Толиб Шахиди — SYMPHONIC MUSIC AND BALLET EXTRACTS

Толиб Шахиди
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Working in a number of different genres, including theatre and cinema, Shakhidi's compositions often serve as the vehicle for the musical representation of intensely powerful plays. Drawing inspiration from playwrights such as Sophocles and Shakespeare, Shakhidi's compositions capture the listener's imagination much as a dramatic representation would.

A master of different genres, including operas, ballets, symphonies and instrumental compositions, his work represents a unique fusion of the very best of the European and Asian musical traditions. He is a contemporary artist, whose world outlook transcends national boundaries. In this capacity, he regularly participates and has a great success in International festivals of Contemporary Music in Europe (UK, Germany, Austria) and USA, in Japan, Baltic States, Central Asia, Iran and Turkey. The musical pieces of the composer have been performed by Philadelphia & Boston Symphonic Orchestras, State Symphonic Orchestra of USSR and later Russia, Orchestra of Valery Gergiev, Bolshoy Symphonic Orchestra of Russia n.a. Tchaikovsky, Orchestra of Cinematography conducted by Sergey Skripka, St. Petersburg State Philharmonic Orchestra n.a Dmitriy Shostakovitch.

Such musicians as cello performer Yo Yo Ma, violonist Sergey Kravtchenko and French saxophone player Pierre Stephane Meuge have performed the music of the master. He also has worked with conductrors among which are Maxim Shostakovitch, Dmitry Kitaenko, Chalres Ansbacher, Mark Ermler, Sergey Skripka, Michael Terian, Dzhansug Kakhidze, Vladimir Kozhukhar, Valery Gergiev, Zakhid Khaknazarov, Eldar Azimov and Bijan Khadem-Missagh.