Aziza Sadikova uses a unique musical language with which she inevitably draws her listeners into her musical universe..she is directly descended from Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Gubaidulina. She belongs to that musical strand, headed by Stravinsky – Omer Meir Wellber
Aziza Sadikova is a Berlin-based composer. She studied piano and composition at V.Uspensky Special Music School for gifted children in Tashkent with Dmitry Yanov-Yanovsky. She graduated with 1st class BMus (Hons) and MA in composition from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Trinity College of Music in London as a composer and concert organist. Her grandfather, Tolibjon Sadikov, created first Uzbek opera in collaboration with Rheingold Gliere.
Her music performed at festivals: BBC Proms, BACHFEST, Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Wien Modern, Philharmonische-Akademie-Konzerte in Hamburg, Young Euro Classics, Kasseler Musiktage, Audi Vorpsrung, Salzburg Aspekte, Randfestspiele, Klangwerkstatt Berlin, Nuova Musica Treviso, Sound Source and Southbank Festival in London, Theaterformen Hannover, Klang-Zeit Festival, Toscanini Festival, ReMusic Festival in S-Petersburg, Vivacello Festival in Moscow and others.
Aziza Sadikova works actively with conductors: Kent Nagano, Omer Meir Wellber, Denis Lotoev, Jonathan Stockhammer, Kerri-Lynn Wilson, Adrien Perruchon, Manuel Nawri, Joolz Gale, Johannes X. Schachtner, Joseph Bastian and renowned writers: Arno Geiger and Jens Schroth. She works with award-winning soloists: Hilary Hahn (violin), Michael Schönheit (organ), Simone Rubino (percussion), Rebekka Hartmann (violin), Julian Steckel (cello), Jacob Reuven (mandolin), Thomas Gould (violin), Konstantin Manaev (cello), Matthias Bauer (double bass), Boris Andrianov (cello), Geir Draugsvoll (accordion), Vivi Vassileva (percussion).
Her music explores different sides of music, ranging from various instrumental techniques and experiments with music theatre (Ein Brief, Silberklang, opera Alles über Sally), or being influenced by dramatic and expressive dramaturgy of Romantic masters (Angelo di Fuoco, Lichtscherben), towards depicting elegant stylistic textures of music of Neo-Baroque (Vivaldi New 4 Seasons FARBENZEITEN, Marionettes, Sonata for Giuseppe Tartini).
Among commissions, are: BBC Proms for orchestral work “Marionettes”, duos and quartets for Unerhörte New Music Series Berlin , Violin and Accordion Concerto with Deutsche Philharmonie Bremen, „Silberklang“ for Hamburger Philharmoniker, directed by Kent Nagano at Elbphilharmonie and Opera production Der Ring des Nibelungen at Radialsystem and Elbphilharmonie, New Vivaldi 4 seasons at Berliner Philharmonie with K.Nagano.
Aziza Sadikova is featured in concerts at BBC Proms, Berliner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Berlin Radialsystem, Berlin Konzerthaus, Leishalle Hamburg, Beethovensaal Stuttgart, Stadthalle Heidelberg, Staatstheater Ingolstadt, Uferstudios Berlin, Queen Elisabeth Hall, Barbican Pit Theatre, Meierhold Theatre Moscow, Bayerische Akademie der Schonen Kunste, Theatre Münster, Kaunas Philharmonie,Thomaskirche Leipzig, Bewardhalle Stockholm, Grand Auditorium Radio France, Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Moscow Philharmonic Hall of Tchaikowsky.
Her awards include Kunst-Förderpreis by Berlin-Brandenburg Kulturministerium and Europäischer Komponistenpreis. She received several artist-in-residence scholarships at Künstlerhaus Wiepersdorf Schloss. BBC have chosen A.Sadikova for “100 women” TV documentary. Her works have been featured on BBC Radio, Deutschland Radio Kultur, Rundfunk Berlin, Moscow TV Culture Channel, MDR Figaro Dresden, SWR2, BBC Radio 3. She was invited to be featured in a series of portrait interviews among star musicians, such as Barenboim, Gubaidulina, P. Jarvi, R.Mutti at Enigma TV interviews on Russian Culture TV.
She works with following orchestras:
Deutsches-Symphonie Orchester, SWR Symphonieorchestra, Peking State Opera, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Swedish Radio Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester, Russian National Orchestra of M Pletnev, Toscanini Philharmonie, State Bolshoi Moscow Symphonic Orchestra of Tchaikovsky, Potsdamer Kammerakademie, Britten Sinfonia, Eunoia Ensemble (Basel), Ensemble Quillo (Berlin), Ensemble Nostri Temporis (Kiev),Ensemble L’Arsenale (Italy), Zafraan Ensemble (Berlin), Orfeas String Quartet (UK), Hamburger Philharmoniker, Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg, Junge-Deutsche Philharmonie,VMU chamber orchestra Lithuania, Israel Philharmonic, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Theater Regensburg, Ensemble Mosaik, Sonar Quartet, Orchestra National de France.
works published by Ries and Erler and Boosey and Hawkes
“The success of Aziza Sadikova, the Uzbek. Composing- A question of emotion. Born in Tashkent, a daughter and granddaughter of composers, who made Uzbekistan’s musical history…in her music it is not the style but the emotional and dramatic dimension that is important. Thus, she is conquering Europe, and Italy , Toscanini wanted her as a ‘composer in residence”
https://www.musicpaper.it/successo-aziza-sadikova-uzbeka-comporre-questione-di-emozione/