Within the framework of the Uzeyir Hajibeyli XVI International Music Festival

On September 23 at 20:00 At the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater

Program: • The delicate aesthetic atmosphere of the European salon: Pyotr Tchaikovsky - "December" Waltz from the series "The Seasons" (for piano quintet) • Anxious news of the pre-war period: Bela Bartok - String Quartet No. 4, 2nd and 3rd movements • Vladimir Tarnopolski: Serenade for soprano and ensemble (world premiere) • The world of love and emotions: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor • Man and death ("The Soldier and the Devil"): Igor Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale (for trio and additional percussion)

The project "Diaghilev at the Crossroads of Time(s)" is dedicated to the pioneers of sensitive art in Europe a hundred years ago. It is a forward-looking initiative based on progressive curatorial principles and new technical possibilities. Thus, we place the era surrounding the First World War in critical context with our present time, when Russia has once again initiated a war in Europe. The evening, through dance and music, will take us back to that period when, despite uncertainty and suffering, people clung to the idea and reality of beauty.