Yudik Mullodzhanov
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Yudik Mullodzhanov is a tenor
, violin
ist, and music teacher. He is known, within his community, as the "Bukharian Pavarotti".
In 1959, he entered Music College in Dushanbe and graduated in 1965. After graduation, he was accepted to the Gnesin's Academy of Music (aka Gnesin's Institute) to study viola
under the tutelage of Professor Alexander Vasiliyevich Bagrintsev. He graduated from the Gnesin's Academy of Music in 1970.
While in the conservatory studying viola, he studied singing under the tutelage of Professor Mordvinov Vladimir Ivanovich. He also worked in the music school of Krasnoarmeyski (Moscow region) at the time of his study. After graduating the Gnesin's Academy of Music, Mullodzhanov worked as a teacher of violin and viola at SMS - Special Music School for gifted children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the same time he worked as a violin teacher in the Music College and also in the Art Institute of Tajikistan of Mirzo Tursunzade.
Mullodzhanov works as a teacher of violin, piano and voice. He performs as a singer at different concerts, festivals and weddings. On October 2, 1999, he was invited to perform for the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, when the President was in New York. On April 30, 1995, he performed at Yeshiva Music School.
His repertoire includes Russian, Italian, Tajik, and English songs. In the past few years he has released two CDs ("O Sole Mio" and "Respublikai Man" ), where he sings many of his favorite songs. He has also made video recordings of his singing.
, and classical Tajik-Jewish songs. His mother, Zulay Avramova Mallayeva-Mullodzhanova (1909–1950), was a religious woman who raised six children.
Yudik's aunt, Shoista Mullodzhanova
, "People's Artist of Tajikistan," is a legendary Shashmakom singer. She has numerous awards, including a Gold Medal on the World Festival of youth and students (1957), a graduate degree cum laud from the Moscow Conservatory, and many government awards. Yudik's cousin, Rosa Mullodzhanova
, is an honored artist of Tajikistan and is a soprano opera singer. In 1971, she graduated Moscow Conservatory
with honors and is currently performing at different events.
All of his children studied at Music School #3 in Dushanbe. Two, Ruben and Shoista, continued their musical education in New York, where Ruben graduated the Music School of Lucy Moses, and Shoista graduated as a piano performance major from the Aaron Copland
School of Music (Queens College). His wife, Tamara Yusupova, a pianist and teacher, received her Masters Degree from the Gnesin's Academy of Music. Upon graduation, Tamara Yusupova worked in the Special Music School for gifted children in Dushanbe.
On September 29, 1994 Yudik and his family emigrated to New York City. They all reside in Queens, which has a strong Bukharan community.
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist, and music teacher. He is known, within his community, as the "Bukharian Pavarotti".
Biography
Yudik Ribievich Mullodzhanov was born in 1942 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to a Bukharian Jewish family.In 1959, he entered Music College in Dushanbe and graduated in 1965. After graduation, he was accepted to the Gnesin's Academy of Music (aka Gnesin's Institute) to study viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
under the tutelage of Professor Alexander Vasiliyevich Bagrintsev. He graduated from the Gnesin's Academy of Music in 1970.
While in the conservatory studying viola, he studied singing under the tutelage of Professor Mordvinov Vladimir Ivanovich. He also worked in the music school of Krasnoarmeyski (Moscow region) at the time of his study. After graduating the Gnesin's Academy of Music, Mullodzhanov worked as a teacher of violin and viola at SMS - Special Music School for gifted children in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. At the same time he worked as a violin teacher in the Music College and also in the Art Institute of Tajikistan of Mirzo Tursunzade.
Mullodzhanov works as a teacher of violin, piano and voice. He performs as a singer at different concerts, festivals and weddings. On October 2, 1999, he was invited to perform for the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, when the President was in New York. On April 30, 1995, he performed at Yeshiva Music School.
His repertoire includes Russian, Italian, Tajik, and English songs. In the past few years he has released two CDs ("O Sole Mio" and "Respublikai Man" ), where he sings many of his favorite songs. He has also made video recordings of his singing.
Family
His father, Ribi Mullodzhanov Rubinovich (1900–1976), was a Rabbi and a Kolantar (leader) of a community of Bukharian Jews in Dushanbe for 40 years. Ribi Rubinovich was also a World War II veteran. He had a good singing voice, and sang Jewish prayer songs, ZoharZohar
The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...
, and classical Tajik-Jewish songs. His mother, Zulay Avramova Mallayeva-Mullodzhanova (1909–1950), was a religious woman who raised six children.
Yudik's aunt, Shoista Mullodzhanova
Shoista Mullodzhanova
Shoista Mullojonova was a renowned Tajik-born Bukharian Jewish Shashmakom singer.-Early life:...
, "People's Artist of Tajikistan," is a legendary Shashmakom singer. She has numerous awards, including a Gold Medal on the World Festival of youth and students (1957), a graduate degree cum laud from the Moscow Conservatory, and many government awards. Yudik's cousin, Rosa Mullodzhanova
Rosa Mullodzhanova
Rosa Mullodzhanova is a Tajik-American opera singer.-Biography:Mullodzhanova was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan to a Bukharian Jewish family. Her father, Itzakhor, was a stage actor, and her mother, Zelpo, originally derived from neighboring Uzbekistan...
, is an honored artist of Tajikistan and is a soprano opera singer. In 1971, she graduated Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
with honors and is currently performing at different events.
All of his children studied at Music School #3 in Dushanbe. Two, Ruben and Shoista, continued their musical education in New York, where Ruben graduated the Music School of Lucy Moses, and Shoista graduated as a piano performance major from the Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later in his career a conductor of his own and other American music. He was instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, and is often referred to as "the Dean of American Composers"...
School of Music (Queens College). His wife, Tamara Yusupova, a pianist and teacher, received her Masters Degree from the Gnesin's Academy of Music. Upon graduation, Tamara Yusupova worked in the Special Music School for gifted children in Dushanbe.
On September 29, 1994 Yudik and his family emigrated to New York City. They all reside in Queens, which has a strong Bukharan community.