Ulviyya Abdullayeva, originating from a renowned musical family, is a pianist and music educator from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Music has been a part of her life from the very beginning — her parents, Rasim Abdullayev and Almas Mehdiyeva, were renowned musicians; Rasim Abdullayev, a People’s Artist of Azerbaijan, dedicated his life to promoting Azerbaijani music, and together with Almas Mehdiyeva, they performed as a duo since their youth. She received her first piano lessons from her mother and gave her earliest performances together with her father, while also actively promoting Azerbaijani music herself.
After completing a special music school with a musical bias and earning a piano diploma from the Baku Music Academy with Professor Rafik Guliev. Ulviyya lived in several cities — including Damascus, Cairo, and Paris — before settling in Munich in 2000, which she now calls her home. In Munich, she continued her studies with Yasuko Matsuda and later Bernhard Endres at the Nuremberg University of Music (Nürnberger Musikschule), where she also received a diploma. Throughout different periods of her studies, she participated in master classes with renowned pianists such as Jean-Philippe Audolie, Menahem Pressler, Vadim Suchanov, Vera Gornostayeva, and Brigitte Engerer.
Alongside her concert career, Ulviyya is deeply committed to music education. Since 2017, she has been the co-founder and teacher of the “Music for Kids” project at the Generation Center in Munich, which encourages children’s creativity and imagination. Together with painter Nani Boronat, she has led the project “Music and Art – Without Borders!” since 2022, combining music with visual arts.
In 2016, Ulviyya founded the “Three Generations Trio”, performing with her father, cellist Rasim Abdullayev, and her daughter, violinist Anastasia Mishula, both as a trio and in various duets.
Her repertoire spans from Baroque to contemporary composers — including Azerbaijani works — with a special affinity for Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Bach. Ulviyya Abdullayeva’s performances are praised for their emotional depth, technical precision, and profound musical insight.