Arif Abdulla oglu Mirzoev ( azerb. Arif Abdulla oğlu Mirzəyev ; born April 10, 1944 ) - Soviet, Russian, Azerbaijani composer , organist and pianist , Honored Artist of Azerbaijan (2011).
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| Date of Birth | April 10, 1944 (75 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Baku |
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| Professions | composer , organist , pianist |
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| Awards | Honored Artist of Azerbaijan |
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The founder of the Azerbaijani religious and memorial organ and polyphonic music, as well as the sacrificial music of ancient Islam. A master of polystylistics in modern music. He was twice nominated for the State Prize of the Russian Federation for 2000 and 2002 in the field of art. A specialist in the field of music, I.S. Bach, while being a propagandist of his work. Member of the Union of Composers of Russia and Azerbaijan since 1979, member of the "New International Music Society named after I.S. Bach ”, Germany, Leipzig, 1994. Arif Mirzoev is one of the donors of the Organ Library named after Robin Langley.
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Biography
Arif Mirzoev was born in Baku in a family with deep musical traditions. Composer Mirzoyev studied at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after U. Hajibeyov in the class of Kara Karaev . At the Moscow Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky twice trained in theory and history of organ art with N. Malina, performing organ skills with S. Dizhur. Arif Mirzoev combined creative activity with pedagogical.
Among the performers of the works of A. Mirzoyev, laureates of international competitions: E. Avramenko, H. Albrecht, F. Badalbeyli , N. Gavrilova, N. Guliev, N. Gureev, L. Dedov, D. Zaretsky, L. Kogan , M. Makarova, A. Markov, A. Sevidov, A. Slobodyanik, A. Fiseisky, A. Khorosinsky, N. Yashvili.
Famous Works
- “Choral and Classical Fugue” for organ solo - 1963
- Piano Cycle 24 Preludes - 1966-1989
- String Quartet for Two Violins, Viola and Cello - 1978
- Sonata for violin and piano "Leipzig" - 1969
- Jazz Concertino for Two Pianos - 1981
- Solo “Organ Symphony in memory of I. S. Bach” - 1984 (to the 300th anniversary of Bach)
- Islamic mourning mass "January Passions" - 1992 (in memory of the victims of the January tragedy in Baku)
- Lullaby for children of Khojaly - victims of Karabakh for organ solo - 1996
- “Sarabanda to Princess Diana” for organ solo - 1997
- "New York Passions" for the chamber orchestra - 2001 (in memory of the victims of the New York tragedy of September 11, 2001)
- Prayers of sorrow to the Great President for violin and organ (in memory of the President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev) - 2004
- The second organ symphony “Uzeyir Hajibeyov” - 2008
- Third Chamber Symphony for String Orchestra - 2008
- Four-Part Fugue for Organ Fantasy g-moll I.S. Baha 2011
- Solemn honorary anthem dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the symphony orchestra - 2011
- "Adagio Nizami Ganjavi-875" for organ solo - 2016
Creative Concept
The foundation of Arif Mirzoyev’s creative concept is the discovery of “polystylistics in the field of neo-Renaissance music of the East and West”, the essence of which is to reunite the modal music of the Eastern Renaissance - mugamat , European Baroque and German classical polyphony, as well as the sacred music of various religious denominations - Islam, Protestant and Catholic music.
Mirzoev is also the author of a large number of chamber-instrumental vocal and jazz music.
Premieres
- The Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky, Moscow, USSR, 1985
- St. Nicholas Church (Kiev) . House of Organ and Chamber Music, Kiev , Ukraine , 1986
- Moscow State Academic Philharmonic . Concert Hall. P.I. Tchaikovsky, Moscow, USSR, 1987
- St. Nicholas Church (Tallinn) , Tallinn , Estonia , 1987
- Kaliningrad Regional Philharmonic , Kaliningrad , USSR , 1987
- St. Matthias Church , Budapest , Hungary , 1987
- Radio "MDR", Leipzig , Germany , 1994
- House of organ and chamber music. German Church , Baku, Azerbaijan, 1994
- St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh , Scotland , 1996
- Westminster Abbey , London , UK , 1996
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Moscow) , Moscow, Russia, 2002
- The Catholic Church "Elisabetkirche", Fulda , Germany, 2007
- Baku Academy of Music , Big Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2008
- Stockholm City Hall , Blue Hall, Stockholm , Sweden , 2009
- St. Petersburg Philharmonic named after D. D. Shostakovich, Great Hall, St. Petersburg , Russia, 2009
- Church of st. Nicholas, International Music Festival Leipzig Organ Autumn, Leipzig, Germany, 2010
- St. Peter's Church (Munich) , Munich , Germany, 2012
- Gabala Music Festival , Gabala , Azerbaijan, 2014
- Concert Hall of the Azerbaijan State Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2014. Anniversary author's concert of symphonic music.
- House of organ and chamber music. German Church, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2014. Anniversary author's concert of organ and vocal music.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Moscow) , Russia, 2015. Anniversary author's concert of organ music.
- International music festival dedicated to Uzeyir Hajibeyov . House of organ and chamber music. German Church, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2016
- World Music Center, Hildesheim , Germany, 2016
In October 2008, A. Mirzoyev played a solo organ concert in Baku, opening the year of German culture in Azerbaijan. In the Russian and Western European press, large musicians (professor and organist A. Kotlyarevsky , conductor Professor Kurt Mazur , avant-garde composer Udo Zimmerman) call Arif Mirzoyev “Johann Sebastian Bach of the East”, as well as a major master of memorial music that responds to world tragedies.