Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory Orchestras and Tours

The Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory was founded in 1947. The first leader of the orchestra was Professor K. Babayev. Among the early conductors of the orchestra were L. Shargorodsky, F. Mansurov, N. Zharasov, G. Dugashev, R. Salavatov, and T. Abdrashev. Soloists who have appeared with the Orchestra include S. Tretiakov, G.Kremer, T. Grindenko, N. Petrov, A. Musakhodzhaeva, G. Murzabekova, D. Baspayev, J. Aubakirova, Y. Klushkin, R. Agaronyan, M. Sekler, L. Sklavis, M. Letiec and many others. The Orchestra has a vast repertoire spanning Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Lizst, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Ravel, Frank, Mahler, Orf, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Musorgsky, Shostakovich, and many others. In recent years the orchestra has been actively collaborating with French conductors Christophe Mangou and Nicolas Kruger as part of its International Program of Cooperation with the Paris National High Conservatory of Music and Dance.

In November of 2009, the Orchestra, with conductors Christophe Mangou and Kanat Omaruv and piano soloist Jania Aubakirova, will make its debut North American tour with performances in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Boston, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

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