Kozlov Vladimir Mikhaylovich - talented musician.

His acquaintance with Gara Garaev was founded in 1925 at the musical school of conservatoire (V.M.Kozlov either was a student of piano or theoretical-composer section of the conservatoire). At that time V.M.Kozlov has already possessed professional spirit and generosity, he was unusual soft and delicate person.

Creative autobiography of Gara Garaev is directly connected with Sonata for violin and piano written in 1950 (after V.M.Kozlov's death) and devoted to the memory of his friend.

Rudolphe Leopold Moritsevich (1877-1938)
graduated from Moscow conservatoire of S.I.Taneev composition class (1901).

He has been working as a teacher more than 20 years at Saratov musical school, afterwards at the conservatorie.

In 1930-1932 he taught at Leningrad conservatoire and musical school of Leningrad, since 1931 he was invited to Baku conservatoire as a chairman of composing theory chair and professor.

Sharoev G.G.. - student of distinguished Russian pedagogues M.K.Benua and A.P. Yesipova, professor of Azerbaijan State Conservatorie, where G.Garaev studied at piano class.

Uzeyir Abdul Hajibayov (5 (18) IХ 1885 - 23 XII 1948)

- distinguished Soviet composer, pedagogue, public man.

With Hajibayov's initiative was established a new class named "Basis of Azerbaijan folk music". He has created theory of lad system and its consistent pattern in harmonic theoretical system."

Gara Garaev had attended the course "Basis of Azerbaijan folk music" at Uzeyir Hajibayov. This great musician evaluated talented Gara Garaev's perspectives soon. "He struggled for my national heart" - said Garaev. As usual Hajibayov's method is extended far from the theory frame for authentic pedagogues.

Gara Abulfaz oglu was very thankful to his teacher through many years. Symphonic transcription "Ashug-sayagi" (1965) - trio for violin, cello and piano was dedicated to the memory of Uzeyir Hajibayov, where the peculiarities of ashug style of Hajibayov was converted.

Shostakovich Dmitriy (12 (25) IX 1906 - 9 VI 1975) - soviet composer, pianist, pedagogue and public man.

Gara Garaev returned from Moscow in autumn 1943 and D.Shostakovich being a professor of Moscow conservatoire accepted him to his class.

Friendship relations between the teacher and student lasted till the end of their life are explained with the similarity in character, opinion and creative position.

It was proofed either in productiveness or character of Garaev's work during student years without fail. First symphony (1943), Sonata la-minor, opera "Vatan" (1945), Second Symphony written by the graduation of conservatoire (1946) - are undoubtedly Shostakovich's student's works.