Fuad Muradov, chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, met with Gulnara Safarova, an Azerbaijani pianist, laureate of international competitions, doctor of pedagogical sciences.

Warmly welcoming the guest, the chairman expressed his pleasure to see her again in homeland.

Gulnara Safarova has told that she intends to continue  publication of the notation manual of an outstanding Azerbaijani composer Gara Garayev in Japan. It was mentioned that the project started in 2022 with the support of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora. And in the fall of 2023, notation manual which included the orchestral score of the ballets “Seven Beauties” and “Don Quixote”, were presented to Japanese music lovers.

The meeting focused on the diaspora activities of the Azerbaijanis living in Japan, projects to be implemented in the cultural field, and expansion of the promotion of our cultural heritage.

At the end of the meeting, the guest was presented with the book “The Colors of Azerbaijan: Land of Multiculturalism”, published with the support of the Fund for Support to Azerbaijani Diaspora, and a number of other materials.

It should be noted that G. Safarova was born in 1971 in Tbilisi. She currently lives in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2018, she has been leading the music school “Ongaku no Ie” in Japan. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Yamato and Kanagawa Ken-O music societies. She performed international concert programs in Japan, USA, Germany and France.