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Franghiz Ali-Zadeh

1947 - Today

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Franghiz Ali Aga Kïzï Ali-Zadeh (born 28 May 1947) is an Azerbaijani composer and pianist of contemporary classical music, chairperson of the Composers Union of Azerbaijan. Her music synthesizes Western classical modernist techniques with the Azerbaijani mugham art music. Among her better known works are the chamber piece Gabil Sajahy (1979) for cello and piano, as well as the ballet Empty Cradle (1993); she has also written instrumental, vocal and film music. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franghiz Ali-Zadeh is the 1,255th most popular composer (down from 1,066th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 98th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Azerbaijani Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh ranks 1,255 out of 1,451Before her are Xian Xinghai, Mark Snow, Masaaki Suzuki, Antón García Abril, George Alexander Macfarren, and Frigyes Hidas. After her are Virgil Thomson, Alberto Nepomuceno, Rachel Portman, Kōsaku Yamada, Kurt Thomas, and Józef Kozłowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh ranks 627Before her are Peter Chen, Richard Palmer-James, Ginny Duenkel, Nina Fyodorova, Fabián Alarcón, and Alexander Yakushev. After her are Shigeru Kasamatsu, Alexei Ulanov, Klaus Reichert, Sonia Robertson, Yordanka Blagoeva, and Françoise Demulder.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh ranks 125 out of 232Before her are Abbas Sahhat (1874), Sahiba Gafarova (1955), Tofig Guliyev (1917), Anvar Chingizoglu (1962), Sara Ashurbeyli (1906), and Aygün Kazımova (1971). After her are Mikayil Abdullayev (1921), Max Black (1909), Brilliant Dadashova (1959), Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950), Rasim Balayev (1948), and Mirvarid Dilbazi (1912).

Among COMPOSERS In Azerbaijan

Among composers born in Azerbaijan, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh ranks 7Before her are Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885), Fikret Amirov (1922), Gara Garayev (1918), Avet Terterian (1929), Arif Malikov (1933), and Tofig Guliyev (1917). After her are Elza Ibrahimova (1938), and Rauf Hajiyev (1922).