Nigar Usubova

Nigar Usubova was born in 1914 in Salahli village of Qazakh District to Ibrahim bey Usubov (major-general of Imperial Russian Army and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic^[4]) and Govhar Khanum (daughter of Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov, the mufti of Transcaucasus^[5]). She graduated from the Azerbaijan State Industrial Institute in 1935 and the Azerbaijan State Conservatory in 1947.^[6][7]

From 1952 to 1970, she was an associate professor of the piano department of the conservatory, vice-rector for educational and scientific work. In 1966, she became a professor. From 1959 to 1969, she worked as the head of the piano department of Baku Academy of Music.^[8][9] She was a follower of Alexander Goldenweiser and studied the music of Anton Arensky, dedicating a methodological research work to him.^[10]

She was twice awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor. He was an Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Azerbaijan.^[11]