| Playbill / 25.03.2009
International Mugham Festival to be closed today 
President Ilham Iliyev and his spouse Mehriaban Aliyeva are expected to attend the closing ceremony.
The International Mugham Festival is due to be closed today. A solemn closing ceremony as well as the final concert will be held in the Heydar Aliyev Palace at 6.00pm today. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva are also expected to attend the ceremony. The State Symphonic Orchestra. Ancient Musical Instruments and Folk Musical Orchestras as well as the mugham masters and the laureates of the international mugham competitions will also perform in the concert.
The last concert in the festival will be held in the International Mugham Center. Azerbaijani mugham performer Zabit Nabizadeh will perform ”Shur” mugham. Afterwards, Egypt’s “Al-Advar” and India’s “Vasumati badrinatan” ensembles will also perform in the concert.
"The World of Mugham” competition which was held within the frame of the festival ended yesterday. The winner of the Grand Prix was Azerbaijani performer Tayyar Bayraov.
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