Azerbaijani classical music

[1] The professional classical music in Azerbaijan is associated with name of composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

[2] In 1920, Azerbaijani classical music had undergone a renaissance and Baku Academy of Music was founded to give classical musicians the same support as folk musicians.

After World War II, Fikret Amirov introduced a new genre called symphonic mugam.

Amirov's symphonic mugams were based on classical folk pieces and were performed by many renowned symphony orchestras throughout the world, such as the Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

Modern day advocates of Western classical music in Azerbaijani include Farhad Badalbeyli, Fidan Gasimova and Franghiz Alizadeh.