Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival

Music of Azerbaijan
General topics

* Musical instruments
* Khananda
* Mugham triads
* Art of playing the tar
* Dances
* Ballet

Genres

* Jazz
* Religious [az]
* Military
* Hip hop
* Classical
* Opera
* Pop
* Rock
* Folk music

Specific forms
|  Traditional music

* Ashiq music
* Meykhana
* Mugham
* Tasnif

Subgenres

* Jazz mugham
* Mugham opera
* Symphonic mugham [az]

Media and performance
|  Music awards

* People's Artiste of Azerbaijan
* Honored Art Worker
* Humay Award

Music festivals

* Baku Jazz Festival
* Khari Bulbul Music Festival
* International Mugham Festival
* Hajibeyov International Music Festival
* Gabala International Music Festival
* Rostropovich Music Festival
* "ZHARA" International Music Festival

Music media
Medeniyyet TV
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
|  National anthem

March of Azerbaijan
Other
Şən Azərbaycan

International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival (Azerbaijani: Mstislav Rostropoviç adına Beynəlxalq musiqi festivalı) – a festival organized by Mstislav Rostropovich in 2006, in Baku and dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s birthday was the basis of this festival. The festival dedicated to eminent Baku citizen Msitslav Rostropovich was held in December. Organizers of the festival were the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "В Баку пройдет V Международный фестиваль Мстислава Ростроповича" (in Russian). Day.az. 2011-11-21.