After entering the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire in 1970, she studied in the classes of Sarvar Ganiyev and M. Taghiyev and graduated in 1975 with honors.

In 1976-1978, Zahra Guliyeva continued her education in the class of Boris Gutnikov in the assistant-internship department of the Leningrad Conservatory.

[1][2] While studying at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, Zahra Guliyeva performed a concert of Azerbaijani composers in Rostov.

Zahra Guliyeva went there in 1998 at the invitation of the Governor of Macao (now a private administrative region of the People's Republic of China) and worked as a concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra.

[2] Z. Guliyeva has repeatedly performed in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, the United States and a number of European cities, as well as held creative evenings.