Talat Soltan oglu Bakikhanov ( az, Tələt Soltan oğlu luBakıxanov; June 13, 1927 – May 30, 2000) was an Azerbaijani musician who played the
kamancheh, a
mugham performer.
Life
Talat Bakikhanov was born on June 13, 1927, in
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
. A huge role in his upbringing as a musician was played by his uncle
Akhmed Bakikhanov. Talat studied with Hafiz Mirzaliyev and Firuz Alizadeh at the
Azerbaijan National Conservatory Music College
The Baku Musical College (now the Azerbaijan National Conservatory Music College) is a state college of professional secondary education in Baku and one of the leading secondary musical schools of Azerbaijan.
General information
Baku Musical Colle ...
named after
Asaf Zeynally in 1947–1949. Since 1947 he was a soloist of the
Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall named after
Muslim Magomayev.
Talat Bakikhanov died on May 30, 2000, in Baku.
Musical career
Talat Bakikhanov performed not only within
Azerbaijan, but also in France,
Indonesia,
Malta,
Iran,
Iraq,
Turkey, Syria. He also accompanied famous Azerbaijani
khananda Mugam performers. So in the film "
If Not That One, Then This One", based on the musical comedy of the same name by the Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Talat Bakikhanov accompanies
Khan Shushinski. Talat was also known as the performer of the
Segah mugam in the
Kamancheh.
He was a participant and winner of many symposia, both republican and international competitions. Talat Bakikhanov participated in the first and second international symposiums held in
Samarkand
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in the 1970s and 1980s, where he presented Azerbaijani Mugham with such masters as
Bahram Mansurov
Bahram Meshadi Suleyman oglu Mansurov ( az, Bəhram Məşədi Süleyman bəy oğlu Mansurov / , ; 12 February 1911, Baku – 14 May 1985, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani Tar (lute) player. He also served as People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SS ...
,
Alim Gasimov
Alim Hamza oghlu Qasimov ( az, Alim Həmzə oğlu Qasımov; born August 14, 1957) is an Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani musician and one of the foremost mugham singers in Azerbaijan. He was awarded the International Music Council-UNESCO Music Prize in ...
.
Awards
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Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the mer ...
(1975)
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Medal "Veteran of Labour" (1980)
Family
Talat Bakikhanov was from the
Bakikhanov family, one of the most famous noble families in Azerbaijan.
See also
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Uzeyir Hajibeyov
References
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1927 births
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2000 deaths
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Burials in Baku
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Bakikhanov family
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Azerbaijani musicians
Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR