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Rauf Israfil oglu Atakishiyev was a Soviet Azerbaijani singer, pianist, singer-soloist, People"s Artist of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, professor

Background

Rauf Atakishiyev was born on July 15, 1925, in Goychay, Azerbaijan.

Education

From 1946, he studied at the Moscow State Conservatoire specialising in fortepiano taught by Konstantin Igumnov, as well as in vocal arts taught by Antonina Nezhdanova.

Career

In 1943, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. In 1952, after finishing his graduate studies, he returned to Baku and began performing as pianist and solo singer at the Opera and Ballet Theatre. From 1953, he began teaching at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.

Beginning in 1969, he headed the faculty of fortepiano.

In 1967, Atakishiyev was awarded the title of the People's Artist of the Azerbaijan. In 1972, he was given a professor"s degree of the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.

Atakishiyev died on February 3, 1994.

Achievements

• Atakishiyev was awarded the Jubilee Medal of Lenin, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, as well as honorary diplomas of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.