Rafael Javadov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan.  His musical education started at the age of 5. At the age of 10, he entered a Special Tchaikovsky Music School under Moscow Conservatory. The Tchaikovsky school is considered to be one of the best music schools in the world.

After graduating from the Conservatory, he played in one of the top Ukrainian Symphony (Dnepropetrovsk). From 1986-1988 Rafael was Concertmaster of the North Pole Navy Band in Russia (Severomorsk).

In 1994, while chairing a First-section Violin position in the Dnepropetrovsk Symphony, Rafael's excellent leadership abilities allowed him to become the conductor and arranger for Dnepropetrovsk Youth Violin Ensemble "Violino". After his triumph performances through Russia, Ukraine and Europe in 1995, the Ensemble was offered a tour in the United States.

Since 1995, Mr. Javadov has been residing in the U.S.A. He performs as orchestra player with many of the USA Symphony Orchestras. He has also played numerous recitals as a soloist and as a member of chamber music ensembles.

Mr. Javadov was the Music Director of the Kol Haruach Klezmer Band. Their CD "In The Beginning" made it to the first 10 Klezmer Music productions in the world that year. He also performed live in concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage on January 8, 2005.

He is a member the Helios string quartet and String Duo with Sergey Morozov. He performs arrangements of Russian folk themes and romances and the Mediterranean folk music, Gypsy, Jewish, American classics, and also classical music favorites.

Rafael Javadov is a soloist, arranger and a Musical Director of "Acoustic Machine," a group performing an original music of Sergey Krichenko, a unique and dimensional composer, a real event in the music world today. "Acoustic Machine" was created as a result of a spontaneous fusion of European, African and Latin notions. The group has a unique dimensional style that fluctuates from a tight beat to jazz and elevates to complexity of a classical composition. Their non-commercial approach creates a musical image that is sincere, unique and complex.

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