Amina Akhmetzhanova stands out from the environment of young talented violinists of Kazakhstan with her amazing musical talent and an impressive list of achievements for her young age. She has performed at numerous international competitions in Italy, Georgia, the USA, Turkey, Germany and other countries. She has over 20 performances at republican and international competitions: Grand Prix at the V International Competition in Dubai, first prize at the International Competition in Turkey, Antalya, first prize at the Rovere D'oro International Youth Competition in Italy. In addition, Amina was honored to represent the violin culture of Kazakhstan in the prestigious Konzerthaus hall in Austria as part of the state project "Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Austria." At the invitation of Vladimir Spivakov, she performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow as part of the international festival "Moscow Meets Friends."
Cellist and conductor Eldar Saparaev comes from an artistic family in Almaty. He received his first cello lessons from his father Zaur Saparaev, a famous virtuoso cellist. In 1987, Eldar entered the K. Baiseitova Music School for Gifted Children. In 1998, he continued his education at the Kazakh National Academy of Music. After receiving a master's degree as a concert performer at the Higher School of Music in Zurich, he continued his studies at the Hans Eisler Higher School of Music in Berlin under the direction of David Geringas. Eldar also received a master's degree in conducting from the Lugano Conservatory (Switzerland) under the direction of Mark Kisochi in 2016.
Eldar's achievements include numerous international competitions, including the first prize at the Antonio Janigro Competition in Croatia, the Grand Prix of the Shabyt Competition in Kazakhstan, the first prize at the Kekker Competition in Switzerland and others.
Eldar has performed as a soloist in many concert halls in Europe, Asia, South and North America and has collaborated with many famous world-class artists. Currently, Eldar is the artistic director of the Klassik Konstanz music festival in Germany, a professor at the State University of Ljubljana, as well as a visiting professor at the Kazakh National University of Arts in Astana.
It should be reminded that the artistic director of the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra is the Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, Chevalier of the Order "Kurmet", member of the Union of Composers of Kazakhstan Abzal Mukhitdin.
Do not miss the unique opportunity to hear a live performance of works performed by the winners of international competitions Amina Akhmetzhanova and Eldar Saparaev with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
The concert starts at 19:00.
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