Ashirov Nurken Nurgalievich
Born on January 20, 1985 in the village of Pioneer, Zhambyl district, Zhambyl region. In 1991 he went to the first class of a district high school in the village of Enbek. 1992-1997 studied at secondary school number 25 in Taraz, since 1997 – at the music school named after A. Zhubanova. In 2002, after graduating with honors in the dombra class, Nurken Ashirov became a student of the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy. After that, in 2012, he graduated from the magistracy with a degree in Orchestra Conductor. He began his career in 2003 as part of the Academic Folklore and Ethnographic Orchestra named after N. Tlendieva as a soloist. In 2004-2010, as a student, he worked in the orchestra as the Principal accompanist and soloist. In 2008, he became a member of the Tartu group under the leadership of Meyrambek Bespaev, while simultaneously teaching in the music school named after A. Zhubanova. Nurken’s repertoire includes folk kui, as well as works by Kazakh and foreign composers, which are masterfully performed by a musician. Ashirov is a unique dombrist who has absorbed all the tricks and forms of ownership of a national instrument, performing modern kui and widely promoting this art form. He is one of the most talented young dombraists of the republic. A lot of articles have been written about him on the pages of republican newspapers and magazines. In 2011, the writer D. Doszhan, admired by the talent of Nurken Ashirov, wrote the short story Virtuoso. The famous kyushi, People’s Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Akhmediyarov, in his opening speech at the concert of Nurken Ashirov, praised the talent of the musician: “Among modern young kyushi there are no equal to Nurken. He is a composer, performer, and conductor – one of the young musicians with a bright future. ” The diverse performance of each cuy at the concerts of Nurken Ashirov does not leave indifferent any spectator. Since 2001, he has also been a regular participant in many festive concerts of the republic. Within the framework of the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and other countries, he told the whole world about the Kazakh national instrument – dombra, and the audience applauded the musician’s virtuoso game.
And in 2009-2010. At holiday concerts in Vienna and Astana dedicated to Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the OSCE, as well as at a concert dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the SCO, Nurken Ashirov was fully awarded a standing ovation for his performances. Since 2001, he has also been a regular participant in many festive concerts of the republic. Within the framework of the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and other countries, he told the whole world about the Kazakh national instrument – dombra, and the audience applauded the musician’s virtuoso game. And in 2009-2010. At festive concerts in Vienna and Astana dedicated to Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the OSCE, as well as at a concert dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the SCO, Nurken Ashirov was fully awarded a standing ovation for his performances. He also demonstrated his art more than once at state holiday concerts during official visits of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and as part of the Culture Days of Kazakhstan in Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. The first solo concert of Nurken Ashirov took place when he was only 9 years old in the city of Taraz. Then in 2000 a solo concert “Taraz Tolgauy” was held here, dedicated to the 2000th anniversary of Taraz. After this, solo concerts are held in Astana, Almaty, Taraz. In 2007, his first solo disc Ulgissa was released.
2009,2010,2011 years Winner of the State Scholarship of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Achievements:
- 1996, Almaty, Laureate of the I International Festival of Halykaralyk “Ainalayn”
- 2000 Almaty Grand Prix of the XXI Republican Competition
- 2001 Karaganda. ІІІ place, Laureate of the I Republican contest named after Tattimbeta
- 2001 Astana. III place in the IVInternational competition “Shabyt”
- 2002 Uralsk. I place, Laureate of the I Republican contest named after K. Zhantleuova
- 2003 Astana. II place, Laureate of the VІ International Festival “Shabyt”
- 2006 Astana. I place, Laureate of the VI International Competition named after Kurmangazy
- 2009. Taraz. Grand Prix of the II International Competition named after N. Tlendieva “Kel, Erkem, Alatauykha”
- The holder of the state scholarship of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, Almaty)
- Laureate of the Foundation for the First President – Leader of the Nation (2012)
Honored Worker of Kazakhstan (2012), etc.