People's Artist of Azerbaijan Chingiz Sadykhov dies

A great pianist, a living legend and one of the most outstanding figures of Azerbaijani musical culture the People's Artist of Azerbaijan Chingiz Sadykhov died on December 30, in California, Nasimi Aghayev, the Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles wrote about it on his Facebook account, APA reports.

Chingiz Sadykhov was born on 5 April 1929, in Baku. 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.