CELLO Drive

Concert

CELLO Drive

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 density of the cello’s timbre is best suited for conveying longing and agonising impatience… The cello delays sound, no matter how much it hurries. Ask Brahms – he knew it. Ask Dante – he heard it.”

— Osip Mandelstam

At the “CELLO Drive” concert, the cello ensemble Viva Celli presents a brand-new programme. The ensemble’s artistic director, Daulet Shakirov, serves as the arranger, having adapted operatic classics for chamber performance.

The cello, with its wide expressive range and finely developed technique, is used as a solo, ensemble and orchestral instrument.

The ensemble consists of winners of international competitions – musicians who actively perform both as members of the Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra and in solo and chamber settings.

In “CELLO Drive”, the musicians will perform works ranging from Baroque classics to contemporary cello arrangements by Kazakhstani composers.

This evening promises to be a true celebration for lovers of classical music. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover the unique world of inspired creativity and the virtuosity of ensemble performance!

PERFORMED BY:

Viva Celli Ensemble:

Daulet SHAKIROV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Kurvanzhan AKHATOV

Aidar KAZKEN

Balzhan KUDIYAROVA

Magzhan SAGADI

Nurislanbek ZHUMATOV

Dariya KENZHENBAYEVA

Azhar KADYROVA

Performers:

Tatyana VITSINSKAYA (mezzo-soprano)

Anel SHAKIROVA (violin)

Aiya GABBASSOVA (violin)

Akhmet SULTANOV (viola)

Diyarzhan AKHATOV (cello)

Anatoly YAKUSHKIN (double bass)

Alexey KOSYREV (flute)

Piano: Raushan BESKEMBIROVA, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Project Author and the Head of the Ensemble –

Daulet SHAKIROV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

PROGRAMME:

P. Locatelli. Sonata for Cello and Piano in D major (arr. by Piatti)

J.B. Barrière. Sonata for Two Cellos in G major

L. Boccherini. String Quintet in C major (arr. by Shakirov)

G. Puccini. Cavaradossi’s Aria from the opera Tosca (arr. by Shakirov)

Ye. Brusilovsky. Fantasy on Themes from the opera Kyz-Zhibek (arr. by Shakirov)

C. Saint-Saëns. Delilah’s Aria from the opera Samson and Delilah (arr. by Shakirov)

J. S. Bach. Minuet and Scherzo (“Badinerie”) from the Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor

J.-Ph. Rameau. Rondeau (“Dance of the Savages”) from the opera-ballet Les Indes galantes (arr. by Shakirov)

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