Nigar Usubova (Azerbaijani: Nigar İbrahim bəy qızı Usubova; May 2, 1914 – September 15, 1995) was a teacher, professor and head of piano department of Baku Academy of Music.
[2][3] 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]).
[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.
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.