ushbu maqola oʻzbek vokal va opera sanʼatining eng muhim va poydevor shaxslaridan biri – birinchi oʻzbek bariton xonandasi, “Turkiston xalq xonandasi” (faxriy unvonini sohibi 1923) va “Oʻzbekiston birinchi xalq xonandasi” (faxriy unvonlari sohibi 1929) Muhiddin Qori-Yoqubov (1896–1957)ning ijodiy yoʻlini ilmiy-sanʼatshunoslik nuqtai nazaridan tahlil qiladi. Uning faoliyati XX asr boshlarida oʻzbek musiqiy madaniyatining milliy va Yevropa vokal maktablari sinteziga asoslangan yangi bosqichini boshlab berganligi asosiy eʼtibor markazida turadi.
the article is devoted to a scholarly and art-historical analysis of the creative career of one of the founders of Uzbek vocal and operatic art—Muhiddin Kari-Yakubov (1896–1957), the first Uzbek baritone, People’s Singer of Turkestan (1923), and the first People’s Singer of Uzbekistan (1929). Primary attention is focused on his role in inaugurating a new stage in early 20th-century Uzbek musical culture, founded on the synthesis between national and European vocal schools.