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Director
of the Hajibeyov
Baku Academy of Music
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Piano
Farhad Badalbeyli was born in Baku in
1947, in the family of outstanding Azerbaijan producer and actor Shamsi
Badalbeyli.
1969 - graduated from Azerbaijan State Conservatoire (Classes of Professor
M. Brenner).
1969-71 - Post-graduate studies at Moscow State Conservatoire (Classes of
Professor Bella Davidovich). He became famous after International
competitions: Smetana competition in Czechoslovakia (1967, III Premium and
special prize), and Vian da Motta competition in Portugal (1968, I
Premium).
At the moment Farhad Badalbeyli carries on dynamic concert activity. His
concert tours are Bulgaria and Greece, Denmark and Israel, Italy and
Turkey, Norway and Japan, all over the world.
His 2-nd area of activity is organizational and enlightening one. He was
1-st Deputy chairman of Azerbaijan musical society within 1986-1989. He
initiated creation of Union of Azerbaijan music figures. He chairs it
starting from 1989. He became a member of the foundation "Friends of
Azerbaijan Culture" in 1995. 1971 started to teach at Azerbaijan
State Conservatoire.
1976 - Assistant professor, 1983 - Professor
1991 - Rector of Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, later Baku Musical
Academy.
He is Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan (1972); People's Artist of Azerbaijan
(1978); People's Artist of the USS (1990); Laureate of Azerbaijan State
Premium (1986).
Theoretical and practical contribution into public activity
Outstanding pianist, public figure, enlightener, and educator Farhad
Badalbeyli is remarkable in Azerbaijan culture. The essence of his
comprehensive activity is to fight for progress of native culture, to
preserve its great artistic potential. Jointly with careful approach to
national traditions, he considers essential to have "opened"
cultural space. It is necessary to be able flexibly compose national and
international, to have productive relations with artistic schools of other
countries. He emphatically declares these ideas in his numerous articles,
interviews, and statements. And moreover, he confirms it by actual
practice.
The essence of such vision was grounded in the Badalbeylis family.
Representatives of this creative dynasty were famous with their spacious
and progressive views. Further events of his life (success at the
competitions) advanced him to the leading role in Azerbaijani art, and
outlined him as a missionary and emissary of Azerbaijan culture abroad.
Due to Farhad Badalbeyli, Azerbaijan appeared at pianist map of the world.
And his further concert activity became the valuable communication
channel. The world got information through this channel. It was
information on Azerbaijan, its past and present, its culture and values.
Azerbaijan in turn received remarkable opportunity to be involved in
cultural traditions of other folks. Farhad Badalbeyli always aspired to
play with representatives of various national schools. His joint concerts
with various orchestras, soloists, and conductors confirm it. His joint
performances were with the following
orchestras: Moscow (Russia), Huston (USA), Zagreb (Yugoslavia), Izmir,
Istanbul, Ankara (Turkey), etc.; conductors: Dudarova, Fedoseev, Shimshek
(USA), Aykal (Turkey), etc; soloists: T. Sinyavskaya, B. Rudenko, O. Kagan,
V. Gavrash, and many others.
January 2008
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