Background
Akhundova was born into a family of an eminent cultural figure Gulam Akhundov.
Akhundova was born into a family of an eminent cultural figure Gulam Akhundov.
In 1943–1944, Shafiga got her primary education at Baku Musical School named after Asaf Zeynally, where he was taught by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Then, in 1956, she continued her education at Azerbaijan State Conservatoire named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov, where she graduated from the class of B. Zeydman. In 1972, Shafiga Akhundova composed her first opera “Galin gayasi” (Bride’s rock) and became the first female composer in the East.
She composed music to more than 30 spectacles, staged on state theatres.