World Premiere of Abai and Shakarim in NY Nov 12

The world premiere of Abai and Shakarim will tak place on November 12, 2014 at 8:00 pm at The Carnegie Hall, New York.
Outstanding British composer Sir Karl Jenkins belongs to the top ten famous living composers in the world. While composing the suite Abai and Shakarim he visited Kazakhstan to immerse himself in the study of the Kazakh musical culture and folk instruments. These masterpieces will be performed by the Almaty Symphony Orchestra and renowned Kazakh musician, virtuoso violinist Marat Bisengaliyev, the Embassy of Kazakhstan reports. The suite is dedicated to renowned 19th century Kazakh intellectual and poet Abai Kunanbayev, who greatly contributed to the Kazakh literature. His works ranged from poetry to music he composed himself. The other piece features Shakarim Kudaiberdiyev who was a poet, writer, historian and a composer. Details also at