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

Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra The Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Simfonik Orkestri'') was formed in 1920 being one of the first orchestras in the Soviet Union, at the request of composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov after wh ...

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, People's Artist of the

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

, laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR,

Istiglal Order Istiglal Order ( az, Istiqlal ordeni), is the highest supreme order of the Republic of Azerbaijan, along with Heydar Aliyev Order. presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Istiglal means ''Sovereignty'' in Azerbaijani. History ...

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 (Azeri: ''Axundov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Opera və Balet Teatrı''), formerly known as the Mailov Theatre

from 1965 to 1984, art director and chief conductor of Ankara State Opera and Ballet Theater from 1991–1994 and since 1984 he has been the art director and chief conductor of

. In the 1970s he was one of the founders of 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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