First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva recalled that today the Republic celebrates National Music Day.
“On September 18, 1885, the founder of the Azerbaijani composer’s school, the brilliant composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli was born,” she wrote in Instagram. “In the same year and on the same day, an outstanding representative of Azerbaijani musical culture, great composer Muslim Magomayev, was born,” Mehriban Aliyeva wrote. "We deeply honor the memory of both brilliant personalities," the first vice president of Azerbaijan emphasized.