Khadija Zeynalova

Khadija Zeynalova (born 20 September 1975 Azerbaijan is an Azerbaijani composer.
Life
Her talent for music and composition was noticed by her parents in early childhood when she got passionate about music and started to compose at the age of 11. Having graduated from local music school in 1994, she went on to study composition and musicology at the Baku Academy of Music with Professor Khayyam Mirzezadeh. She has graduated from the Academy with an honours degree in 1998, in order to commence on her Masters degree in composition, which she completed in 2000. Following her graduation, Khadija continued her study at the Detmold Academy of Music with Prof. Martin Christoph Redel, and University of Paderborn, where she is currently working on her PhD degree in musicology.
Along with her academic life, Khadija had also gained a diverse and rich professional experience in composition and teaching (both on college and university level). She had held various positions at Sumgait Music College, Azerbaijan University of Arts and Culture, along with working as a composer in theatres. As recognition of her professional credentials, Khadija become a member of the Azerbaijan Composer’s Union since 1999 and has also a membership at Azerbaijan Association of Women in Music. In 2004 she joined the International Alliance for Women in Music and since 2007 has been a Member of the GEMA (Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights) in Germany.
Her pieces have been performed in Azerbaijan (in Baku, by “SoNoR” ensemble), Germany (in Detmold, Bremen, Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg, Aachen by “Mutare”, “Horizonte”, and “Neue Musik Ensemble Aachen” ensembles), Italy (Venezia) and etc. She also takes an active part in the “Donaueschinger Musiktage” festival in 4 consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) and in the “Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik” (2007), as well as in 44th International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt (2008). On April 28 her composition «Oktetts - Concertino To Aziza» was performed by the “Mutare” ensemble, conducted by Prof. Gerhard Müller-Hornbach, at the Bremen Academy of Arts. She became a Winner of the International Composition Competition “Hamburger Klangwerktage 2007” in Hamburg, 2007. As a result, the winning piece - “Sestinen über Vergänglichkeit” for soprano and piano (2007) - has been performed in Hamburg, Leipzig and Berlin. In 2009, "Horizonte" ensemble performed ""Feuertochter" (Daughter of Fire), in Detmold.

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