Mirzayeva, Gunel

Azerbaijan

Participated in 2008

Group B

1st Prize

Audience Prize

Born on , Baku (Azerbaijan).
Started to play piano at the age of 7 with Prof. Tayana Ryabuha.

Since 1994 till 2005 has studied at the Bul-Bul Special Music School in Baku with Prof. Tayana Ryabuha.

Since 2005 till 2006 has studied at the Baku State Music Academy with Prof. Yuri Sabayev.

Since 2006 till now has studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London with Prof. Ronan O’Hora.

Attended masterclasses of E. Nazirova, Lyudmila Slesaryeva, Paul Lewis.

Attended masterclasses of Bryce Morrison, Victor Rosenbaum, James Gibb.

Received 3rd prize winner of N. Aliverdibekov Young Musicians Competition in Baku, 2005.

Received 1st prize winner of National competition of Azerbaijan in Baku, 2005.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – WK I C sharp major

— S. Rachmaninov – Etude – tableaux D major op.39 #9

— F. Schubert – 1st mvt. a minor D784

— F. Chopin – Nocturne in B major op.32 nr.1

Second round

— J. Haydn – b minor Hob. XVI/47

— F. Chopin – Fantasie in f minor op. 49

— S. Gubaidulina – Chaconne

Third round

The third orchestral round was introduced in 2020