promote cultural dialogue, encourage the exchange of ideas among professionals, and support the creativity of young musicians.
The opening concert featured performances by artists from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Türkiye. On May 25, the second day of the festival, a concert by renowned Azerbaijani singer Polad Bulbuloglu will be held on the Jidir Duzu plain, accompanied by the Uzeyir Hajibeyli State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Murtuza Bulbul.
Later on the same day, students from the Faculty of Arts of Garabagh University will perform works by Azerbaijani and international composers on the Jidir Duzu plain.
Named after the symbolic flower of Shusha, the Kharibulbul Music Festival was first held in 1989. During the years of the Karabakh conflict, major concerts were organized in the cities of Aghdam, Barda, and Aghjabadi. Following Azerbaijan’s historic victory in the Patriotic War, the festival has returned to its original location in Shusha.
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