Colonel Talgat Aidzhanuly Berdigulov (Kazakh: Талғат Айджанұлы Бердіғұлов, Talğat Aidjanūly Berdığūlov; born 11 March 1974) is a Kazakhstani composer. He is the current director of the Presidential Band of the State Security Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[1] He is also concurrently the Senior Director of Music of the Military Band Service. 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Berdigulov saluting during a military tattoo in Astana.

He currently lives in Astana with his wife and three children.[5]

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  1. ^ "Military Thought". 2009.
  2. ^ "МИЦ "ОРКЕСТР" - Конкурсы, фестивали". miz-orkestr.narod.ru.
  3. ^ "Президентский оркестр". www.sgork.gov.kz.
  4. ^ "Закон Республики Казахстан О Республиканской гвардии - Закон".
  5. ^ "Friend's main page". m.ok.ru.