Firangiz Alizadeh

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan] on May 28, 1947 (age 79)

Azerbaijani composer and pianist of contemporary classical music. Her music synthesizes Western classical modernist techniques with the Azerbaijani mugham art music. Among her better known works are the chamber piece Gabil Sajahy (1979) for cello and piano, as well as the ballet Empty Cradle (1993); she has also written instrumental, vocal and film music.