Chingiz Sadykhov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chingiz Sadykhov

Azerbaijani musician

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1929

Place of Birth: Baku

Date of Death: 30-Dec-2017

Profession: pianist, musician

Nationality: United States, Azerbaijan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Chingiz Sadykhov (Azerbaijani: Çingiz Sadixov), also spelled Sadikhov or Sadighov (5 April 1929 in Baku – 30 December 2017 in California), was a pianist from Azerbaijan. He graduated from Bul-Bul Musical School in Baku and Azerbaijani State Conservatory.
Mr.
Sadykhov further studied for PhD degree in Moscow Conservatory under professor Goldenveyser.
Then he returned to Baku where he lived until 1994 before migration to the United States.
He most recently resided in San Francisco. Initially Chingiz Sadykhov played classical music but later switched to Azerbaijani music.
He has spent much of his life accompanying Azerbaijan's most prominent singers, including Bulbul, the founder of Azerbaijan's professional vocal school; Rashid Behbudov, the singer who most often represented Azerbaijan throughout the world during the Soviet period; and Muslim Magomayev, one of the former Soviet Union's best-known pop stars.
When asked how many songs are in his repertoire, Chingiz readily admitted that there were so many that he wouldn't know where to start counting.