Teymur Anvar oghlu Goychayev ( az, Teymur Ənvər oğlu Göyçayev, born August 11, 1958) is an Azerbaijani conductor and composer,

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(2005), Director of the

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Biography

Teymur Goychayev completed his education at the

Baku Music Academy The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. ...

, graduating from the distinguished instrument faculty with a specialization in the violin with honors in 1981. In 1985, he participated in a music competition for musicians in the Transcaucasus and won a special award. He began teaching at the Bulbul Secondary Specialized Music School in 1986 and later at the Baku Music Academy, where he still teaches today. He also contributed to the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra. Since 1998, Teymur Göyçayev has been the Artistic Director of the State Chamber Orchestra named after Gara Garayev.

Awards

— September 16, 2005 * Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan — October 28, 2000 * Shohrat Order — August 10, 2018 * Gizil Chinar — May 10, 2014

References

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