Azerbaijani President orders celebration of outstanding composer's centenary

President Ilham Aliyev has today signed an Executive Order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Niyazi, outstanding representative of Azerbaijani music culture, renowned conductor and composer. Under the presidential order, the Ministries of Culture and Tourism and Foreign Affairs are instructed to prepare a plan of action in collaboration with the Composers' Union.

Niyazi was born to a family of prominent Shusha musicians. His father was composer Zulfugar Hajibeyov, brother of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, the founder of the Azeri classical music. Niyazi played an important role in making the Azeri classical music known to the world. He was honored as People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and awarded the USSR State Prize (1951, 1952) and highest title of the USSR, the Hero of Labor (1982).


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