Knights of musical culture of the Caucasus

The article is devoted to the less known pages of the activity of the Saratov Conservatory, its role in the formation and development of the musical culture of the Caucasus. The names of the remarkable graduates of the country’s oldest and most honored music schools are inscribed in the cultural history of Adygea (Adam Askhadovich Khanakhu, (1946-2000)), Kabardino-Balkaria (Boris Khatuevich Temirkanov (1937-2018)), Dagestan (Murad Akhmedovich Abuev (born 1946)). Drawing the creative portraits of these prominent personalities, from student years at the Saratov Conservatory to this day, the author of the article uses the materials of family archives, colleagues’ reviews, personal correspondence and her memories of those whom she happened to know as fellow students and learners.