Dialogue of Cultures: From Vienna to the Great Steppe

“The Kazakh Quartet Invites” Cycle

30th Anniversary of the State String Gaziza Zhubanova Quartet

Concert

Dialogue of Cultures: From Vienna to the Great Steppe

 THE CONCERT IS HELD IN KAZAKH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES

Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Please note that the age limit is 10+

Management reserves the right to substitute performers and works performed

The State String Gaziza Zhubanova Quartet is a professional ensemble of musicians with a dedicated following, actively promoting chamber music both in Kazakhstan and abroad.

The year 2025 marks a milestone for the G. Zhubanova Quartet: for 30 years the ensemble has delighted classical music lovers with diverse concert programmes, as well as with striking performances at festivals and on tour.

In the concert “Dialogue of Cultures: From Vienna to the Great Steppe”, masterpieces of world musical art – string quartets by the Viennese classic Joseph Haydn and the early Austrian Romantic Franz Schubert – will be presented alongside the kui Kosbasar by Tattimbet, arranged by Kazakhstani composer Arman Zhaiym.

PROGRAMME:

J. Haydn. String Quartet Op. 33 No. 5 in G major “Wie geht es dir?” (Russian Quartet, “How do you do?”)

1. Vivace assai

2. Largo cantabile

3. Scherzo – Trio

4. Finale. Allegretto

F. Schubert. String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, Rosamunde, D 804

1. Allegro ma non troppo

2. Andante

3. Menuetto – Allegretto – Trio

4. Allegro moderato

Tattimbet. Kosbasar (version 6), arranged by A. Zhaiym

PERFORMED BY

String Quartet Consists of:

Aidar TOKTALIYEV (1st violin)

Alexey LEBEDEV (2nd violin)

Bekzat SAILAUBAIULY (viola)

Yernar MYNTAYEV (cello)

Artistic Director: Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Yernar Myntayev

Tickets purchased at the Astana Opera are exchangeable and refundable only in cases of cancelled or postponed performances. In all other cases, no refunds and exchanges are possible.