Leyla Zeynalova

Biography

Leyla Zeynalova is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning pianist and educator,

known for her artistry, technical mastery, and commitment to musical excellence. A

laureate of prestigious competitions - including the Eisemann International Competition

(USA), Chopin Competition (Estonia), and EPTA (Belgium) - she was also a national

finalist in the MTNA Chamber Competition. Her performances have taken her across

Europe, the Middle East, and North America, including concerts in the U.S., U.K.,Germany, Latvia, Georgia, and the UAE. A passionate chamber musician, she co-

founded the Fabula Trio, which made its New York debut this May at The Metropolitan

Museum of Art. She teaches at Attacca School of Music and is a Doctor of Musical

Arts candidate at Boston University on full scholarship.

During her musical career she has studied with musicians such as Donald Berman, Christopher Elton, GilaGoldstein, Aleksander Ghindin, Eliso Bolkvadze, Gintaras Janusevicius, Aleksander Sandler,Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Boris Bekhterev, Ruvim Ostrovsky, James Kirby, Rostislav Krimer, NinoKatamadze, Stanislaw Dea, Adelya Alieva, Irina Osipova, Mira Marchenko, Heribert Koch.Since 2014 her name was entered in the “Golden Book” of young talents of Azerbaijan Republic by the Decree of the President of Azerbaijan Republic and was granted a specialPresident Scholarship.

On August 2022 she performed a solo recital in the birthplace of F.Chopin in Zelazowa Wola, Poland with an invitation from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and the F.Chopin Institute.On February 2020 she won the XIII International F.Chopin Competition in Narva, Estonia. Shereceived the Grand Prix, EMCY prize and five special prizes. In addition, she is a winner of the V International “Alborado” Competition in Barcelona, Spain and she was invited to perform a recital in London UK. Leyla Zeynalova was a participant of “Feuerwerk” Winter Academy in Germany and played concerts in different cities. On October 2019 she won the 8th Riga International Competition for young pianists in Latvia. She received I prize and three special prizes (invitation to the festival in Germany). On February 2018 she awarded “Youth Award” for her successful activity by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She received Grand Prix in the international competition “World Harmony” in Baku and was invited to Turkey for solo recital. On November 2017 she received II prize and special prize for the best performance of romantic piece in the “The 10th Young pianist of the North” International competition in Newcastle, England. Leyla Zeynalova is a prizewinner of the “Bärenreiter Urtexprize” in the 15th Ettlingen International competition in Germany. On February 2016 she received I prize in the International competition EPTA Belgium in Brussels.

Education:

Boston University: Boston, Massachusetts

DMA in Piano Performance (currently completing)

Longy School of Music: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Masters of Music

Longy School of Music: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Graduate Performance Diploma

Baku Music University: Baku, Azerbaijan

Bachelors in Piano Performance