"Symphony of Time Tolibkhon Shakhidi" - Television film

Russian version of the film - https://youtu.be/D1LX98O_GiE

Director – Alexey Vasilyev
Author – Alexey Korolyov
Executive and creative producer - Naufal Mukhamedov

General producers: Tabriz, Khofiz and Firdavs Shakhidi «SHAKHIDI & SONS»

They say the energy of his music is akin to the energy of the sun, which spurts millions of fiery protuberances into open space, for it contains a true thermonuclear charge. His work is said to constitute a mystical bridge of time, all the way from the ancient culture of Sufi Persia, to the newest worldview of Western European and American art of the 21st century.
Tolib-khon Shakhidi is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory and a student of prominent Aram Khachaturian, one of the most outstanding representatives of contemporary global music art, who contrived to marry the doctrine of the East and the Western composing tradition.
When exploring Shakhidi’s creative life, following his lifeline, we discover the history of his native country, Tajikistan, its tragic and happy pages. The ancient epos and the modern cataclysms of the former Soviet Union, the heyday of the past and the new development paths — these are reflected in his works to one extent or another.
The richest traditions of Tajik national art that have been cautiously transferred to new generations serve as a keynote of the film. Suzani textile, woodcarving, murals — their picturesque imagery and ornaments are comparable to music masterpieces. It is no accident that the best works of leading folk artists decorate the interiors and national productions of the Tajik Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Dushanbe.
The composer himself will conduct a sort of tour around his beloved city, which he had to leave during the Civil War. He will speak about the places of his childhood, his first creative achievements, and significant victories. Naturally, there will be a story about his family headed by famed Ziyodullo Shakhidi, the founder of Tajik national music culture.
The symphonic, vocal, and instrumental music created by Tolib-khon Shakhidi is now performed on the stages of the best-known concert halls of the world — in Russia, the UK, Austria, Germany, the U.S., and Japan — by world-renowned bands and musicians — the London Symphony Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Valery Gergiev, Djivan Gasparyan, Hibla Gerzmava, Ekaterina Mechetina.
Tajikistan’s rich history and traditions have become closer and better understandable to the world, which is an invaluable contribution by Tolib-khon Shakhidi.

The film will feature:
conductors – Valery Gergiev, Hobart Earle, Sergei Skripka, and Alexander Solovyev,
composer Alexander Tchaikovsky,
pianists Ekaterina Mechetina and Vazgen Vartanian,
clarinet player Igor Fyodorov,
duduk player Djivan Gasparyan
Tolib-khon Shakhidi’s spouse – writer, journalist, and public figure Gulsifat Shakhidi
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia "Evgeny Svetlanov"

The film used works by Tolibkhon Shakhidi:

Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra
Sonata No. 1 for Piano
Music to the poem "Shahname" (by Firdousi)
Adajio-Existence. In memory of my parents
Symphonic poem "Sado"
Symphonic poem "The Festival"
Music to the drama by William Shakespeare "King Lear"
Vocal cycle for soprano and Orchestra, based on poems by Paul Valéry and Rjokana
Music to ballet "Quatrains by Khayyam"

"Rhapsody" to the 110-th anniversary of Aram Khachaturian
Concerto for clarinet and Orchestra (dedicated to I. Fedorov)
DSCH "Staraya Ruza"-postludium for piano

«Playing Backgammon»-Etude-picture (dedicated to E. Mechetina)

Music used in the film:
Ziadullo Shakhidi "Sitorai man"
Dmitri Shostakovich "Waltz # 2" from Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra.

Production house: OOO “Region Production Studio" www.r-production.org
e-mail: nmproduction@yandex.ru. Tel.mob.: +7 925 094 7707

© IP Shakhidi Tabriz Tolibkhonovich, 2018.
© Empire of Music

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