Shakhida Shaimardanova
Uzbek composer (1938–2020)
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Shakhida Shaimardanova (11 November 1938 – 17 February 2020) was an Uzbek composer[1] who is best known for her Symphony in C Major.[2] Shaimardanova was born in Tashkent, where she studied music at the Tashkent Conservatory from 1957 to 1964.[3] She uses themes from Uyghur folk music in her compositions.[4] Her Symphony in C Major was recorded by the Uzbek State Philharmonic directed by Zakhid Khaknazarov on Molodiva D 076785/86.[5]
Shaimardanova died on 17 February 2020, at the age of 81.[6]