00:00High in the Caucasus mountains, Kabbalah awakens not to birdsong, but to music.
00:21For one week every July, this peaceful resort becomes a stage for the world.
00:30Welcome to the 14th Kabbalah International Music Festival.
00:36More than 500 artists from 13 countries have gathered here in the picturesque Azerbaijani city
00:43to share melodies, stories and high notes across six days of concerts.
00:50The mountains of Kabbalah, I should confess, inspire to be great, open-hearted,
00:58because here there is a wonderful atmosphere.
01:01People are so warm.
01:02And we Georgians, Felicity City Hall, big men, we are always happy to come here
01:07and to exchange, to give love and celebrate a wonderful music
01:13which gives us inspiration that lifts us up.
01:18From morning rehearsals to late-night encores, music flows non-stop.
01:33As evening falls, the amphitheatre becomes an open-air opera house.
01:39In Viva Opera, arias unfold, sending music to mingle with the mountain breezes and picnickers alight.
01:50The first year, in Azerbaijan, we have played an international festival.
01:55We listened to the foreign artists and the foreign artists and the music artists.
02:04Kabbalah's open-air venue becomes a living postcard where strings shimmer and voices soar.
02:11I feel very proud to be here in Gabala, because this is my country, this is a special place
02:20I've been like in the beginning of this adventure, like 14 years ago, and I see in these years
02:29I saw how developed this festival, how many people come from the foreign countries, international
02:36artists, and this festival develops every year more and more.
02:43When the final note fades, echoes linger, and musicians and audience alike begin the countdown
02:49to next year's music festival.
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