Niyazi

Niyazi Hajibeyov
Niyazi Hacıbəyov
Background information
Birth nameNiyazi Hajibeyli
Also known asMaestro Niyazi; Nijazi Zul'fugarovich Tagi-zade-Hajibeyov[1]
Born(1912-08-20)August 20, 1912
Tiflis, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 2, 1984(1984-08-02) (aged 71)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
GenresClassical, opera
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor
Years active1934–1984

Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov (Azerbaijani: Niyazi Zülfüqar bəy oğlu Hacıbəyov; 20 August 1912 – 2 August 1984) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani conductor and composer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982).

  1. ^ Yampol'sky, I.M. (2001). "Nijazi". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.