The concert called "Duet" within the framework of the project “Musical Evenings at the Museum”

The next concert within the framework of the joint project of the Baku Contemporary Music Society and the Museum Center “Musical Nights at the Museum” will take place on April 27 at 19:00 in the Museum Center (III floor, assembly hall). This time the concert will feature Humay Gasimzade (piano) and Gleb Khokhlov (cello), who will perform works by outstanding composers of modern music: “Spring of Chosroes” by Morton Feldman, “Anthemes” by Pierre Boulez, Sonata of Galina Ustvolskaya and “Five Meditations on Music from of Luigi Rossi's Collection" by Reiko Futing.

Humay Gasimzade graduated from the Baku Music Academy named after Hajibeyli (piano class of Professor Adila Vakilova), then received a master's degree in the Norwegian city of Bergen, a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music (New York) and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University (Ohio). H. Gasimzade is a participant in many festivals and winner of a number of international competitions. Her doctoral dissertation was chosen as the best dissertation of the year, and an album consisting of solo piano works by Azerbaijani composers was selected and released by the famous American record company “Innova”. Gasimzade currently works at the Cadenza Contemporary Orchestra as a pianist.

Gleb Khokhlov received a musical education, specializing in violin, and since 2016 he has specialized in performing contemporary music. He graduated with honors from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (faculty of ancient and modern performing arts), then entered an assistantship-internship in the direction of “Orchestra of Contemporary Music”. On his initiative, the contemporary music ensemble “Vacuum Quartet” was created in 2017. Last concert season G. Khokhlov, as part of the “Cadenza Invites” project, performed in Baku with a master class and concert program, and also became part of the “1st Baku Contemporary Music Days” festival, organized by the Baku Contemporary Music Society.

The concert will take place at the Museum Center on April 27 at 19:00. Free entry.