Muza Valiaddinzade - Piano Recital - Noorderkerk Concert

It soon becomes clear that Muza possesses an above-average talent. At age 12, she was already playing with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Azerbaijan. At a major music competition in Azerbaijan, she won first prize. This was followed by study at the conservatory offered by the government, something that only the greatest talents get.

In 2010, the family decided to move to Ukraine. Muza's family loves this country very much and they have other relatives living there as well. For some time, Muza continued her studies in Azerbaijan, but in the end it was no longer feasible. Therefore, she made the decision to finish her master's degree in Ukraine at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Life is beautiful and the future looks bright. Until February 2022. The Russians invade neighboring Ukraine on several sides. There is nothing left but to flee to the west. Muza and her family are eventually received in Gorinchem.

Here a new story begins for Muza. Through a local pastor, Muza plays at a Salvation Army evening where Gorinchem residents and refugee Ukrainians gather. Muza's piano playing makes a deep impression. Through the pastor, contact was made with a local music store and they asked whether a piano might be available for Muza to continue playing. That piano came and was also put in the house where Muza and her family were staying. Unfortunately, the neighbors turned out not to be charmed. Muza's mother, who had also fled with her to the Netherlands, had health problems because of all the tension and went to see a family doctor. Coincidentally, that doctor also knows Ruud de Graaf. He contacted the Peeriscoop theater. Fred Delfgaauw and Monique Masolijn immediately made the theater available for Muza to play there. And that is the start of the idea to present Muza, this young, extremely talented pianist, to the Dutch theaters and their audiences.