Yevgeny Shiryaev
Russian composer who conducted a variety orchestra in Tashkent and was the first musical director of the band Yalla; he wrote the music for more than 100 films.
- Occupation:
- Composer
- Born:
- September 23 1943(80 years old) ♎ — November 2, 2023
Biography
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Shiryaev was born on 23 September 1943 in Leningrad. He graduated from the Oryol College of Music.
In Tashkent he worked as a conductor of a variety orchestra and became the first musical director of the vocal and instrumental band Yalla; he is named as one of its founders.
He wrote the music for more than 100 films, as well as instrumental concertos, operas, ballets and vocal works. He set lyrics by Ilya Reznik, Leonid Derbenyov and Onegin Gadzhikasimov, and his songs were performed by Sofia Rotaru, Iosif Kobzon, Mikhail Boyarsky, Masha Rasputina and Nikolai Gnatyuk. His best-known song is «Russkiye berezy», written with Talgat Nigmatulin.
His film scores include «The Duel under the Plane Tree» (1979), «Aerial Walkers» (1979), «What Years We Have!» (1980), «The New Adventures of Akmal» (1983) and «Code of Silence» (1989). He held the title of Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation.
He died on 2 November 2023 in Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast.
Career
- Yalla (band)First musical director · Tashkent
