A Gallant Double Bass Was Singing

2018 / 2019                    Chamber Hall                the 6th Season

28 August * Wednesday * 7.00 pm

Concert

...A Gallant Double Bass Was Singing

The Chamber Hall of the Astana Opera House presents a chamber music concert featuring works by classical composers, including Giovanni Bottesini, Frank Proto, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Manuel Ponce, as well as the Kazakh classical composer Gaziza Zhubanova. This interesting programme will be presented by the Astana Opera orchestra musicians, and the guest of the concert, winner of international competitions Almas BAIGOZHIN (double bass, Turkey).

The lowest sounding string instrument will appear in the concert as a solo instrument, which is not often. Meanwhile, the double bass owns a unique timbre, and its technical capabilities are much greater than we commonly believe. Virtuoso double bass performers have been known since the middle of the 18th century, as soon as the instrument itself in its modern version was created.

 

ON THE PROGRAMME

Proto. A Carmen Fantasy

Zhubanova. String Quartet in D Minor

Bottesini. Elegy in D major

Leonkavallo. Mattinata

Ponce. Estrellita

Bottesini. Double Concerto for Double Bass and Violin in A Major

 

PERFORMED BY

Winners of international competitions:

Almas BAIGOZHIN (double bass, Turkey)

Nazym SAGYNTAY (soprano)

Assya NURZHIGITOVA (violin)

Meruyert ORYNBASSAR (violin)

Altynay BALTATEGI (viola)

Alisher DUTBAYEV (cello)

Guldana TOLEPBERGEN (piano)