The Heydar Aliyev Center has hosted a musical night marking the 200th anniversary of great Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov.
Azerbaijan`s first lady, president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, Vice President of the Foundation Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva attended the event.
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva, Vice President of the Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, Arzu Aliyeva and president of Lermontov`s Legacy Association Mikhail Lermontov viewed an exhibition on the 200th anniversary of the great Russian poet.
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva addressed the official part of the event.
President of Lermontov`s Legacy Association Mikhail Lermontov thanked the organizers on behalf of his family.
The cultural part of the event featured recitation of Mikhail Lermontov`s works and poems by Azerbaijani and Russian artists and culture figures to the accompaniment of the Azerbaijan State Symphonic Orchestra after Uzeyir Hajibayli and Azerbaijan State Choir Capella. The participants also watched the world premiere of Mikhail Lermontov`s Angel novel.
President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva met prominent art figures Pyer Sheremetyev, Huguet Sheremetyeva and Kolett Tolstaya. They thanked the Azerbaijani first lady for excellent organization of events marking the bicentennial of Mikhail Lermontov.
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