Vasif Adigozalov

Vasif Zulfugar oglu Adigozalov was born on 28 July 1935 in Baku into the family of the renowned mugham master Zulfu Adigozalov. He received his first musical education as a pianist at the ten-year music school attached to the conservatoire. In 1953 he entered the Uzeyir Hajibayov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, continuing his studies in composition under Gara Garayev and in piano under Simuzar Guliyeva. In 1959 he graduated from that institution with degrees in both fields.