On May 26, the "Grammy" award winner, pianist Mikhail Pletnyov will perform on the stage of the Heydar Aliyev Center.

APA reports that the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, conducted by Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Fuad Ibrahimov, will be in front of the audience at the two-part concert.

The works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, whose 150th anniversary is being celebrated this year, will be played at the night.

The world-famous pianist, composer and conductor Mikhail Pletnyov is one of the influential musicians of his time.

Although he was the laureate of the international youth piano competition in Paris at the age of 16, he became known to a wide musical audience in 1978, when he won the international competition named after Tchaikovsky.

The musician performed solo concerts in different countries with famous European and American orchestras.

Mikhail Pletnyov is also one of the musicians who presents the best interpretations of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's works in the world.

In 1980, Pletnyov made his debut as a conductor.

In 1990, the pianist created the first independent orchestra in the history of Russia - the Russian National Orchestra, and under the leadership of Pletnyov, that orchestra was included in the list of prestigious musical collectives in the world.