The concert of Tatar music in Almaty takes place

The concert of Tatar music was held in the big hall of the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society. The program included   the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Kazakhstan, conductor Nurzhan Baibusinov and soloists Maira Muhammad-kyzy and Filyus Kagirov. This is reported on the website of the World Congress of Tatars.

Before the beginning of the concert, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Vasil Shaikhraziev and deputy akim of the city of Almaty Arman Kyrykbayev delivered welcoming speeches. They marked  the centuries-old friendship of the fraternal Kazakh and Tatar peoples, the close intertwining of history and cultures, underscored the historical significance of this event.

The main idea of ​​the organizers was the inclusion in the concert program  works  by  Tatar composers.

At the concert, the aria of Altynchach from the same name of Nazib Zhiganov's opera, the libretto by  Musa Jalil, the Kazakh waltz and the aria of   Azhar from the opera "Abay", the new song of Rinat Abdulkhalikov "I let you go." sounded

Filyus Kagirov sang the song of Rustem Yakhin, "Kitma, Sandugach", loved by everyone, the audience warmly met a young Tatar singer, extremely popular in Kazakhstan.

The evening ended with the song "Tugan tel" performed by the orchestra, Maira Muhammad-kyzy, Filyus Kagirov, whom the whole of audience supported.

"Today was a historic concert! - said one of the spectators, a veteran of the Tatar movement Ravil Guzairov. - Such in Almaty never happened. We are grateful to the organizers for their respect for our musical history, for giving us the opportunity to hear the works of our great masters again. "

"On behalf of the Kazakh Congress of Tatars and Bashkirs, we express our gratitude to the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, the Almaty City Akimat, the World Congress of Tatars and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan for the support provided for our concert," said Rinat Abdulkhalikov, Deputy Chairman of the Congress. - We have long thought of such a project in which we could show all the richness of the culture of our people that has absorbed the beneficial juices of the Kazakh land. This naturally fits into the framework of the state program "Ruhani jangiru". We see that we are on the right track. We expect that now our Concert of Tatar music will be an annual one and will be included in the plan of cultural events in Almaty. "