Kurambayeva Gulnara
Contact information:
E-mail: gkurambaeva@mail.ru
Academic position: Associate Professor
Name of speciality and code indicated in the diploma of higher education: «Piano»
Education / qualification (year, country, educational institution):
- 1994-1999 – RK, Almaty State Conservatory named after. Kurmangazy
- 1999-2001 – RK, Almaty State Conservatory named after. Kurmangazy, postgraduate study, assistantship-internship
Work Experience:
- 1999 - present - Associate Professor of the Special Piano Department of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory
- 2024 - present - Soloist of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Philharmonic
Honors, awards (national, international):
- 2014 - badge "Excellence in the field of culture" / Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Kazakhstan
- 2017 - Special Prize of the Public Foundation "Nursultan Nazarbayev Educational Foundation" for the preparation of Kazakhstani participants of the VIII International Pianists' Festival in Almaty.
- 2021 - "30 years of Independence of Kazakhstan" / Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan / Kazakhstan
- 2023 - diploma / Department of Education of the city of Almaty / Kazakhstan
Laureates:
- Antipina A. Internationaler wettbewerb fur klavier Diploma (Germany, Hamburg 2012)
- Antipina A. VIII International Festival-competition "Window to Europe" 2nd prize (Russia, St. Petersburg 2013)
- Alpysbaeva L. XIV International competition "Music without limits" 2nd prize (Lithuania, Druskininkai 2014)
- Kozhagul E. XV International competition "Music without limits" 3rd prize (Lithuania, Druskininkai 2015)
- Diorditsa V. Republican Subject Olympiad 3rd prize (Kazakhstan, Almaty 2017)
- Maksimov M. VIII International piano competition Diploma (Kazakhstan, Almaty 2017)
- Ostroverkhov V. IX International Competition of Young Pianists 2nd prize (Ukraine, Sumy, 2018)
- Kozhagul E. International Piano Competition named after S. Rachmaninov 2nd prize (Kazakhstan, Pavlodar 2018)
- Kozhagul E. Evgeny Mikeladze International Classical Music Competition "Silk Road" 1st Prize (Georgia, Batumi 2020)
- Bayramova K. Evgeniy Mikeladze International Classical Music Competition "Silk Road" 2nd prize (Georgia, Batumi 2020)
- Kozhagul E. X International Competition of young pianists "Slobozhanskaya fantasy" 2nd prize (Ukraine, Sumy 2020)
- Seksenov A. All-Russian Piano competition "The Voice of the Piano" 1st prize (Russia, Ufa 2020)
- Sidorova A. All-Russian competition of performing skills "Talents of Eurasia" 2nd prize (Russia, Yekaterinburg 2021)
- Oralkhan A. The Twelfth All-Russian competition of performing skills "Talents of Eurasia" 3rd prize (Russia, Yekaterinburg 2021)
- Bayramova K. XIV Republican Student Olympiad 3rd prize (Kazakhstan, Almaty 2022)
- Seksenov A. III International Piano Competition PianoPremium 2nd Prize (Belarus 2023)
- Sidorova A. International Music Competition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of S.V.Rachmaninov 3rd Prize (Russia, St. Petersburg 2023)
- Aitbek A. International Music Competition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of S.V.Rachmaninov 3rd Prize (Russia, St. Petersburg 2023)
- Yerlanova Zh. International Music Competition dedicated to the 150th anniversary of S.V.Rachmaninov 3rd Prize (Russia, St. Petersburg 2023)
Concert activity:
Kazakhstan, Lithuania, India, China, Georgia.
Cooperation with conductors: Tao Lin (China), Alexander Polyanichko, Anatoly Levin, Valentin Uryupin, Petr Gribanov (Russia), Dorian Wilson (USA), Pavel Tarasevich, Erbolat Akhmedyarov, Muslim Emze, Adil Bestembekov (Kazakhstan).
Cooperation with soloists and groups: People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhaniya Aubakirova, Fyodor Artamonov, Erkebulan Saparbayev (Kazakhstan), Daniil Kopylov, Yuri Didenko (Russia), Olivier Doise (France).
GASO RK named after T.Abdrashev, Karaganda Symphony Orchestra, Student Symphony Orchestra of the KNK named after Kurmangazy, State Classical Music Ensemble "Camerata Kazakhstan", Mangistau Symphony Orchestra, etc.
Concerts (2019-2024)
• Concert with the Student Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy National Conservatory. Conductor E. Akhmedyarov, Almaty, 06.05.2019
• Concert with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Conductor V. Uryupin (Russia), Almaty, 07.06.2019
• Concert with the Karaganda Symphony Orchestra. Conductor G. Ubeda (Great Britain), Karaganda, 13.04.2019
• Participation in a concert of the jury members of the International Competition named after E. Mikeladze, Georgia, Batumi, 24.02.2020
• Participation in concerts as part of a creative meeting with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zh.Ya. Aubakirova. Ust-Kamenogorsk 28-29.10.2020, Pavlodar 01.11.2020
• Solo concert in the Aktobe Philharmonic named after G. Zhubanova Aktobe 26.11.2021
• Solo concert in the Children's School of Arts Taldykorgan 17.11.2021
• Solo concert together with the Mangistau Symphony Orchestra. Conductor A. Bestembekov Aktau 16.04.2022
• Concert with the Karaganda Symphony Orchestra. Conductor P. Gribanov (Russia) Karaganda 12.02.2022
• Solo concert in the concert hall "Shalkyma" Karaganda 16.11.2022
• Solo concert in the Great Hall of the Kurmangazy State Academic National Concert Hall on November 30, 2022.
• Participation in the concert "Mozart-Chopin" with the State Chamber Orchestra "Camerata of Kazakhstan" on November 25, 2023.
• Concert "In Memory of the Great Artist" dedicated to the 150th anniversary of S.V. Rachmaninov (as part of the trio: E. Saparbayev violin, F. Artamonov cello) KGA Philharmonic Society named after Zhambyl, Almaty on February 19, 2023.
• Concert dedicated to the 150th anniversary of S.V. Rachmaninov (in the trio E. Saparbaev violin, F. Artamonov cello) Grand Concert Hall of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Concert Hall, Almaty 03/31/2023
• Concert D. Shostakovich: “My consciousness is filled with music” (in the trio E. Saparbaev violin, F. Artamonov cello) KGA Philharmonic Society named after Zhambyl, Almaty 02/14/2024
• Concert "Masterpieces of Shostakovich" (in the trio E. Saparbaev violin, F. Artamonov cello) Aubakirova art space Almaty, 02.03.2024
• Concert "Musical revelations" (in an ensemble with M. Kerimbaev cello) KGA Philharmonic named after Zhambyl Almaty 30.05.2024
• Concerts as part of career guidance work. Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semey, Pavlodar, March 2024.
Master classes
Karaganda, Pavlodar, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semey, Petropavlovsk, Zhezkazgan, Aktobe, Almaty, Aktau, Taldykorgan, etc., as well as abroad (Georgia, Lithuania, Tashkent).
Participation in International Projects
Almaty International Piano Competition, November Music Fest Classical Music Festival, SILK WAY project, Performed as a soloist with the Karaganda Symphony Orchestra (35 concerts in more than 30 cities in China: Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Zhuhai, Xiamen, Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Dalian and many others.)
Participation in the jury of competitions
Almaty City Piano Competition, 44th Republican Piano Competition in Almaty, Republican Piano Competition "Piano Forum Kazakhstan" 2012, S. Rachmaninov International Piano Competition (Pavlodar, 2018), VI A. Dvarionaite International Piano Competition (Visaginas, Lithuania 2021). Chairman of the jury of the International Classical Music Competition named after E. Mikeladze (Batumi, Georgia, 2020), International Piano Competition (Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2024).
Scientific papers, editions, publications (2019-2024)
Studies, monographs, textbooks:
- Author's course on the topic "The main trends of modern piano pedagogy". It was developed jointly with the associate professor of the KNK. Kurmangazy Aigalkaeva B.B. for advanced training courses for teachers. The program was adopted at the UMS on 11/25/2022
- The collection "100 works for piano" was released jointly with the editors-compilers Diorditsa V.I., Kozhagul E.N., Solai Publishing House, 2023.
Professional development (internships, trainings, seminars, courses):
- Advanced training courses within the framework of the International Competition named after E.Mikeladze. The theme "Silk way is the thread that binds cultures of different states" - 72h. February 2020.
- Advanced training courses on the topic "Online learning: Opportunities and practical applications" - 72h. June 18-24, 2020
- Advanced training courses on the topic "Piano lessons" - 36h. November 18-22, 2022
- Advanced training courses within the framework of the VI International Piano Competition named after A.Dvarionaite. The theme "Interpretation of piano works" - 43.5 hours on October 26-28, 2021.
- Advanced training courses within the framework of the Erasmus+ program - 36h. March 13-18, 2023.
Foreign Language Proficiency:
English - B1