Arif Mirzoyev Has Passed Away

Outstanding composer, organist, and Honored Artist Arif Abdullah oglu Mirzoyev passed away on November 10.

The musician died in Germany at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness.

Arif Abdullah oglu Mirzoyev was born on April 10, 1944, in Baku. He studied composition at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov (now the Baku Music Academy) in the class of Gara Garayev.

A. Mirzoyev laid the foundations of religious-memorial, organ, and polyphonic music in the history of Azerbaijani musical art, creating a unique synthesis of Eastern culture and Western classical polyphony. For his contributions, he was awarded the international medal "Heirs of Johann Sebastian Bach."