Zahra Jafarova

Zahra Huseyn gizi Jafarova (b. 1924; Baku, Azerbaijan SSR - d. 2005; Baku, Azerbaijan) professor, Honored Art Worker, founder, and leader of the organ department at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. Zahra Jafarova is associated with the inception of the first organ music in Azerbaijan.

Life
Zahra Jafarova was born in 1924 in Baku. Her family is originally from the Dağ Kəsəmən village of the Qazakh region. She studied music at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory in 1947 and from 1951 at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, majoring in organ performance.

Between 1961 and 1991, Zahra Jafarova led the organ department at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, where she laid the foundation. She worked as a professor and wrote various books on organ music and general music topics. Some of her works include "Formation of Organ Art in Azerbaijan," "Organ and Organ Art," and "Issues Related to the Interpretation of Azerbaijani Composers' Works for Organ."

She passed away in Baku in 2005.