(November 2, 2016) The cultural cooperation between Italy and Azerbaijan also goes through classical music. On the occasion of the XXV anniversary of regaining independence of the Azerbaijan Republic, celebrated on October 18, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Italy, together with the Academy of Music in Baku, the Conservatory of Music “Luigi Cherubini” in Florence and “Espressione Arte”, is organizing a classical concert for tomorrow at 19 at the Palace of the Chancellery in Rome. To perform, in an Azerbaijani and Italian repertoire, four big artists: Yegana Akhundova, pianist, representative of modern Azerbaijani music, which has successfully exported around the world, combining modernity and tradition; Leonardo De Lisi, tenor, with a thirty-year international career and numerous solo prestigious roles; Zahra Guliyeva, violinist, with her students has contributed to the enrichment of the Azerbaijani music school; Pierluigi Ruggiero, cellist, has performed in major concert halls around the world and has made very thick projects. Today Azerbaijan is a stable reference point in the region and a reliable partner internationally. Italy and Azerbaijan are linked by a joint declaration of strategic partnership adopted in 2014 between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi. (Red)
