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London Azerbaijan Society organizes Jeffrey Werbockâ€™s concert

23 October 2007 15:42 (UTC +04:00)

Jeffrey Werbock performed Azerbaijani mughams in our national instruments â€“ kamancha, ud, tar professionally.
Azerbaijani ambassador to United Kingdom Fakhraddin Gurbanov, representatives of British community and Azerbaijani community to this country participated in the event.
Jeffrey Werbock is one of the few Western interpreters of the highly complex music of Azerbaijan. Known for his delicate and subtle performance, he has introduced audiences throughout the world to the unmetered, microtonal, improvised mugham musical tradition that is rarely heard. Werbock studied music when he was 6.After beginning his music studies at the age of six on the piano and at age 10 on the guitar, Werbock began composing at age 14. For more than twelve years he studied aurally in the traditional manner with Zevulon Avshalomov, acknowledged as one of the great masters of Azerbaijani music. According to the World Music Institute, he was considered by Mr. Avshalomov to be his prize pupil and a true inheritor of his knowledge. Werbock has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and the Middle East, including appearances on Azerbaijani radio and television. In 2001, Werbock was awarded an honorary degree from the Azerbaijan National Conservatory of the State Academy of Music. In 2002, Werbock was chosen to serve as official host and presenter for the Azerbaijani portion of the Smithsonian Instituteâ€™s Silk Road Festival. A recognized expert on Azerbaijani mugham, Werbock lectures and performs widely.
The organizer of the event London Azerbaijan Society publishes journal â€œVisions of Azerbaijanâ€ in English for informing world about Azerbaijan and presents it to the leading libraries, scientific and cultural centers of the world.
The society also established www.karabakh.co.uk website for informing international community about realities on Karabakh conflict and published books â€œAzerbaijan Armenia Nagorno Karabakh conflict â€“ international viewâ€ and â€œKhojaly genocide â€“ international viewâ€ composed of the articles of foreign authors. You can get thorough information about these projects in website www.azerbaijansociety.co.uk. /APA/