Fikrat Amirov – outstanding Azerbaijani composer of 20th century
Baku, March 5, AZERTAC
Fikrat Amirov is an outstanding Azerbaijani composer of the 20th century, who made tremendous contributions to the world music earning much international recognition.
The name of world-famous composer Fikrat Amirov, whose 100th anniversary (1922-1984) was included in the UNESCO anniversaries program for 2022-2023 in the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris, occupies a special place in the history of classical music.
Like many other Azerbaijani composers who have left enormous legacies to Azerbaijan's music heritage, Fikrat Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of folk music.
Amirov`s symphonic mughams were based on classical folk pieces and were performed by many renowned symphony orchestras throughout the world.
He is considered the founder of the symphonic mugham genre. His ballet “One Thousand and One Nights" fascinates global audiences to this day with its charming music and choreography.
His most famous pieces also include symphonic works as "Azerbaijan Capriccio", "Gulustan Bayati-Shiraz", "The Legend of Nasimi". Fikrat Amirov composed the world - famous ballets "Nizami" and “The Arabian Nights”.
Amirov’s music found much recognition and admiration in the U.S. as well. His works were also performed by symphonic orchestras of New York, Philadelphia and Houston under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski, one of the leading conductors of the 20th century.
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