On Friday 12 May we witnessed a magnificent commemorative concert at the Brussels BOZAR by the Baku Chamber Orchestra dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev. The concert was organized by the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Belgium at the BOZAR Art Palace in Brussels, called “Spring Mood from Land of Fires” It certainly brought us in the mood of the joyous spring season indeed. The concert was enhanced by a joyous and elegant dance performance by the “Land of Fire Dance Group”… We discovered the romantic melodiousness and beauty of the Azerbaijani classical music. The concert made us discover prominent composers like Uzeyir…
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Culture in Europe on its mainstream media : an absolute treasure!
In these Corona Times, we have to taste Culture at a distance. Why not discover what culture could mean in Europe’s mainstream (news) media, in three major languages, i.e. English, French, German? We went on a discovery tour, and here we present briefly our findings, which could enrich greatly your daily (art) life. In the Anglo-Saxon world, our first port of call is of course BBC Culture, (ttps://www.bbc.com/culture) a website which covers Film, Art, Books, Music, TV, Photography, Style, and so-called “Identities.” In the latter category, posts/articles are written for example on subjects like ‘how movements like Black Lives Matter have changed fashion in 2020.’ See photo above. Indeed, throughout…