title: Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival
text: # Mstislav Rostropovich Baku International Festival
  
  Music of Azerbaijan :
  
  General topics :
  
  Musical instruments
  
  Khananda
  
  Mugham triads
  
  Art of playing the tar
  
  Dances
  
  Ballet :
  
  Genres :
  
  Jazz
  
  Religious [az]
  
  Military
  
  Hip hop
  
  Classical
  
  Opera
  
  Pop
  
  Rock
  
  Folk music :
  
  Specific forms :
  
  Media and performance :
  
  Nationalistic and patriotic songs :
  
  International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival (Azerbaijani: Mstislav Rostropoviç adına Beynəlxalq musiqi festivalı) – a festival organized by Mstislav Rostropovich in 2006, in Baku and dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich’s birthday was the basis of this festival. The festival dedicated to eminent Baku citizen Msitslav Rostropovich was held in December. Organizers of the festival were the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
  
  