Born in Uzbekistan, Mayya graduated with Honors from Hamzinski Tashkent State Music School, Hamzinski Tashkent State College of Music, and Ashrafi Tashkent State Conservatory of Music with a Master’s in violin performance, teaching, chamber and orchestra performance.
After graduation, Mayya worked at The Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tashkent and at the Malaysian National Symphony Orchestra, where she has held the position of the Concertmaster for 15 years. In 2012, Mayya joined Sultan Idris Educational University as Senior Lecturer, where she worked until 2018. Mayya is currently pursuing doctorate studies at the abovementioned university.
Mayya Musaeva has made numerous performances and recitals as a soloist, chamber player, and youth orchestra conductor within the last twenty years in Malaysia. Many of her concerts were held at Istana Budaya (National Theatre), Kuala Lumpur, and other places around Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Mayya’s research interest in promoting violin music and violin art has led her to co-author the book “Riang Ria Biola” and lead research on the implementation of I. Galamian’s method in the book “Malaysian Folk Tunes for Violin Beginners.” She is also the author of “P.Ramlee Musing I” for the string quartet and a few academic papers.