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.

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