Talgat Berdigulov

Colonel Talgat Aidzhanuly Berdigulov (Kazakh: Талғат Айджанұлы Бердіғұлов, Talğat Aidjanūly Berdığūlov; born March 11, 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 Nur-Sultan with his wife and 3 kids.[5]