Tolib Shakhidi

Tolib-khon Shakhidi (Толиб-хон Шахиди) or Tolib Shahidi (Tajik: Толиб Шаҳидӣ, Russian: Талиб Шахиди, born 13 March 1946) is a Tajik and Soviet composer who was born in the city of Dushanbe, Tajik SSR. He is a son of the founder of Professional Tajik Academic Music – Ziyodullo Shakhidi. Early life Tolib-khon Shakhidi began his musical career at the age of fourteen. He graduated from the Musical College in Dushanbe in 1965 from the Composition Class of Uri Ter-Osipov. Career From 1972 to this day, Tolib Shakhidi has participated in a number of music festivals. "Taste, intellect, professionalism are the three main values of contemporary music" ("Official web-site".). This aphorism, expressed by the composer fully complies with his own creative work. Tolib Shahidi represents a very rare type of Universal master-composer, who possesses the whole arsenal of contemporary musical language, yet uses the richest resources of traditional Eastern music of his region. This twin pillar is not an obstacle, but the most important source of his artistic power and originality. He won the 2008 Georges Delerue Award for his score of the film Two-legged Horse. Personal life Tolibkhon Shakhidi is married to Gulsifat Shakhidi. List of major works 1975 – Festival, symphonic poem 1978 – Death of usurer, suite of ballet 1978 – Tajiks, symphony No. 2 1980 – Rubai of Khaiam, film ballet 1981 – Charkh, symphony for chamber orchestra 1981 – Sonata No. 1 for piano 1981 – Recitative of Rumi, suite for flute and piano 1984 – Sado, symphonic poem 1988 – Caliph-stork, operas for children 1989 – Karlic-nose, operas for children 1989 – Beauty yosif, ballet 1991 – Sonata No. 2 for piano 1991 – Sonata No. 2 for piano and chamber orchestra 1992 – Siavush, ballet 1993 – Beauty and Monster, opera 1993 – Concerto for violin and chamber orchestra 1994 – Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra 1997 – Concerto No. 1 for string orchestra 1998 – Firdavsiada, concerto No.