About Me

Togrul Huseynli, born in Baku in 1994,  ranks amongst the rising stars of Azerbaijani classical music. He began his music career at the age of 2. Togrul´s talent shone forth and his dedication to the world of a classical piano is undeniable.

He graduates from the Bulbul Music School and the Baku Musical Academy.

In 2005, he won the bronze medal in the International Piano Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia.

At the age of 15, his name was added to the „Golden Book of Young Talents" in Azerbaijan.

In 2009 he was a laureate of the I Gabala International Piano Competition in Azerbaijan.  This year he also  took part in the International Music Festival in Minsk, by Y.Bashmet, and performed  at the same stage with  musicians like Y.Bahmet, V.Lobanov, V.Tertiakov e.t.c

 While studying in Germany, T.Huseynli also took constant masterclasses from one of the greatest musicians in the Classical Music World,  like Vasily Lobanov. 

In Germany,  he was nominated for the prestigious Deutscher Pianistenpreis (German Piano Award) in 2012. 

 In 2014, he won the 3. Prize in the International Piano Competition „Spanish Composers" in Madrid, Spain.

 In April 2015, Togrul won the 1. Prize in the International Piano Competition Sumy, in Ukraine.

In November 2016, he won the 2. Prize in the International Piano Competition „Cidade de Ferrol", which  is one of the biggest Piano Competition in  Spain. In Mai in the  same year Huseynli won also Steinway Piano Price in Düsseldorf, Germany.

In July,  2017 he won 2. Prize in the International Piano Competition Granada, Spain. 

In September, 2020 T.Huseynli won 1. a Prize in one of the biggest Piano Competitions- XVI International Mozart  Piano Competition Aachen in Germany.

He graduated with his Bachelor's and Master's degree at the  Cologne University of Music by Prof. Andreas Frölich with the best final grade and also  Post Graduate Master's degree at the Mozarteum  University Salzburg, Austria by Prof. Pavel Gililov. 

Currently, Togrul Huseynli also teaches  at the Cologne University of Music and  in several Music Schools in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany. He has performed in major venues in Azerbaijan, Russia,  Belorussia, Georgia, China, Germany,  with famous Orchestras like Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Raanana Sinfonietta, Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra, e.t.c.