On September 22, 2021, as part of the 13th Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival, a concert by the Khazar University Chamber Orchestra was held at the Fikret Amirov Conference and Concert Center at Khazar University.
The concert began with the performance of "Arazbari" from Uzeyir Hajibeyli's opera "Leyli and Majnun". In his opening speech at the concert, Director of the Uzeyir Hajibeyli House Museum,
People's Artist, composer Sardar Farajov informed about the Chamber Orchestra, noting that the festival was organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Ministry of Culture. He emphasized that the Heydar Aliyev Foundation had done a great job in organizing the festival, noting that well-known artists from around the world were invited here every year.
In the concert, featuring works by Azerbaijani and European composers, Sardar Farajev's "Elegy" was performed for the first time, dedicated to the memory of Nailakhanim Isaeva, a prominent educator, founder of the Khazar University Chamber Orchestra, and a contributor to the development of our culture.
Rimsky-Korsakov's romance "The floating chain of clouds is thinning", Edward Grieg's "2 Elegiac Melodies", Judita's song from Franz Lehar's operetta "Judith", Leo Delibes's "Spanish Song", Sardar Farajov's "Waltz", Uzeyir Hajibeyli's "Arshin mal alan" Gulchohra's aria, the song "Gozeldir" with lyrics by Hamlet Isakhanli and music by Nailakhanim Isayeva were performed.
Julia Behbudova, a laureate of international competitions, Mahsati Jabbarova, a teacher at Khazar University, a laureate of international competitions, and Honored Artist Farid Aliyev performed at the concert of chamber orchestra the artistic director of which is Zulfiya Sadigova, Honored Teacher, famous Pianist, Head of the Music and Art Department at Khazar University, and conducted by Orkhan Hashimov, winner of the International Conducting Competition named after Antal Dorati. The national song of Azerbaijan "Sarı gelin" was performed by honored artist Shirzad Fataliyev in balaban.
Composer Sardar Farajov's proposal to name the Khazar University Chamber Orchestra after Nailakhanim Isayeva, who has made a special contribution to the development of our culture, the creation and expansion of the Chamber Orchestra, and its recognition, was greeted with solemn applause by the concert participants.
The concert was attended by teachers and professors from the Baku Music Academy, the National Conservatory, the Union of Composers, and Khazar University.