Talgat Berdigulov

Berdigulov saluting during a military tattoo in Astana.

Colonel Talgat Aidzhanuly Berdigulov (Kazakh: Талғат Айджанұлы Бердіғұлов, Talğat Aidjanūly Berdığūlov; born 11 March 1974) is a Kazakhstani composer. He was director of the Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2005-2023. He is the composer of many Kazakh military marches, including the March of Ablai Khan (Марш Аблая Хана). He is also a laureate of national and international music competitions.

Biography

He began his service in the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan as a musician in the military brass band of the Alma-Ata Higher All-Arms Command School (now the Military Institute of the Kazakh Ground Forces). He is a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he graduated in 1999. He did a postgraduate internship in conducting with a qualification in opera and symphony orchestra at K. Moldabasanov Kyrgyz National Conservatory (2012–2014). He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Conducting at the Kazakh National Academy of Arts, having worked since September 1, 2023.

Personal life

He currently lives in Astana with his wife and three children. Outside of Kazakh, he is fluent in Russian and English.

Awards

• Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (December 5, 2012)
• For Distinguished Labor Medal (2007)