Requiem of Khojaly

Khojaly's Requiem was written by Alexander Tchaikovsky specifically for the traditional festival , annually held in the Azerbaijani city of Gabala . ^[2] The work tells not only about the tragedy in Khojaly , but also is dedicated to people of many countries that survived the horrors of war. ^[3]

The author himself said the following about the history of writing his work: ^[4]

“First, I collected information about Khojaly, looked at various video frames, listened to Azerbaijani music on disks and, using all this, wrote this work.”

According to Tchaikovsky, writing this requiem, he demonstrated the support of musicians to people in many countries of the world who survived the horrors of war ..

“When this music is performed tonight, all festival participants, as well as the world community, will understand the state of people who survived the grief of the war. I hope that the blood and tears of people will no longer spill. "

Alexander Tchaikovsky actively uses mugam, the oldest Azerbaijani genre of oral musical tradition , in his composition. ^[5]

Requiem premiered on August 7, 2012 , on the final day of the IV Gabala International Music Festival . The work was performed by the Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra.

The concert, conducted by the artistic director of the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra , the creator of the Moscow Soloists chamber orchestra Yuri Bashmet , was also attended by People's Artist of Azerbaijan and the USSR Farhad Badalbeyli ( piano ), Russian-American conductor and cellist, son of pianist Oksana Yablonskaya and oboe player Albert Zayonts - Dmitry Yablonsky ( cello ) and Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Sahib Pashazade ( tar ). ^[6]

In his opening remarks, Alexander Tchaikovsky noted that the requiem was born with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and at the suggestion of his closest friend Dmitry Yablonsky . ^[7]

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