DUSHANBE, 28.04.2020. (NIAT Khovar) – The State Philharmonic named after Akasharif Juraev in Dushanbe made into the top ten best philharmonics in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The philharmonics were ranked by TourStat portal.

The Tajik Philharmonic is considered one of the best for its classical music programs.

Along the Tajik Philharmonic the list also includes the Moscow State Academic Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D. Shostakovich, Belarusian State Philharmonic in Minsk, Kazakh State Philharmonic named after Zhambyl in Almaty, Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic named after Muslim Magomayev in Baku, the Armenian State Philharmonic in Yerevan, the State Philharmonic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, the Kyrgyz National Philharmonic named after Toktogul Satylganov in Bishkek, the National Philharmonic named after Sergey Lunkevich in Chisinau.

The Tajik State Philharmonic is an advanced musical institution in Dushanbe. It is named after one of the most famous artists of Tajikistan Akasharif Juraev.