Leyla V. Abdullayeva
Musicologist, Candidate of Art Criticism. In 1976 she graduated from the Piano Department of Azerbaijan State Conservatory. In 1992 she defended her candidate’s dissertation on the topic “The evolution of the principles of form-building in the works of Azerbaijani composers. On the problem of the interaction of national and pan-European traditions.” In 1994 she began teaching at Baku Music Academy (from 2007—associate professor of the Music History Department). In 1998, together with a group of students, she organized the first music and journalism magazine in Azerbaijan, “Şərgi.” Author of the book “That Which Fate Decided to Give,” dedicated to the work of the Azerbaijani violinist Azad Aliyev. Author of more than 200 articles on music. Since 2013 she has been living in Israel (Jerusalem).
