Habil Aliyev ( az, Habil Mustafa oğlu Əliyev; 28 May 1927 – 8 September 2015) was a prominent Azerbaijani

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player. His music is widely appreciated in the

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and

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Musical career

Habil Aliyev's first international performance was in

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when he was accompanying Rashid Behbudov and Tamara Sinyavskaya. This performances created great resonance and British press quoting Major of Glasgow called Aliyev "Paganini of Azerbaijan". He inspired Israeli musician Mark Eliyahu to play kamancheh. In 2009, suffering from poor health, he made a symbolic "last concert" at Tehran Roudaki-Wahdat concert hall.

Influence and legacy

In 2014, child music school in Agdash named after him. He died in 2015 at the age of 88.Habil Əliyev dünyasını dəyişdi
. xeber.az, 8 September 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aliyev, Habil 1927 births 2015 deaths Deaths in Azerbaijan Recipients of the Istiglal Order People from Agdash District Azerbaijani musicians Mugham musicians 20th-century Azerbaijani musicians