Felix Yanov-Yanovsky

Felix Yanov-Yanovsky was born in 1934 in Tashkent. In 1957 he graduated from the Tashkent State Conservatory as a violinist (class of Naum Bronfman) and in 1959 as a composer (class of Boris Nadezhdin). As a student he played in the drama theatre orchestra, the State Symphony Orchestra and the string quartet of Uzbek Radio.

From 1961 he taught at the Tashkent Conservatory and trained several generations of musicians; he was a professor and Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan.

His works include nine operas (among them «The Orchestra» and «The Accompanist»), four ballets (including «Urashima Taro»), five symphonies, instrumental concertos, chamber, vocal and choral pieces and a Requiem. His music was performed in Uzbekistan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the USA, Japan and elsewhere. He wrote music for 15 stage productions and some 60 films.

He died in Tashkent on 12 October 2026, aged 92.