Dilbar Abdurahmonova


Dilbar Gʻulomovna Abdurahmonova was a Soviet and Uzbek conductor, violinist, educator, and People's Artist of the USSR. She was born on May 1, 1936, in Moscow and died on March 20, 2018, in Tashkent. She was the first female conductor in Uzbekistan.

Early life

She was born on May 1, 1936, in Moscow. From 1948 to 1955, she studied at the R. Gliere Tashkent Music School in the violin class. She graduated from the Tashkent State Conservatory in the violin class under the guidance of B. Titel in 1959, and the Department of Opera-symphonic Conducting in 1960.

Career

During her studies, from 1957 to 1960, she worked as a violinist in the State Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Navoiy.
In 1957, as a student conductor, she participated in the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.
Starting in 1960, she worked as a conductor at the State Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Navoi
From 1974 to 1990, she served as the chief conductor and artistic director of the theater, and later as a conductor and director.
From 1959, she participated in cultural and artistic events representing Uzbekistan abroad. She toured in cities across the USSR and also in Egypt, Germany, Romania, Thailand, and Singapore.
In 1982, she completed her studies in the Department of Economics and Theatrical Planning at the A. N. Ostrovsky Tashkent Theater and Art Institute through distance learning. She taught opera performance at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan as a professor. She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965.
Abdurahmonova last performed in December 2017, and was sent to hospital in February 2018. She died on March 20, 2018 in Tashkent, aged 81. Buried in cemetery «Minor».

Family

Father – Gyulam Abdurakhmanov, an opera singer and People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR.
Mother – Zuhra Fayzieva, an opera singer.
Husband – Utkur Abdullaevich Shamuratov, an engineer.
Daughters – Lola and Rano.

Awards

Soviet

Uzbekistani

  • Order of Labor Glory.
  • Order "For Selfless Service".

Works

The conductor's repertoire includes over 60 operatic and ballet productions, including:

Operas

Ballets