Tolib Shakhidi

Biography

Tolib-khon Shakhidi (Толиб-хон Шахиди) or Tolib Shahidi (Tajik: Толиб Шаҳидӣ, Russian: Талиб Шахиди, born 13 March 1946) is a Tajik, Russian 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. Tolib Shahidi specializes in contemporary music with inspirations from traditional Eastern music of his region.
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. 2 for string orchestra
1998 – Sufi-dancer, music for 15 instruments
1998 – Istanbul-capricci, for saxophone and chamber orchestra.
1999 – Dobro vam, vocal cycle for tenor and symphonic orchestra. Poems of Hofiz, Goethe, Pushkin
1999 – Amir Ismoil, opera
2000 – Silk road dreams dancing, septet
2000 – Pictures under moon, for R. Finn poem, soprano and chamber orchestra
2001 – Algorismus marimba+, sextet
2001 – Contrasts in 55
2001 – Contrasts, music for violin and piano
2002 – King Lear, music for tragedy of Shakespeare
2002 – Persian Suite, music for string orchestra
2002 – Sufi and Buddha, pictures etude for piano
2004 – Concerto Grosso No. 3, for santur, violino solo and chamber orchestra
2005 – Contrast of times, vocal cycle for soprano and symphonic orchestra, words of Paul Valéry and Rekan
2007 – Birds talking, suite for three flute
2008 – Adagio, for violoncello solo in remembrance of Aram Khachaturian
2008 – Allegro in 5, for chamber ensemble
2008 – Four retro miniature for chorus A-Capella, in remembrance of Ziyodullo Shakhidi
2008 – Playing Backgammon, for piano
2009 – Verdi-Shakhidi, paraphrase for piano from opera Traviata
2010 – Concerto for clarinet and orchestra
2011 – Quartet for 4 cellos, from Indian Raga
2012 – Darius, pictures for Symphonic Orchestra
2012 – Adagio – Existence, for string orchestra
2013 – Rhapsody Dialogue: Theme of Aram Khachaturian, for piano and orchestra