― 10 июня 2023 г.
The 30th Anniversary of TURKSOY brought together artists of the Turkic World in Almaty
A magnificent Gala Concert held at the Abay State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Almaty, the cultural capital of Kazakhstan, within the framework of the 30th anniversary celebrations of TURKSOY gathered artists of the Turkic World.
The concert, which was the finale of the celebrations in Kazakhstan, was attended by TURKSOY Secretary General Sultan Raev, Minister of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan Ashat Oralov, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan Ozodbek Nazarbekov, Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan Murat Huseynov, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism of Kyrgyzstan Kayrat Imanaliyev, Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Serdar Çam, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Serdar Çam, Almaty City Governor Erbolat Dosaev, representatives of local institutions and organisations, veteran culture and art figures of Kazakhstan along with many guests.
400 artists of the Turkic World who took the scene at the event turned the stage of the Abay State Opera and Ballet Theatre enchanted the audience with their colourful performances waving the flags of our peoples. All together, singers, musicians and dance ensembles from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey and Turkmenistan, who took the scene to celebrate the 30th anniversary of TURKSOY gave wonderful performances which left undelible traces in the memories of the Kazakh audience.
The concert which was the last performance to take place in Almaty within the framework of 30th anniversary celebrations featured the vocal artists: Aygul Kosanova, Dastan Esentemirov (Kazakhstan), Nisbet Sadraeva, Mübariz Aliyev (Azerbaijan), Dilmurod Gulmurotov (Uzbekistan), Garyağdi Sariev, Gülşirin Geldimuradova (Turkmenistan), Cem Gürdal, Zafer İşleyen (Türkiye);
Opera singers: Zarina Altinbaeva, Nurgalim Amanbay (Kazakhstan), Eleonora Mustafayeva (Azerbaijan), Ayna Seytkulieva, Begench Moshev (Turkmenistan), Fatima Tursinbaeva and Zuhra Tursinbaeva, Umit Israilov (Uzbekistan), Elnura Samarbekova, Elgiz Bashembayev (Kyrgyzstan), along with musicians and dance ensembles:
From Azerbaijan: soloist Orhan Zeynalov (tar) and Azerbaijan Dance Ensemble,
From Kazakhstan: Abay State Opera and Ballet Symphonic Orchestra and Choir, Kurmangazi Kazakh National Orchestra, "Sarmat" Children's Dance Ensemble, "Sultanate", "Beyge", "Sultan Seri" Dance Ensembles, Astana Ballet Artists, soloists Rahat Sersenov, Nurken Eshirov (Dombira) and Ayalım Danatarova (Sibizci), "Kausar" Jetigenciler Ensemble and Violinists Group,
From Kyrgyzstan: "Akak" Komuz player group (Kyrgyzstan),
From Uzbekistan: "Bek" Doyraists Ensemble and "Navruz" Dance Ensemble,
From Turkey: "Turkish World Music and Dance Ensemble",
From Turkmenistan: soloist Dovlet Danatarov (Dutar) and "Golden Century" Dance Ensemble and the Virtuoso Yuliana Krivoshapkina from Sakha - Yakutia (RF).
The concert ended with standing ovations of the audience which lasted for several minutes.
