Riad Mammadov

Riad Mammadov (real name Riad Mamedov, , ; born 11 January 1989 in Baku) - pianist, performer of jazz and classical music. At the invitation of Theodor Currentzis, he was appointed special musical adviser to the opening ceremony of the First European Games of 2015 in Baku. He is a member of music festivals in Russia, Azerbaijan, Canada. Riad Mammadov is one of several professional musicians in the world who work in the jazz-mugam genre.

Biography Riad Mammadov was born in the family of artists. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and postgraduate programme with the degree in “piano” under supervision of Professor K. Knorre, an Honoured Artist of Russia. He also graduated from academic postgraduate programme as a music expert directed by Professor V. Kholopova. He was a student of such prominent music teachers as V. Merjanov, O. Bonduryanskiy, M. Lidskiy, E. Nazirova, S. Beybutova and others. While studying Riad Mammadov became a scholarship holder of Azerbaijan Prezindetial Fund named after H. Aliyev. Upon graduating he was invited as guest artist to the Tchaikovski Opera and Ballet Theatre. Artistic director T. Currentzis.

Riad Mammadov performed with Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, State Chamber Orchestra named after G. Garayev, and also with MusicAeterna orchestra, Veritas, Moscow Youth chamber orchestra, Niagara Silkway, Canadian chamber orchestra, New Munich orchestra, State Academic Chamber orchestra of Novosibirsk Philharmonia headed by the famous conductors, such as T. Currentzis, F. Chizhevsky, M. Emelyanychev, F. Ibrahimov, A. Skoryer, T. Geokchayev, E. Quliyev and others. He also played with Belgian, US and Hungarian jazz “Big Bands”.

During self-isolation in the spring-summer of 2020, he wrote and recorded a vinyl record You are an Island with two piano pieces on one side and one ambient composition on the other.

Discography 2020 — Surrogate Dreams II 2020 — Waiting for Aziza