(b. 28 May 1934, Tashkent).
Uzbek composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.
Prof. Yanov-Yanovsky graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in Tashkent as a violinist in 1957 and as a composer in 1959.
Among his honours are a diploma at the Pan-Ukrainian Film Festival (1981, for The Young Growth [score for an animated film]), the Award of the Youth League of Uzbekistan (1985, for It will be warm rain [film score]), the Prize of the Cinematographers' Union of Uzbekistan (1995, for The History of Islām, shared with his son Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky [score for a series of animated films]), and Second Prize in the competition Jihlava in Prague (2002, for Robot Triptych). His music has been performed in Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the UK, and Uzbekistan.
He is also active in other positions. As a violinist, he performed as a member of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan from 1954–64 and of the String Quartet of Uzbek Radio from 1964–68.
He has taught at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan since 1961, where he is now a professor.
In addition to the works listed below, he has composed scores for more than 50 films.
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE:
Petrushka Is a Foreigner (opera in 1 act, libretto by Samuil Marshak), 1969
The Orchestra (opera in 2 acts, libretto after Jean Anouilh), 1991
L'Accompagnateur (opera in 1 act, libretto after Marcel Mithois), 1998
Salvation? (opera in 1 act, libretto after Finn Havrevold), 2001
ORCHESTRAL:
Concerto grosso No. 1, string quartet, string orchestra, 1969
Concerto for Orchestra, 1973
Concerto, oboe, orchestra, 1979
Largo e Scherzo, 1980
Concertino, piano, orchestra, 1982
Symphony No. 2, 1986
Simple Concerto (Concerto grosso No. 2), violin, viola, cello, string orchestra, 1989
De profundis (Symphony No. 4), 1990
Fabula (Concerto No. 3), violin, orchestra, 1992
Music, flute, small orchestra (14 players), 1995
Diptych (concerto), trumpet, small orchestra (22 players), 1995
In tempo sostenuto, 2000
Immobility, 2002
Nata Valse 2, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC:
Musica leggiera (Quintet No. 1), French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1991
Sostenuto, string quartet, 1993
Violet Light, Late Evening, flute, 1993
Quintet No. 2, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1994
Hommage à FGL, 8 cellos, 1994
Silhouette, flute, clarinet, violin, harpsichord, vibraphone, 1996
Echo, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, violin, double bass, 1999
Five Interpretations, flute, oboe, clarinet, guitar, violin, cello, piano, 2001
Lontano, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, piano, 2003
CHORAL:
Symphony No. 1, female chorus, large orchestra, 1982
Dies iræ, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, organ, ensemble, 1994
Requiem, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1997
Echo of the Cante Jondo (text by Federico García Lorca), mixed chorus, 1999
Robot Triptych (text by Bai Juyi), female chorus, flute, viola, percussion, 2001 (also version for female chorus, 2002)
In memoriam (texts from the Mass, the Book of John), soprano, speaker, mixed chorus, string orchestra, 2002
...beati pacifici..., mixed chorus, tuba, harp, accordion, 2003
VOCAL:
Elegies (text by Sumako Fukao), voice, 7 players, 1974
Triptych (text by Abdullah Aripov), baritone, flute, cello, vibraphone, 1978
Symphony No. 3 (text by Federico García Lorca), baritone, small orchestra, 1987
Rubaiyat (text by Omar Khayyam), baritone, orchestra, 1990
Missa brevis, soprano, string quartet, 1992 (also version for voice, string orchestra, 1996)
Cantate Domino..., soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, celesta, marimba, 1995
So Much Moonlight Today (texts by poets from China), soprano, flute, violin, 1995
Ad vitam, mezzo-soprano, percussion, 1995
I Know Not Where... (text by Emile Verhaeren), mezzo-soprano, 2 pianos, 1996
Offering to Bacchus (text by Alexander Pushkin, after ancient sources), countertenor, 3 percussion, 1999 (also version for female voice, 3 percussion, 2003)
De Ecclesiastes, tenor, harpsichord, string orchestra, 1999 (also version for tenor, flute, clarinet, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello, piano, 2003)
Stabat Mater, soprano, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone, 2000
Three Fragments (text by Federico García Lorca), baritone, flute, cello, bayan, 2002
In the Night (text by Elizabeth Jennings), soprano, tenor recorder/flute, violin, vibraphone, 2002
The Moon Now Rises (text by Henry David Thoreau), mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, vibraphone, 2002
Sais-je où?, mezzo-soprano, small orchestra (19 players), 2003
The Echoes of Autumn (text by Bai Juyi), mezzo-soprano, vibraphone, 2004
ORGAN:
Idée fixe (triptych), 2001
DISCOGRAPHY
Concerto grosso No. 1. Saulius Sondeckis/Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya, 1974) (LP)
Elegies. Viktoriya Shashkova, soprano; Alexander Pavlovsky/ensemble (Melodiya, 1976) (LP)
Concerto; Largo e Scherzo. Yefim Goldveht, oboe; Eldar Azimov/Uzbek Radio Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya, 1982) (LP)
Concertino. Adiba Dharipova, piano; Zakhid Khaknazarov/National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan (Melodiya, 1984) (LP)
Various songs. Pavel Borisov, voice; Vasily Uporov/Uzbek Radio Orchestra (Melodiya, 1985) (LP)