Zahra Guliyeva

Zahra Teymur gizi Guliyeva (, born September 23, 1951) is a violinist, concertmaster, professor of Baku Music Academy, People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Biography Guliyeva was born on September 23, 1951, in Baku. She studied at the Secondary Music School named after Bulbul in 1959–1970. After entering the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire in 1970, she studied in the classes of Sarvar Ganiyev and M. Taghiyev and graduated in 1975 with honors. In 1976-1978, Zahra Guliyeva continued her education in the class of Boris Gutnikov in the assistant-internship department of the Leningrad Conservatory.

Career While studying at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, Zahra Guliyeva performed a concert of Azerbaijani composers in Rostov. While at the Leningrad State Conservatory, she performed in a number of concert halls and performed works by Azerbaijani and Western composers. She began her pedagogical activity in 1978 at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. From that year to 1993, she worked as a teacher at the "String instruments" department. She is the author of first textbook "History of Violin Art" in the Azerbaijani language, methodical aids and textbooks on cello performance. Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan — May 17, 1991 Presidential pension — September 19, 2016