Spanish and Ibero-American Music Concert 

October 11,  Embassy of Spain in Azerbaijan was celebrating National Day at the Landmark Caspian Hall(22nd floor). In a grand reception representatives of Spanish
Embassy brought together the public figures and the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Azerbaijan.

The annual official reception started with the play of the national anthem of Azerbaijan and Spain and continued with the welcome speech of Ambassador of
Spain Mr Ignacio Sanchez Taboada. After the opening speech of both countries representative the ceremony was continued with music concert. The special guest of the event was Luis Llaneza and Fagan Hasanli.

Luis Llaneza 

Spanish baritone born in Asturias, in 1964. Studied music and singing in Spain and Hungary with great masters like ManuelGarcía Morante, Gyula Pfeiffer, CarlBergonzi, Elly Ameling, Alfredo Kraus, Victoria De Los Angeles, Gino Bechi and Magda Olivero. Master Llaneza has performed in more than 50 countries in Europe, America and Africa, from Carneggie Hall, to Scala di Milano or Colon Theater in Buenos. He has been responsible for a variety of world premiers, notably García Morante’s works written for him (songs based on García Lorca, Blas de Otero or Luis Cernuda, famous Spanish XXth century poets). Master Llaneza directed an anthology of Spanish Zarzuela, presented in Nicaragua´s Ruben Dario Theater and has been responsible also for the selected songs of Lecuona, interpreted with world famous pianist Nelson Camacho, from Cuba. He combines his activity of interpreter with that of music researcher and professor, having taught in more than 20 Universities and Conservatories of Music.

Fagan Hasanli 

Fagan Hasanli was born in Azerbaijan, Baku in 1990. He has graduated from TheHajibeyov Baku Academy of Music with a BA and an MA ( hons) in the class of professor,honored Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic, T. Seyidov. He has won “ Gran-pri” incompetition between music schools of Baku in 2006. He was a laureate and the 1st place winner in the “Hopes, Talents, Masters” International Competition in Dobrich, Bulgaria, in2010 and the 1st International Scientific and Performing G.Garayev competition. He has participated in the master classes given by pianists like F.Badalbeyli, O. Yablonskaya, V.Chuchkov and has played concerts at the same stage with such conductors as maestro R.Abdullayev, A.Aliyev, T.Goychayev and F.Ibrahimov both as a soloist and within the orchestra at the local and international scenes. He has been the first performer of Gara Garaev’s "Three-Voice Fugue" and Jahangir Garayev’s “Sonata”.