International World of Mugham Festival

International scientific symposium of mugham was held during the international festival and lasted for 3 days. Meetings of the symposium had been held in three sections, in the end of which was published a special book.[3]

About 30 scientists, musicians, and also promoters of traditional eastern music from the USA, Great Britain, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Netherlands, Hungary, China, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Tajikistan and other countries took part at the symposium.[4]

Participants of the symposium were such ethnomusicologist scientists, as Steven Blum (Professor of New York municipal university, expert of UNESCO), Dieter Christensen (Professor of Columbia University in New York), Wim van Zanten (vice president of International Council of Traditional Music under UNESCO), Professor Jean During from France, Jurgen Elsner (Professor of Humboldt University of Berlin), Hiromi Lorraine Sakata (Professor of the University of California), Inna Naroditskaya (Northwestern University, Chicago [5]), Luis Duran and James Parkin (hosts of most popular “World Routes” program on BBC Radio), Bernard Kleikamp - chairman and the owner of “Pan Records” company, Professor Rovshan Yunusov from Uzbekistan, Professor of Moscow Conservatory Violetta Yunusova, Abduvali Abdurashidov-chairman of “Makoma Academy” in Dushanbe and others.

Presentations about musical cultures of Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan were sounded in the sections of the festival and the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh War was also raised there.[6][7]

• March 17 – Press conference of International World of Mugham Festival.
• March 18 – Opening ceremony of International Scientific Symposium in Azerbaijan State Museum of History.
• March 19 – Conferences of sections of the International Scientific Symposium in Azerbaijan State Museum of History.
• March 20 – Conferences of the International Symposium in Azerbaijan State Museum of History.
• March 20 – Closing conference of a circular table in Azerbaijan State Museum of History.
• March 20 – Ceremonies of celebrating “Novruz Bayram” in Icheri Sheher.
• March 20 – Official receipt in honor of participants of the festival.
• March 22 – Meeting with friends of Azerbaijani mugham in Composers’ Union of Azerbaijan.

• Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov
• Azerbaijan Chamber Orchestra named after Gara Garayev
• Azerbaijan State Choir
• Azerbaijan State Orchestra of National Instruments
• Azerbaijan State Ensemble of Old Musical Instruments

Ulduz Turdiyeva (Uzbekistan)- laureate of the first premium of the festival