Famous Israeli kamancha player Mark Eliyahu will perform in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on May 25.
Eliyahu was born on May 28, 1982 in Dagestan. He emigrated to Israel with his parents in 1989. At age of 16, he was inspired by Habil Aliyev's performance, a prominent kamancha player and moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, to learn playing kamancha under guidance of Adalat Vazirov, AzerTAc reported.
In 1999, Eliyahu participated in The Spirit of the East – a concert and album directed and composed by his father, Peretz Eliyahu, with the participation of the Azerbaijani mugham singers Alim Gasimov and his daughter Farghana Gasimova and other artists
He also performed as a soloist with the Israel Chamber Orchestra of Ramat-Gan at an Israeli festival. In 2004, he recorded his first solo album "Voices of Judea" and performed with his ensemble throughout Europe and Israel.
