User:Danusyastrans/Serkebaev Almas Ermekovich

Almas Ermekovich Serkebaev (eng. Almas Serkebayev, born. March 31, 1948) — Soviet, Kazakh and American composer, pianist, honored artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Laureate of the state prize of Kazakhstan. Son of people's artist of the USSR Opera singer (baritone) Ermek Serkebayev. The elder brother of the founder and head of the group "a'studio" Baigali serkebaeva and journalist/writer Irina Serkebaeva.

Biography
Born on March 31, 1948 in Alma-ATA, Kazakh SSR in the family of Opera singer Ermek Serkebayev. In 1955 he entered, and in 1966 he graduated from the Republican music school. Kulyash Baiseitova in piano class. In the same year he entered the Alma-ATA state Conservatory at the piano Department. After the first year he moved to the Department of composition in the class of Professor Gaziza Zhubanova. In 1998, he moved to the United States with his family.

Since 1973, after graduating from the Conservatory, he worked as a professional composer. In 1975 he became a member of the Union of composers of the USSR. In the 80s he was elected a member of the Board of the Union of composers of Kazakhstan. In his creative activity, the composer refers to a variety of genres of music. The first success came after the production on the stage of the Kazakh State Opera and ballet theatre. Abay first major works — ballet "Aksak-Kulan", the theme of which the author suggested Zhubanova Gaziza Akhmetovna. Then the rock Opera "my Brother, Mowgli"was written. Among other large-scale works, the Second Symphony, the Second and Third Concertos for piano and orchestra stand out.

Almas Serkebayev also works in the genre of chamber music. It kui for chamber orchestra "Shalkyma" became a "visiting card" of the composer. A significant part of the creativity of Almas Serkebayev was music for theater and cinema, as well as songs. The Sonata for solo violin, which later became known as "Folio Verso", was dedicated to the violinist Marat Bisengaliev.

In 2006, the Kazakh premiere of the third piano concert was held, which was performed by pianist Temirzhan Yerzhanov. The orchestra was led by people's artist of the Kazakh SSR,people's artist of Russia Fuat Mansurovв.

In 2006, the first Opera was written — "Tomiris", which premiered at the end of 2007 on the stage of the Kazakh State theater and ballet in Almaty. On the same stage, another premiere took place — the ballet "Tlep".

In 2009, together with librettist Yuri Kudlach, he wrote the musical "Astana!".The premiere took place in June 2010 in the capital of Kazakhstan, which was attended by President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

In 2014, a series of concerts of the group "a'studio" with a Symphony orchestra. Especially for concerts Almas Serkebayev wrote instrumental "Fantasy" on the themes of popular songs of the band: "Stop, night", "Become my prayer", "Unloved" and "Soldier of love". Also, Almas Serkebaev became the author of all orchestrations for the songs of the group "a'studio" in the framework of concerts.