International Flute Academy is accepting applications
The International Flute Academy will be held with the support of Batyrkhan Shukenov Public Foundation and Bulat Utemuratov Foundation in Almaty from April 2 to April 6, 2022 at Zhambyl Kazakh State Philharmonia. Submissions will be accepted until March 16, 2022. The Academy is open to pupils and students studying flute at the age of 7 and older and professional performers (no age limit).
The project will be a continuation of the organization’s initiative to create an academic environment, which was launched in 2018, after a nominal scholarship and a republican contest for talented wind instruments students was established.
The International Flute Academy will provide a four-day practical master classes of the leading teachers of Germany, Kazakhstan and Russia - Eduardo Belmar, Yerzhan Kushanov and Irina Stachinskaya. The academy is dedicated to playing the flute and promoting artists on the international stage. Experts will share their new skills, artistic stories and the mysteries of the industry with the participants.
Applications will be accepted until March 16, 2022. 12 people are allowed to participate on a competitive basis.
Pupils and students aged 7 and over, students of specialized music schools, children's music schools, children's art schools, specialized secondary educational institutions and higher educational institutions as well as professional performers can take part in the academy.
“We believe in the power of interaction and professional communities, so when teachers Yerzhan Kushanov and Zukhra Zeyngalieva applied, my partners and I decided to support such an important initiation. We want the environment to which we belong to formulate its expectations and needs and initiate projects itself. The Academy is just such a case, and we are glad that Kazakhstani flute players will have a chance to take practical master classes with leading performers, - states the Director of the Foundation, Nargiz Shukenova.
You may learn more about the selection stages and to apply on the webpage of the International Flute Academy: https://batyr.foundation/our-project/flute-academy
Academy teachers:
Eduardo Belmar (flute, Germany) - leading flutist of the Frankfurt Opera Orchestra (Germany), flute teacher at the Higher School of Music in Frankfurt on the Main, laureate of the prestigious international ARD contest in Munich, the Gazzelloni International Flute Contest, the Andalucía International Flute Contest, former leading flutist in Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe.
Yerzhan Kushanov (flute, Kazakhstan) is a graduate of the Paris Higher National Conservatory of Music and Dance, soloist of Zhambyl Kazakh State Philharmonia, concertmaster of the flute group of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra, laureate of the Banque Foundation Populaire, the 1st prize winner at the International Flute Contest in Paris.
Irina Stachinskaya (flute, Russia) is a laureate of international contests, soloist of the Moscow Philharmonic Society, Powell Firm artist, teacher at A.G.Schnitke Moscow State Institute of Music and the Moscow State Institute of Culture.
Co-organizers of the Academy:
Kushanov Music Group is a community founded by Yerzhan Kushanov with the aim of promoting classical music in Kazakhstan through the organization of international academies, festivals, master classes, conferences and exhibitions. The first large-scale project of the community is the organization of the International Flute Academy.
More information about the project may be found on the Foundation's website: https://batyr.foundation/our-project/Batyr-Lab or on the Foundation's social media pages:
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/batyr.foundation
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/batyr.foundation/
Contacts:
Batyrkhan Shukenov Foundation
Kamila + 7 (777) 666-63-10
About Batyrkhan Shukenov Foundation www.batyr.foundation
Shukenov Public Foundation was established in 2015. In 2018, the musician's family took over the management of the Foundation: Baurzhan Shukenov heads the board of trustees of the Foundation, the Foundation Director is Nargiz Shukenova. As a representative of the singer's heirs, the Foundation is the only source of official information about Batyrkhan Shukenov.
On April 10, 2018, Bulat Utemuratov Foundation and Batyrkhan Shukenov Foundation announced the launch of four joint projects: the establishment of a nominal scholarship for students, a contest for musicians, the release of a musical edition and music discs with all the artist's albums. The Foundation is open to proposals for projects related to culture and art or aimed at improving the intellectual environment of Almaty city.
About Bulat Utemuratov Foundation www.utemuratovFoundation.org
Bulat Utemuratov Foundation was founded in early 2014. The mission of the Foundation is to help Kazakhstan become a better place for people to live today and in the future, by promoting the development of healthcare, education and culture. The Foundation donated to the state two modern PCR laboratories and coronavirus rapid tests for $4.5 million. Since 2014, 25 hospitals in remote communities have been equipped with vital medical equipment for over $2.3 million. Free autism centers including “Asyl Miras” have been opened and are operating in 10 cities of Kazakhstan, for the development of them the Foundation allocated 12 million US dollars. During the last 7 years, approximately 11,000 children with ASD have been accepted by autism centers, where they are helped to learn the skills for a full independent life. The Foundation helps victims of natural and man-made disasters: since 2018, about 9,000 flood victims have received the Foundation’s help within the Help Card Project in the amount of about $850,000; 390 families in need in the cities of Kyzylorda, Arys, Myrzakent and Aral received new housing for a total of about $9.5 million. The Foundation carried out the reconstruction of the Main Botanical Garden in Almaty, the budget of which amounted to 15 million US dollars.