2022
December 29 - Cadenza Contemporary Orchestra's Concert in Baku, Azerbaijan. I performed Zikr for piano and live electronics and Sternbild, Frau in Bad, Sternbild for violin (Gleb Khokhlov) and piano by Turkar Gasimzada.
November 11 - International Scriabin 150 Festival. My performance of the Scriabin Sonata No. 8 was featured.
October 11 - International Charleston Contemporary Music Competition Online, Third Prize
May 23 - Performed Cavanshir Guliyev's "Seven pieces with interludes in Mugham Modes for prepared piano" at Cadenza Contemporary Music Orchestra's Concert at the Mugham Center in Baku.
May 16 - Released my recording of Scriabin Sonata No. 8 my YouTube Channel. Audio engineer: Robert Dunham.
May 5 - Released my recording of Liszt Dante Sonata my YouTube Channel. Audio engineer: Robert Dunham.
April 23 – Zoom Demo on Piano for New Music New Communities initiative organized by Composers Conference.
April 19 – Released my new recording of Tahir Ibishov's "Impalpable play of foretime gleams on the canvas" on my YouTube Channel. Video/audio by Otavio Kavakama.
April 9 – Josh Tuttle’s Master degree recital. Performed Lars-Erik Larsson's Saxophone Concerto.
April 1 – April 8 – my performance of Turkar Gasimzada’a "there were noises and tiny bluish-yellow lights" for prepared piano, midi-keyboard and live electronics was featured in a radio program and streamed all over central Italy via Radio Ascoli.
April 3 - Released my new recording of Said Gani’s “Toccata” on my YouTube Channel. Video/audio by Otavio Kavakama.
March 29 – Guest lecture at Dr. Megan Rancier’s Music of Central Asia Class. Topic: Contemporary piano pieces of Azerbaijani composers.
March 29 – BGSU New Music Ensemble’s concert. Performed Ellen Reid's “Pull and Push”.
March 18 – Pitter Patter: A Joint Recital. Performed 1st movement of George Walker's Sonata for cello and piano with Anthony Marchese
March 16 – Human Experiences Concert organized by Connor Gibbs at the Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo. Performed "Impalpable play of foretime gleams on the canvas" by Tahir Ibishov.
March 9 – Recording Session of Emily McPherson’s "Light" for Quarteto Raro.
March 1 – DMA Showcase. Performed "The Sleeper" by George Crumb with Keri Lee and "there were noises and tiny bluish yellow lights" for prepared piano, midi-keyboard and live-electronics by Turkar Gasimzada.
February 18 – Performed Connor Scroggins's MicroOpera "I am sorry".
February 4 – Final DMA Recital at Mise-en Place in New York
January 23 – Scriabin Sonata No. 8 at the Scriabin Piano Sonatas Concert with BGSU Piano Faculty and DMA students atthe Toledo Museum of Art
January 15 – Scriabin Piano Sonatas Concert at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor
January 12 – Scriabin Piano Sonatas Concert at the CMA
2021
April 9 – Recorded Ayaz Gambarli's piece Riga In Rain in Bryan Hall. Recording engineer: Dan Antoniu
April 4 – My 2nd DMA Recital: Pieces by Brian Ferneyhough, Tahir Ibishov, Julius Eastman, Elainie Lillios
April 3 – Turkar Gasimzada’s “there were noises and tiny bluish-yellow lights” for piano, midi-keyboard and electronics in my performance is selected for live-streaming at the SCI National Conference this year in May
March 27 – My and pianist Fidan Aghayeva-Edler’s Album "The Black Garden" got a review released by Eyal Hareuveni
March 22 – Student Composers’ Forum Concert: The Little White Bird
I. Ghosts (2 cellos, 2 pianos) written for our Quarteto Raro ensemble
March 11 – Recording of Tahir Ibishov's Three Interpretations: I Epos, II Logos, III Mythos released on my YouTube Chanell. Recording engineer Marco A. Mendoza
March 6 – Hila Zamir’s DMA Recital: Shai Cohen's "Even the most unfounded story had to be made" for clarinet, piano, electronics and video
March 4 – Praecepta Spring Concert: Delanie Molnar's "Yanari" for 2 pianos and 2 cellos (written for our Quarteto Raro ensemble)
March 2 – DMA Showcase: Riga in Rain by Ayaz Gambarli
February 28 – Composers Conference Winterlude 2021 Concert: there were noises & tiny bluish yellow lights by Turkar Gasimzada
February 24 - Béla Bartók's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta with BG Philharmonia
January 31- Recorded (virtually) Fikrat Amirov: Sevil's aria from the opera Sevil with Carrie Kouma
January 25 - Joined the Chiaro trio (piano-clarinet-saxophone) – recorded (virtually) Nobuo Uematsu's Main Theme from Final Fantasy VII.
December 4 - ArtsX festival. Pieces performed - Lauren McCall: Time Wrap (graphic score), Alexandra Fol: Soundwalk 2 (graphic score)
November 29 – Recording session with Otavio Kavakama (cello), Jacob Hargrove (percussion). Recorded piece: Otavio Kavakama’s Ode to Noise #23 at the Kuhlin Center
November 5 – Gala Concert of the Hajibeyli International Composition Competition at the Bruno Walter Hall in the Lincoln Center. Performed piece: Uzeyir Hajibeyli: Koroghlu Overture (arr. Ismayil Hacibeyov)
November 1 – Recording Session. Recorded pieces - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 (Waldstein Sonata), 1st movement, Turkar Gasimzada: Piano Poems in Kobacker Hall. Sound engineer: Robert Calvin Dunham
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October 21 – BGSU New Music Festival. Performed pieces: Turkar Gasimzada: Zikr for piano and live electronics, inti figgis-vizueta’s ensemble piece: Open work, knotted object
October 15 - Connor Gibbs's Composition Recital at the Trinity United Methodist Church. Performed aleatoric pieces: Trails, Expansion and Other Worlds
October 10 – Online Improvisation (video) with mezzo-soprano Amber Evans
September 18 - Started my research fellowship at the Institute for Composer Diversity (online)
August 5 – Online Internship at the Institute for Composer Diversity completed
2020
August 11 - Online New Music Festival in Bowling Green state University
July 26-August 9 - Online Contemporary Performance Institute at the Composers Conference
August 9 -13 - Online Cortona Sessions Online
July 25 - Online Live Recital from Bowling Green State University
May 2 – Guest lecture (online) for MUCT 2360, “Music Cultures of Central Asia.” Topic: Three preludes by three Azerbaijani composers
February 25 – DMA Showcase
January 23 - Musical Bridge Concert with Clarinetist William Hayter at the Midwestern University of Fine Arts
January 21 – Musical Bridge Concert at the Tarleton State University, Texas
January 19 – Musical Bridge Concert organized by Azerbaijan-American Music Foundation. First United Methodist Church in Arlington, Texas
2019
December 7th – ArtsX. Free improvisation; Elliot Carter: Catenaires
December 2 – Shostakovich Symphony No1 with BG Philharmonia
Novemebr 20 – Octavian Moldovean’s DMA Recital at the Toledo School for the Arts. Andre Jolivet: Chant de Linos
November 17 – Kenneth Cox’s DMA Recital. Anna Thorvaldsdottir “Hvolf”
November 13 - BGSU saxophone studio’s concert. Creston Sonata
November 8 – EarIEye Concert at the Toledo Museum of Art. George Crumb, 4 movements from Makrokosmos, Volume 1
October 19 – New Music Festival. Orchestra works by Mikel Kuehn and Paul Frucht
July 15- August 5 - Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA
May 4 - Henrique Batista’s Recital at the Bowling Green State University, Ohio - Bartok Sonata for two pianos and percussion
May 4 - Yabetza’ Viva’s Recital at the Bowling Green State University - “Appalachian Spring” by A. Copland
May 3 - Live concert at Toledo Radio with Mickey Miller (soprano)
April 29 - Pro Musica Concert at the Library with Coreisa Janelle Lee
April 28 - 1st DMA Recital of Humsy Gasimzade at the Bowling Green State University
April 14 - Winners Concert at Toledo Museum of Art with Mickey Miller (soprano)
April 12 - Ear/Eye Concert at the Toledo Museum of Art - “Catenaires” by Elliott Carter
April 8 - Combustible Ensemble’s Concert with Jay Weik
April 2 - "Nothing" John Cage Concert at the Bowling Green State University
March 27 - Student Composers' Concert at the Bowling Green State University- piece for voice and piano by John Luke with Mickey Miller (soprano)
March 9 - Art Song Competition at BGSU with Mickey Miller (soprano)
February 19 - Faculty Composers Forum Concert at BGSU- Mikel Kuehn's "Footprints of Debussy’s Trois Chansons de Bilitis: I. La flûte de Pan, III. Le tombeau des Naïades for flute, saxophone, celesta, piano and his other piece "Karikatur" for saxophone and piano
February 4 - Bartok Sonata for two pianos and percussion at professor Dr. Satterlee’s faculty recital
January 28 - Stravinsky “Petrouchka” with BG Philharmonia in Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) in Cleveland
January 27 - Accompanying Bryana Mille (flute) with Martin Ballade at New Albany Symphony Orchestra’s Student Concerto Competition
January 13 - Recording pieces for cello and piano by Azerbaijani composers with Zhala Aliyeva in Stavanger city, Norway