Zagir Ismagilov

Zagir Gharif uly Ismagilov (May 30, 2003) was a Soviet Bashkir composer and pedagogue. He was granted the title People's Artist of the USSR in 1982, and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1943. The performing arts center in Ufa, Russia is named after him. The first rector and founder of the Ufa Institute of arts (1968–1988) (associate professor since 1973, professor since 1977).

Biography The son of a woodcutter, the composer was born January 8, 1917, in the village of Sermenevo. In 1932 he went to study at the Inzer wood-chemical school. He graduated early and began working in Beloretsk lespromhoz appraiser. In 1935, Arslan Mubaryakov invited him to take part in the Bashkir Academic Drama Theatre, Ufa, where he played in the evenings as a quray player (musician). During the days he studied at the music studio, which opened in Ufa (1936). In 1937, Ismagilov went to study at the Bashkir studio of the Moscow Conservatory. After the war, he finished training in the studio in 1948, then became part of the music composition faculty at the Moscow Conservatory.

Ismagilov became chairman of the Union of Composers of the Bashkir Republic in 1958. And in 1968 he was the founder and first rector of the UFA Institute of Arts, where he remained until 1988. He was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Bashkortostan for many years, and was eventually elected its chairman. while the epic opera The Ambassadors of the Urals, about accession of Bashkirs to Russia, and Kahym-Turea tells the story of a military commander who led the Bashkirs against Napoleon in 1812. The opera Akmulla is based on the life of the Bashkir poet and educator of the 19th century. Ismagilov's works ranges from operas like Shaura and Waves Agideli, to musical comedies such as Codasa and Almakay.

The first rector and founder of the Ufa Institute of arts (1968–1988) (associate professor since 1973, professor since 1977).

After a long illness, he died in 2003.

Awards Salawat Yulayev Award Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Badge of Honour Order of Friendship of Peoples

Works

Salawat Yulayev Shaura (opera) Ambassadors of the Urals (opera) Kahym-Turya (opera) Agidel Waves (opera) Kodasa (musical comedy) Almakay (musical comedy) Singrau torna (The crane song) (ballet) About 300 songs and romances