Rauf Abdullayev

Rauf Abdullayev studied at Saint Petersburg Conservatory and Baku Academy of Music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are symphonic music. Distinctions recorded are Independence Order, Lenin Komsomol Prize of Azerbaijan SSR, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR and Shohrat Order.

• Name — Rauf Abdullayev • Born — 29 October 1937 • Birthplace — Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR • Genre — symphonic music • Occupation — conductor • Years Active — 1965–present

Rauf Abdullayev was born on October 29, 1937, in Baku. He graduated from Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire (1959) and Leningrad State Conservatory (1965) in conducting.

He was the chief conductor of Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater from 1965 to 1984, art director and chief conductor of Ankara State Opera and Ballet Theater from 1991 to 1994 and since 1984 he has been the art director and chief conductor of Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra. In the 1970s, he was one of the founders of the Modern Music Chamber Orchestra and the BAKARA ensemble. For more than 20 years, he has conducted about 30 opera and ballet performances (both classical and modern repertoire) as the chief conductor of the theater. He performed in many countries with famous collectives (Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Turkey, Egypt, United States, Italy, Dubai, etc.). His repertoire includes works by many Western European, Russian and Azerbaijani composers.