Illusion Jamal Aliyev

• Remo Giazotto (1910 - 1996), Tomaso Albinoni (1671 - 1751): Adagio in G Minor:
• 1 Giazotto, Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (Arr. for Cello and Nai by Jamal Aliyev) 05:59
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992): Libertango:
• 2 Piazzolla: Libertango 02:10
• Carlos Gardel (1890 - 1935): Por Una Cabeza:
• 3 Gardel: Por Una Cabeza (Arr. for Cello, Violin and Piano by Jamal Aliyev) 02:25
• Manuel De Falla (1876 - 1946): Nana (From Suite Populaire Espagnole, No. 5):
• 4 Falla: Nana (From Suite Populaire Espagnole, No. 5) [Arr. for Cello and Qanun by Jamal Aliyev] 02:31
• Vittorio Monti (1868 - 1922): Czardas
• 5 Monti: Czardas (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Jamal Aliyev) 04:21
• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759): Lascia Ch’io Pianga (From Rinaldo, HWV 7):
• 6 Handel: Lascia Ch’io Pianga (From Rinaldo, HWV 7) [Arr. for Cello by Jamal Aliyev] 02:52
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Air on the G String (From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068):
• 7 Bach: Air on the G String (From Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068) [Arr. for Cello by Jamal Aliyev] 04:57
• Astor Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires ''Primavera Porteno'':
• 8 Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires ''Primavera Porteno'' (Arr. for Cello , Piano and Darbuqa by Jamal Aliyev) 04:40
• Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759 - 1824): Sicilienne:
• 9 Paradis: Sicilienne (Arr. for Cello by Jamal Aliyev) 02:16
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne, No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth:
• 10 Chopin: Nocturne, No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth (Arr. for Cello and Qanun by Jamal Aliyev) 04:26
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4:
• 11 Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (Arr. for Cello by Jamal Aliyev) 02:08
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Waltz No. 2 (From Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 99a):
• 12 Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 (From Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 99a) [Arr. for Cello, Piano and Darbuqa by Jamal Aliyev] 02:51
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): The Swan (From the Carnival of the Animals, R. 125):
• 13 Saint-Saëns: The Swan (From the Carnival of the Animals, R. 125) [Arr. for Cello and Harp by Jamal Aliyev] 03:23
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Summer (Third Movement from The Four Seasons, RV 315):
• 14 Vivaldi: Summer (Third Movement from The Four Seasons, RV 315) [Arr. for Cello and Violin by Jamal Aliyev] 02:38
• Total Runtime 47:37

Info for Illusion

Jamal Aliyev gave his BBC Proms debut in 2017 to great acclaim and a deeply moving performance of the Elgar Concerto in last year’s Festival Finale at the Royal Hall. ‘sonorous, haunting and poetic’ . His itinerary this year includes duos at the Wigmore Hall, concertos with the CBSO, RPO, BBC Scottish SO, the Istanbul State SO and festivals in Germany. ‘countless little touches of imaginative colour’ Gramophone

Jamal Aliyev, cello

Jamal Aliyev
is rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation. In 2017 he made his solo debut at the BBC Proms with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall performing for the celebrated film music composer John Williams’ 85th Birthday. In the same year he won the ‘Arts Club – Sir Karl Jenkins Music Award’ and released his debut CD Russian Masters with pianist Anna Fedorova for Champs Hill Records to critical acclaim.

Jamal has performed widely internationally, highlights including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (broadcast by Radio 3), the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Turkey, CBSO at the Royal Albert Hall, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela and Tomsk Philharmonia at the Trans-Siberian Festival. In 2021 he was featured as one of Classic FM’s ‘30 of the most brilliant young classical musicians playing today’.

This season Jamal Aliyev debuts in Hong Kong, Australia and the USA, records albums with celebrated Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Griffiths. Jamal Aliyev gave the Turkey premiere of Fazil Say’s cello concerto “Shahmaran” at the Volkswagen Arena – Istanbul in December and will be touring with him as a duo in 2022.

Hugely popular in Turkey, he returns to give recitals with Fazil Say, and to perform concertos by Haydn and Shostakovich with the Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, CSO, Eskisehir and Mersin Symphony Orchestras. He greatly values the opportunity to collaborate with local musicians, promoting this work through the online release of traditional folk and classical music performances.

On the concert platform Jamal has given recitals and taken part in chamber music at venues including Wigmore Hall (London), Royal Albert Hall (London), Atheneum (Bucharest), Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing), Presidential Concert Hall (Ankara), Rachmaninov Hall (Moscow), Arts Parliament House (Singapore) and the Merkin Concert Hall (New York). Solo appearances include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, BBC Concert and Scottish Symphony, CBSO, Tomsk Philharmonic in Siberia, Simon Bolivar Symphony in Venezuela, the Kennemer Jeugd Orkest in Holland and Istanbul, Bilkent and Presidential Symphony Orchestras in Turkey among many others.

Jamal has performed at festivals such as; Menuhin in Switzerland, Kronberg in Germany, Enescu in Romania, IKSV and Gumusluk in Turkey, Trans-Siberian in Siberia, St Magnus in Scotland, Fishguard in Wales and Ulverston in England.

He continues his education at the Guildhall School of Music for his artist diploma and at the Hochschule Für Musik Köln for his doctorate simultaneously with the contributions of ÇEV Sanat. He continues to plan his projects and career together with Berrin Yoleri.

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