Aga Khan Music Awards: a guide to the Arab finalists at this inaugural event
Sirojiddin Juraev performing along the Gulbenkian Orchestra conducted by Pedro Neves.
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Article Author: Aga Khan Music Awards: a guide to the Arab finalists at this inaugural event
Media Source: The National (UAE)
Date: 31 March 2019
On 29 March, the inaugural Aga Khan Music Awards began with a high-profile opening ceremony in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. In his opening remarks, Prince Amyn Aga Khan said the awards is a timely reminder of the role arts plays in strengthening society. "Each musical genre and styles remain important in today’s world as they…
On 29 March, the inaugural Aga Khan Music Awards began with a high-profile opening ceremony in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. In his opening remarks, Prince Amyn Aga Khan said the awards is a timely reminder of the role arts plays in strengthening society. "Each musical genre and styles remain important in today’s world as they embody music’s traditional role as a source of spiritual enlightenment, model inspiration and social cohesion," he said. The stirring address set the scene for an evocative concert that paired the Orquestra Gulbenkian with a range of master musicians from south and central Asia. With all the five pieces of music orchestrally arranged by Uzbekistan’s Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, the works attempted to describe his relationship with the region.