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From dream to reality, director Aida Abdullaeva
Razatdinova A.G.
2nd year student of Instrumental Performance, Nukus branch of Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture, Uzbekistan
Abdullaeva U.K.
Composer, Professor, Nukus branch of Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture, Uzbekistan
Received:
25 October 2024;
Accepted:
27 December 2024;
Published:
17 January 2025
Abstract:
This article is dedicated to the study of the professional activity of the first symphony conductor from
Karakalpakstan, Aida Abdullaeva, whose creative activity is closely linked to the development of musical culture
in Uzbekistan. Her achievements in conducting, particularly the leadership of the symphony orchestra, as well as
her active role in the cultural life of the region, are considered. This article will tell you about the profession of a
conductor, his mastery.
Keywords:
Music, conductor, opera, ballet, composer, concert, activity, orchestra, profession.
Introduction:
Like all musical professions, "symphony
conductor" is also one of the most complex and
responsible professions. The musical instrument for the
conductor is an orchestra or choir, namely a large
collective. In other words, an orchestra is an instrument
that obeys the conductor, as the conductor's every
action must be taken into account. The profession of
conductor is relatively young. Previously, the role of
orchestra leader was performed by the composer
himself, a violinist, or a musician who played on a
claves. The founders of conducting as an art form were
Beethoven, Wagner, and Mendelson.
The
profession
of conductor
is
also
a
heavy work.
Every
rehearsal,
especially
the
conductor's
concert,
requires
enormous
physical and
mental
effort.
In
order
to
manage a large collective, to bring it up in every way
possible, and consequently to ensure its high
professional performance, it is necessary, first of all,
that the conductor himself possesses strong knowledge
and talent. It is these qualities that make a conductor a
genius. Renowned conductors on a global scale include:
Carlo Maria Juliani (Italy), Sir Thomas Bichem (England),
Arturo Toscanini (Italy), Wilhelm Fürthwenger
(Germany), Leonard Bernstein (America), E.V.
Moravinskiy, N. Golovanov, P. Kogan, E. Svetlanov, A.
Gauk, G. Rodzhennestsky, M. Pletnyov, V. Spivakov, V.
Fedoshev, Yu. Bashmet, Yu. Temirkanov, and others.
Among such conductors were the only and first female
conductors in the post-Soviet countries - Veronika
Dudarova, in Uzbekistan - Dilbar Abdurahmonova, and
in Karakalpakstan - Aida Abdullaeva. The conductor, as
an architect of this language, manages not only
musicians, but also emotions, creating a space for deep
perception. Aida Abdullaeva embodies this philosophy
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in her art, combining the richness of world classics with
the unique culture of her people. During her long
career, Aida Abdullaeva conducted a number of operas
and ballets.
S.Yudakov's "Maysara's Work," A.Ikromov's "Temur the
Great," J.Verdi's "Aida," "Traviata," "Bal - Mascarad,"
"Rigoletta,"
J.Puchcini's
"Madame
Butterfly,"
"Bogema," "Chio Chio-San," Leonkavallo's "Payats,"
A.Motsart's "Figaro's Wedding," P.Chaykovsky's
"Iolanta," S.Rachmaninov's ".[1.с.89
-90]
Aida Abdullaeva was born in 1962 in the city of Nukus,
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, to an intellectual
family. Her father, Honored Worker of Karakalpakstan,
Kenesbay Abdullayev, was a renowned musician (first
bassoonist), conductor of a folk orchestra, and
melodist-composer. Their house often played music,
there were singers, artists, composers such as
S.Palvanov, B.Nadirov, G.Syrymbetova, T.Doshumova,
D.Kaypov and others. They studied and then discussed
new songs or melodies written by K. Abdullaev.
[2.с.55]
Listening to these songs in her youth, Aida developed
an interest in musical art. She began studying music
from an early age, and in 1970 she entered the Glier
School of Music for piano. "My interest in conducting
began during my studies at the school. I was very
interested in watching and listening to the concerts of
many famous conductors, especially Veronika
Dudarova and Dilbar Abdurahmonov. Observing the
performances of these conductors, approaching the
television screen, looking at them, she repeated their
movements with her hands. My dream was to become
a conductor," Aida Abdullaeva recalled. [2.25]
From 1997 to 1981, she studied at the piano
department of the J. Shamuratov music school. After
finishing his studies, in 1985 he entered the Tashkent
State Conservatory named after M. Ashrafi to the
faculty of choral conducting, to the class of associate
professor N. Kaziyev. Its teachers were recognized
masters of conducting art, as well as composers who
formed a multifaceted approach to performance and
conducting in it.
In 1990, after graduating from the conservatory, Aida
worked as a music college teacher and simultaneously
worked as a choreographer at the Berdakh Karakalpak
State Theater. On the recommendation of the main
conductor of the theater Kurbanbay Zarettinov, he
began working in the symphony orchestra. In the
autumn of 1993, Aida Abdullaeva performed as a
conductor of a symphony orchestra with G.
Demesinov's "A Concerto for Piano with Orchestra."
[2.23].
Improving his performing skills, working in the theater,
he often participates in concert programs as an
orchestra conductor and choreographer. However,
feeling a lack of knowledge as a conductor-symphonist,
Aida, thirsting to know all the basics of musical art, in
1995 entered the Tashkent State Conservatory to the
department of opera-symphonic conducting, professor
Sunnat Usmanov's class. It should be noted that Aida
Abdullaeva studied at the conservatory twice: first as a
choral conductor and as a conductor of a symphony
orchestra. The learning process in the classroom has
always been connected to the practical work of
conducting.
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In 1996, she was hired as a conductor - trainee at the
Alisher Navoi State Opera and Ballet Theater. "My
mentor here was the People's Artist of Uzbekistan
Dilbar Abdurakhmonova. Being with a folk artist and
studying the technique of conducting was for me the
greatest pride and school. My personal experience in
knowledge of musical art was constantly growing," Aida
Abdullaeva recalled.
In 1998, as a diploma work, Aida conducted the opera
"Kahramonlik" by Mukhtar Ashrafi, S. Taneev's "Ioann
Damaskin" for chorus and symphony orchestra, as well
as works by Karakalpak composers, but on the stage of
the theater she conducted the opera "Traviata" by
J.Verdi.[2.43] It can be said that "Traviata" opened her
way to great art. Having thoroughly studied the score
and felt every nuance, every stroke of Verdi's music,
she was able to convey to the listeners her piercing
emotional power and depth. After the "Traviata," she
was invited to work as a conductor at the Bolshoi Uzbek
State Opera and Ballet Theatre and simultaneously
teach at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. Thus
began a new stage in her professional career, which
continues to this day.
One of Abdullaeva's distinguishing features is her
ability to create a unique atmosphere in orchestral
performances, her ability to work with musicians at a
deep, almost intuitive level. Aida Abdullaeva is not
limited to classical repertoire, she actively includes the
works of Uzbek and Karakalpak composers in the
program, striving to expand the horizons of musical
culture, her various genres of stage works. One of the
important tasks of her work with the orchestra is to set
the necessary tempo and indicate the size, to convey
the idea of the author's intention to the listener. Her
conducting style is distinguished by elegance and deep
emotionality.
In her practice, she combines the rigor of the academic
school with expressiveness, focusing on the inner
perception of music. "Compared to a symphonic work,
the tasks and complexities of the opera and the ballet
work are the same. The only difference is that in the
opera and ballet, the director, moving away from the
author's intention, monitors the pace and performance
of singers or dancers," Aida believes. [2.23]
Along with conducting in the orchestra, she works at
the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan, conducting
department of the opera class. Now her students are
working in the field of culture and art in many countries
outside of Uzbekistan. For example, her student of the
duet section teaches at the Nukus branch of the Uzbek
State Conservatory, the conductor of the duet
orchestra A. Jumabaev. Students of the opera class
became laureates of international competitions. Taking
into account her pedagogical activity, she was awarded
the title of Professor in 2023.
"Although I have been living in Tashkent for a long time,
I still consider myself a resident of Karakalpakstan, so I
often go to my house in Nukus, give concerts and work
with new stages of opera and ballet of Karakalpak
composers," said Aida Abdullaeva. For example, K.
Zaretdinov's "Tumaris" opera was staged in 2013 and
N. Mukhammeddinov's "Ajiniyaz" opera in 2014.[1.1] In
staging new works of Karakalpak composers, she works
with the authors of the work with her many years of
experience.
For example, in the "Tumaris" opera, she offers several
parts of a syllable in partitur, and in other places she
makes several repetitions (rondals), so the forms of the
work change (naturally agreed with the author). In
2022, Aida applied to the Ministry of Culture of the
Republic of Karakalpakstan with a request and proposal
to stage a classic work on the stage of the Karakalpak
theater. In the same year, P.Chaykovsky's ballet
"Shelkunchik" was staged at the Academic Musical
Theater in the city of Nukus. The ballet made a good
impression on the audience, they were delighted. The
ballet was staged thanks to local choreographic
organizations (musical school, special school and
theater) and the theater's symphony orchestra.
In cooperation with the People's Artist of Uzbekistan
Muyassar Razakova, she conducted several concert
programs in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and gained
the recognition of the audience. In recognition of her
merits, she was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of
Karakalpakstan" in 1999 and "People's Artist of
Karakalpakstan" in 2008.
Aida Abdullaeva was invited to work in theaters of
Astana, Almaty and Chimkent, with the performance of
J. Verdi's "Traviata," "Rigoletto," S.Rakhmaninov's
"Aleco," Donicetti's "Love Drink," Puchiini's "Bogema"
and others. [4.1] In addition, in the city of Chimkent,
the opera of Kazakh authors such as Rahmadiyev
"Kamar Suluu," Mukhammedjanov "Aysulu" and
Azerbaijani composer Gadzhbekov "Arshi Mala La" was
staged. Also, J. Verdi's opera "Aida" was staged.
Aida's trips in 2006 left a vivid impression on her - a 2-
month internship at the Marina Opera and Ballet
Theatre in St. Petersburg, as well as performances with
the Vladimir Spivakov orchestra. [4.1] Moreover,
Russian musicians performed Uzbek classics and songs
by Kenesbay Abdullaev. Professionals, such as the
virtuosos of Spivakov's orchestra, brilliantly mastered
the complex size and intonation characteristic of
Karakalpak songs, they sounded fresh and original.
In 2007, at a concert with the participation of opera
artists in Tashkent, she conducted by the Russian
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People's Artist - Makvala Kasirovshilla and the People's
Artist of Uzbekistan - Miyassar Razakov. In the same
year, at the "Tashkent Spring" International Opera
Festival in Tashkent, she conducted J. Puchcini's
"Bogema" opera with the participation of Italian opera
singers. The opera was splendid.
The conductor Aida Abdullaeva was able to convey the
nature of the works, the interpretation of the scores
with her professionalism and talent. We can proudly
note her mastery in the field of music, as she herself
lives in this work and conveys all her feelings without
any shortcomings with the harmony of sounds that
touch every listener.
In 2008, she participated in the International Opera
Festival, dedicated to the birthday of J. Puchcini, with
the participation of Russian opera masters such as Hibla
Gerzmava, Mihail Vekua. [4.2]
Aida Abdullaeva is a talented conductor. Her devotion
to music, her ability to combine tradition and
modernity, as well as her influence on the development
of symphonic music, make her figure significant and
inspiring for future generations of musicians. In the
personality of Aida Abdullaeva, all Karakalpak musical
culture is reflected, which not only promotes
symphony music in the republic with its mastery and
unique approach to conducting, but also confirms the
importance of combining different cultural traditions in
modern musical art.
Being one of the leading representatives of the musical
elite of Karakalpakstan, Aida Abdullaeva continues to
inspire and develop symphonic art not only in the
republic, but also abroad. Her work promises new
horizons for musical art, and her name will
undoubtedly remain an important milestone in the
history of the cultural life of Uzbekistan.
REFERENCES
TAFSIFNOMA to the conductor of the symphony
orchestra of the Alisher Navoi State Academic Theater
of Uzbekistan Abdullaev Aida Kenesbaevna
Azimov K. "Oldin'da chukkilar bor." Professor of the
State Conservatory of Uzbekistan.
Tyugai G. "To give people joy." Erkin Karakalpakstan
2010
Interview with the conductor, People's Artist of
Karakalpakstan, Professor Aida Abdullaeva.
