ASTANA-ARKAU TRADITIONAL TURKIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

July 3-4, 2017                Chamber Hall                the 4th season

As part of the International Exhibition EXPO-2017

ASTANA-ARKAU

X TURKIC MUSIC FESTIVAL

 

2017 is a very important year for Kazakhstan that hosts the International Exhibition EXPO-2017. This is one more major step toward strengthening the image of our state at international level. It is symbolic for Kazakhstani people that the anniversary of the Astana-Arkau Turkic Traditional Music Festival has coincided with this important event. Astana has been initiating extensive meetings of representatives of the peoples of the Turkic civilization for 10 years. The regular holding of the Astana-Arkau Festival has contributed to the revival of the traditions of interethnic communication in a modern format at the state level and strengthened the role of Kazakhstan as a patron-unifier of the musical culture of the Turks.

The concerts of the Astana-Arkau Festival will feature almost all Turkic peoples’s music that will be performed by high-level masters, many of whom are well known far beyond their countries. There will be presented genres that are highly appreciated and continue to be admired by listeners both of the West and the East: shamanic chants, virtuoso compositions for khomus (shan-kobyz), overtone singing, epic and instrumental compositions, song lyrics of the Turks of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Transcaucasus and Anatolia, the Volga region and Siberia. There will be performed music of different styles and different content. Listening to the priceless treasures of Turkic music will become a real celebration for residents and guests of the capital. Thanks to its 10th anniversary, the Festival promises the lovers of the musical heritage of the Turkic world many pleasant surprises. The Festival will become a bright event to remember.