Valery Khalilov
Uzbek-Russian military band conductor and composer (1952–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valery Mikhaylovich Khalilov (Russian: Валерий Михайлович Халилов; 30 January 1952 – 25 December 2016) was an Uzbek-born Russian military band conductor and composer. A lieutenant general in the Russian military, he was the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia, most famously conducting the massed Russian military bands at the annual "Victory Day" parade held in the Moscow's Red Square a record 14 times. He died when the plane he was on, en route to Syria, crashed into the Black Sea off Sochi, Russia.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mikhaylovich and the family name is Khalilov.
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Valery Khalilov Валерий Халилов | |
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Born | Valeriy Mikhaylovich Khalilov (1952-01-30)30 January 1952 |
Died | 25 December 2016(2016-12-25) (aged 64) |
Cause of death | Plane crash |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation(s) | Military conductor, composer |
Title | People's Artist of Russia (2014) |
Political party | Communist Party |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
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