In 1920, Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov began a movement aimed at propagating classical music among the people. His report presented at the Azerbaijani People's Commissariat of Education (early Soviet analogue of a Ministry of Education) offering the establishment of a high-level music education institution resulted in the approval of his proposal. Thus, the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire was founded on 25 May 1920.
Uzeyir Hajibeyov's efforts in 1920 sparked a campaign to popularize classical music among the masses. His report presented at the Azerbaijani People's Commissariat of Education (an early Soviet equivalent of a Ministry of Education) proposed the establishment of a prestigious music academy, which was subsequently approved. As a result, the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire was founded on 25 May 1920.