[2] Nazim Rzayev was an intern at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in 1961-1963 under the direction of People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Melik-Pashayev.

Under his leadership, Domenico Cimarosa's "Secret Marriage", Uzeyir Hajibeyov's "Koroghlu" and Fikret Amirov's "Sevil" operas were performed in the studio.

He conducted works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Strauss, Gara Garayev, Fikret Amirov and other composers.

[2] Nazim Rzayev began to work as the artistic director and chief conductor of the chamber orchestra of the Azerbaijan Television and Radio in 1964.

[2] Nazim Rzayev toured with a chamber orchestra in a number of cities of the USSR and abroad.