The FORTE TRIO, the national trio of the Republic of Kazakhstan, presented a concert program in Sofia dedicated to Republic Day and the 35th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence. The performance took place at the Central Military Club, one of the historical cultural spaces of the Bulgarian capital.
Renowned Kazakh musicians took the stage: pianist Timur Urmancheyev, violinist Maksat Zhusupov, and cellist Murat Narbekov. They performed works from European classical music and Kazakh national music.
The program included Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Astor Piazzolla's "Invierno Porteño" and "Primavera Porteña," the Kazakh folk song "Yapurai" arranged by A. Tolukpayev, as well as the works "Keroğly" and "An Shashu."
The concert was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bulgaria. Guests included representatives of Bulgarian government agencies and the parliament, the diplomatic corps, the Kazakh diaspora, and the media.
Kazakh Ambassador to Bulgaria Viktor Temirbayev and Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Hristo Polendakov delivered welcoming remarks. They noted the friendly nature of relations between the two countries and the prospects for expanding cooperation, including in the cultural sphere.