Zarrina Mirshakar

Zarrina Mirshakar (born 19 March 1947) is a Tajik composer. She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, into the family of the national poet Mirsaid Mirshakar. She studied at Dushanbe Music College under Yuri Ter-Osipov from 1963–67 and at the Moscow Conservatory with Sergey Balasanian from 1967–74.

After completing her studies, Mirshakar took a position in 1974 at the Mirzo Tursun-zade Institute of Art in Tajikistan, and in 1994 became a senior lecturer in orchestration and composition.

Works Selected works include: 2 pamirskiye kartinï (2 Pamir Pictures) for orchestra, 1973–4 Sinfonietta for strings, 1973–5 Kraski solnechnogo Pamira (The Colours of the Sunny Pamir), symphonic poem, 1982 Symphony no.1 for strings, 1991–3 Cantata (M. Mirshakar) for children's chorus, chamber orch, 1975 String Quartet, 1973 3 pamirskiye freski (3 Pamir Frescoes) for violin, pianoforte, 1976–7 Sonata-poėma for clarinet, 1981 24 muzïkal'nïkh bayta (24 Musical Bytes) for pianoforte, 1982 Sonata for oboe, 1987 Crescendo for violin, pianoforte, 1988 Respiro for violin, chamber orchestra, timpany, 1990 Romance for three flutes, 1992 3 p'yesï (3 Pieces) for three violins, 1995 6 p'yes (6 Pieces) for flute, clarinet, 1995 Nash Boki (Our Boki), film score (dir. V. Akhadov), 1972 BAM, film score (The Baykal-Amur Railway), 1988