Musical Watercolours

2018 / 2019                    Chamber Hall                the 6th Season

12 June * Wednesday * 7.00 pm

 

Concert

Musical Watercolours

The Musical Watercolours concert will feature vocal cycles, art songs and songs by the twentieth-century composers.

The Astana Opera leading soloists - Honoured Workers of Kazakhstan Aigul Niyazova and Zhan Tapin, as well as the TURAN Youth String Quartet will present their unique interpretation of vocal and instrumental music. Piano: Raushan Beskembirova, winner of international competitions.

 

PERFORMED BY:

Aigul Niyazova, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan (soprano)

Zhan Tapin, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan (tenor)

Raushan Beskembirova (piano).

 

TURAN Quartet:

Meirzhan Kenesbayev (1st violin)

Aiya Gabbassova (2nd violin)

Leonid Myssovsky (viola)

Bagzhan Yessirkep (cello)

 

ON THE PROGRAMME:

Borodin. String Quartet No. 2 in D major

Tariverdiev. Watercolours (a vocal cycle to verses by medieval Japanese poets)

Strigotskiy-Pak. Vocal cycle Seasons

Shchedrin. In the Style of Albéniz

Works by Shostakovich, songs from vocal cycles by Levina, etc.

 

 

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

 

Management reserves the right to substitute performers and works performed