Mirkhalil Makhmudov

Mirkhalil Makhmudov was born in Tashkent in 1947. He studied composition at the Tashkent State Conservatory under R. Vildanov and graduated in 1971 from the class of F. Yanov-Yanovsky. His diploma work was the symphony «Navo» («Melody»).

His output includes three symphonies, symphonic poems, a concerto for chamber orchestra, a violin concerto, the «Mukhammas and ufor» series and the cantatas «The Sounds of Tashkent». For music theatre he wrote scores for the productions «The Broken Jar», «The Son of a Worker» and «Match-maker Brothers».

For cinema he composed the music of Suyunchi (1982), Rebellion of the Daughters-in-Law (1985), Children from Tanga (1990) and Abdullajon, or Dedicated to Steven Spielberg (1991); Suyunchi, Rebellion of the Daughters-in-Law and Abdullajon are described as part of the «golden fund» of Uzbek cinema.

For many years he taught in the composition faculty of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan and trained a number of students. His works are appreciated in Uzbekistan, other Central Asian republics and abroad.