Dilbar Abdurahmonova

She was born on May 1, 1936, in Moscow.[1][2][3][4][5] From 1948 to 1955, she studied at the R. Gliere Tashkent Music School (now the Republican Special Music Academic Lyceum named after R. Gliere) in the violin class (simultaneously attending the 110th Mathematical School).[6][3] She graduated from the Tashkent State Conservatory (now the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan) in the violin class under the guidance of B. Titel in 1959, and the Department of Opera-symphonic Conducting (M. Ashrafi's class) in 1960.[2][6]

During her studies, from 1957 to 1960, she worked as a violinist in the State Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Navoiy(now the State Academic Bolshoi Theater named after Navoiy).[3][4]

In 1957, as a student conductor, she participated in the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow.[4][7][6]

Starting in 1960, she worked as a conductor at the State Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Navoi[8][4]

From 1974 to 1990, she served as the chief conductor and artistic director of the theater, and later as a conductor and director.[6]

From 1959, she participated in cultural and artistic events representing Uzbekistan abroad. She toured in cities across the USSR and also in Egypt (1966), Germany, Romania, Thailand, and Singapore.[9][10]

In 1982, she completed her studies in the Department of Economics and Theatrical Planning at the A. N. Ostrovsky Tashkent Theater and Art Institute (now the State Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan) through distance learning.[6][4] She taught opera performance at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan as a professor.[10] She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1965.[6]

Abdurahmonova last performed in December 2017, and was sent to hospital in February 2018. She died on 20 March 2018, aged 81.[1][4][2]

Father - Gyulam Abdurakhmanov (1910–1987), an opera singer and People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1950).[9][4][11] Mother - Zuhra Fayzieva, an opera singer.[9][4][11] Husband (since 1960) - Utkur Abdullaevich Shamuratov (born 1934), an engineer.[4] Daughters - Lola and Rano.[4]

• Order “O‘zbekiston SSR xalq artisti” (People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR) (1969).[3][4][6]
• Order “Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti” (State Prize of the Uzbek SSR named after Hamza)(1973) - for the staging of the ballet "Tanovar" by A. Kozlovsky.[2][4][6]
• Order “SSSR xalq artisti” (People's Artist of the USSR) (1977).[6][3][4][7]
• Order “Xalqlar doʻstligi” (Order of Friendship of Peoples) (1986).[4][6][10]
• Order "Mehnat shuhrati" (Labor fame) (2001, Uzbekistan).[12][4][6]
• Order "Fidokorona xizmatlari uchun " (For selfless services) (2012, Uzbekistan).[4][6][10]

The conductor's repertoire includes over 60 operatic and ballet productions, including:[8][7][6][13][9][10]