This year, all progressive humanity celebrates the 185th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose works have received worldwide recognition.
There were no professional musicians in Pyotr Ilyich’s family, so at his parents’ request, he received a legal education. But between the ages of 15 and 18, he began taking lessons from the well-known pianist R. Kundinger. Incidentally, the pianist did not think highly of the future composer’s abilities. The teacher could not have imagined that soon the whole world would applaud his student.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky left humanity eight operas, including “Eugene Onegin,” “The Queen of Spades,” and “Iolanta.” It is known that he destroyed two other operas-“The Voyevoda” and “Undina”-considering them not good enough. In addition to operas, Tchaikovsky proved himself to be an innovator in ballet dramaturgy with works such as “Swan Lake,” “The Sleeping Beauty,” and “The Nutcracker.” Among the world’s musical masterpieces are the composer’s six symphonies. As a subtle psychologist, he managed to reveal the inner world of a person, from lyrical pensiveness to the deepest tragedy.
Many lovers of classical music gathered in the Grand Hall of the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva for an evening dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The specialists of the Chamber Ensemble Department managed to cover all areas of Tchaikovsky’s creativity in the concert program. The concert opened with Natalia’s arioso from the opera “The Oprichnik,” performed by Arzygul Gylyjova. Twice, the vocalists turned to the opera “The Queen of Spades”-in Tomsky’s ballad and Hermann’s arioso, in which the secret of the three cards was revealed. The performers were Amangeldi Amanov and Begench Moshiev. The opera “Eugene Onegin” was also performed twice in the concert program. Bahar Durdyeva, as Tatyana, confessed her love in a letter to Onegin.
Seiran Ataniyazov performed an unusual arrangement of Lensky’s arioso for violin, arranged by Leopold Auer. The audience listened to Seiran’s performance with great interest.
Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Vladimir Mkrtumov performed Tchaikovsky’s famous work “The Seasons.” The light, soaring melody of March was followed by the languid music of June, November was represented by a dashing ride in a troika, and December by folk festivities during the Christmas season.
People’s Artist of Turkmenistan Gulnar Nuryeva, Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Aina Seyitkuliyeva, and Meylis Myratgeldiyev conveyed the Russian spirit to the listeners in Tchaikovsky’s romances.
The concert program was concluded by Aibolek Mukhieva, who performed the 2nd and 3rd movements of the Violin Concerto.
The accompanists for the evening were international competition laureate Stella Faramazova, Enejan Nuryeva, Maya Beymanova, and Vladimir Mkrtumov.
The audience expressed their gratitude to the concert participants with friendly, unceasing applause for the emotions they received from the beautiful music.
