Rauf Janbakhish oghlu Abdullayev (, 29 October 1937) is a chief conductor of

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, People's Artist of the

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, laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR,

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and "Golden Plane" international award.

Early life and education

Rauf Abdullayev was born on October 29, 1937, in

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. He graduated from Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire (1959) and Leningrad State Conservatory (1965) in conducting.

Career

He was the chief conductor of

Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater () is an opera house in Baku, Azerbaijan. Formerly known as the Mailov Theatre (), was built in 1911 by Armenian architect Nikolai Bayev.

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

. 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 (

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, etc.). His repertoire includes works by many Western European, Russian and Azerbaijani composers.

Awards

Rauf Abdullayev was twice awarded the title of "Best Conductor of the Year" in

for his work as a conductor at Ankara State Opera and Ballet Theater, where he worked as chief conductor from 1993 to 1997.

Filmography

References

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