Three Geniuses – Three Worlds

Venue: Astana, Astana Opera, Kulyash Bayseitova Chamber Hall

Date: February 4, 2025

Time: 19:00

Duration: 1 hour and 20 minutes

Age limit: 10+

Additionally: The Management reserves the right to replace performers and performed works.

Chamber Music Evening

Three Geniuses Three Worlds

This evening brings together the worlds of Baroque, Classicism and Romanticism. Audiences will enjoy great works by Bach, Mozart and Brahms. The programme features compositions written for wind instruments flute and clarinet accompanied by piano.

Renowned Kazakhstani musicians, artists of the Astana Opera Orchestra Balzhan Saparova (flute), Stanislav Umarov (clarinet), and pianists Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan Professor Altai Kussainov and Gulzhan Aidabulova, will present the Chamber Music Evening “Three Geniuses Three Worlds.”

PROGRAMME.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 1750) Sonata for Flute and Piano in G minor, BWV 1020

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Flute Quartet in D major, KV 285

Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1

1. Allegro appassionato

2. Andante un poco adagio

3. Allegretto grazioso

4. Vivace

Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 120/2

1. Allegro amabile

2. Allegro appassionato

3. Andante con moto

4. Allegro

Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Sonata for Flute, Clarinet and Two Pianos

PERFROMED BY:

Balzhan SAPAROVA (flute)

Stanislav UMAROV (clarinet)

Piano accompaniment: Gulzhan AIDABULOVA and

Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan Professor Altai KUSSAINOV