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Alim QasimovAzerbaijani singer, khanende
Date of Birth: 14.08.1957
Country:  Azerbaijan |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Musical Career
- International Recognition:
- 1989: Music medal in Bonn, West Germany
- "Silk Road" Project
- Book about Alim Qasimov
Early Life and Education
Alim Qasimov was born in 1957 in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. From 1970 to 1982, he resided in Aşağı Güzdək, a village in the Absheron region. From 1978 to 1982, he studied at the Asaf Zeynalli Baku Music College, followed by studies at the M. A. Aliyev Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts from 1983 to 1989.
Musical Career
Qasimov's first television appearance occurred in 1979 on Azerbaijan's national television channel. He participated in the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics and has since graced many international festivals and concert halls in America, Europe, and Asia.
International Recognition:
1988: First prize winner of the International Festival in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
1988: First place at the 22nd UNESCO International Music Festival in the US with the Azerbaijani trio
1989: Music medal in Bonn, West Germany
1991: Member of the Parisian municipal theater "De-Le-Ville"1993: People's Artist of the Azerbaijan Republic
1993, 1994: Music medals in Paris and Houston, respectively
1997: National "Humay" award in Baku
1999: UNESCO International Music Prize
2000: Member of the "European Assembly of Rare Voices"
2001: Grand Prize of the Samarkand International Music Festival
2008: "Shohrat" ("Glory") Order from the President of Azerbaijan
Opera and Pedagogy
Since 1989, Qasimov has been a soloist with the Azerbaijan State Theater of Opera and Ballet, portraying roles such as Majnun and Ashig Garib. He also teaches at the Asaf Zeynalli Music College as an associate professor.
"Silk Road" Project
Qasimov has significantly contributed to the "Great Silk Road" project initiated by the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and became a member of the "Silk Road" ensemble.
Book about Alim Qasimov
A book titled "Alim" by the musicologist and publicist Natavan Fuad Mustafaeva is dedicated to Qasimov's life and творчество. The book was edited and prefaced by the Azerbaijani writer Chingiz Abdullaev, reviewed by the composer Franghiz Alizadeh, and consulted by the rector of BMA, Farhad Badalbeyli. Yo-Yo Ma's quote, "I am happy to live at the same time as Alim Qasimov..." serves as the book's epigraph.
