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On July 11, 2025, representatives of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory took part in an online working meeting with colleagues from the A. K. Glazunov Petrozavodsk State Conservatory and the Karelian Foundation for the Development of Public Diplomacy as part of the implementation of the international project “Dialogues Cultures – Bridges of Friendship.”
In the second semester of the 2024–2025 academic year, students of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory studied at leading international music institutions through various academic mobility programs. Talented students from different specialties took part in the mobility programs. These exchange programs help young musicians develop professional skills, broaden their cultural horizons, and strengthen international ties.
On July 9, 2025, staff members of the International Programs and Cooperation Department of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory donated new publications to the collection of the National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
On June 24, 2025, an online presentation of a scientific and methodological manual created as part of international cooperation between three leading conservatories from Kazakhstan, Russia and Uzbekistan will take place. The project brought together experts from Almaty, Tashkent and Saratov to jointly comprehend and analyze modern piano works and national performing traditions.
On May 25, 2025, third-year student Lucie Jeanneret, enrolled in the "Musicology" program at our partner institution – the University of Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland) – successfully completed her academic training.
On May 23, 2025, Kseniya Semiletova, a third-year student of the “Piano” educational program, successfully completed her semester at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory. She arrived as part of the academic mobility program for the spring semester of the 2024–2025 academic year from the Voronezh State Institute of Arts (Voronezh, Russia).
On May 15, 2025, the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory hosted a master class and a concert by Hungarian tuba performer Zalán László Kovács, organized jointly with the Hungarian Consulate General in Almaty.
With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Galiya Begembetova (March 11, 1965 – May 2, 2025), a great educator, talented musicologist, PhD in Arts, Associate Professor, scholar, and organizer.
From April 15 to 18, 2025, masterclasses were held at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory by an international guest expert—saxophonist and professor at the Conservatorio Superior De Música De Vigo, Rafael Yebra (Spain).