SEPP MAIA YAAKOVNA
Contact data:
E-mail: maia1985@mail.ru
Academic position: Senior Lecturer
Academic degree: Master of Arts in Science
Name of speciality and code indicated in the diploma of higher education: «Piano – Professional Diploma (Performance, Teaching)» BCA #0627868, registration number 100
Education / qualification (year, country, educational institution):
- 2013-2015 – Germany, Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Solistenexamen in Piano Performance
- 2010-2012 – Germany, Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Master of Music in Piano Performance
2003-2008 – Russia, Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatoire, higher specialisation/concert performer, chamber ensemble artist, piano teacher, accompanist.
Work Experience:
- 2018 - present time – Senior Lecturer of the Special Piano Department of the Kurmangazy Kazakh State Philharmonic Society
- 2016 - present time – soloist of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic
- 2016-2022 − Lecturer of the Special Piano Department, A. Zhubanov The Kazakh secondary specialized music boarding school for gifted children
- 2016-2018 – Lecturer of the Special Piano Department, K. Baisseitov The Kazakh secondary specialized music boarding school for gifted children
- 2013-2015 – Assistant to Prof., Piano Department, Karlsruhe University of Music.
Honors, awards (national, international):
- 2018– 4th prize laureate / 5th International T. Gaidamovich Chamber Ensemble Performance Competition / Magnitogorsk, Russia
- 2017 – 2nd prize winner / 18th Maria Yudina International Piano Competition / St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2015 – Scholarship to support promising young artists / Cultural Foundation of Baden-Württemberg / Stuttgart, Germany
- 2014 – 1st prize Winner / “Concours Musical de France” International Piano Competition / Paris, France
- 2013 – 1st Prize Winner / Wolfgang Rihm International Competition of Contemporary Music Performers / Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2009 – 1st prize winner / 3rd International Piano Competition / Vienna, Austria
- 1999 – 3rd prize winner / 22nd “Le Muse” International Piano Competition / Naples, Italy
Laureates:
- A. Ermolayeva - Scandinavian International Instrumental Music Competition (Turku, Finland, 2023), laureate of 3rd prize
- M. Abdikerim - Scandinavian International Instrumental Music Competition (Turku, Finland, 2023), laureate of 2nd prize
- M. Sagymbay − Scandinavian International Instrumental Music Competition (Turku, Finland, 2023), laureate of 3rd prize
- B. Assylbek – New Soloist International Piano Competition (Almaty, 2021), laureate of the 1st prize
- A. Turyssbekova - New Generation International Competition-Festival (Almaty, 2018), laureate of the 1st prize
- М. Abdikerim – New Generation International Competition-Festival (Almaty, 2018), winner of the 1st prize.
- M. Mantay – 2nd Palma d'Oro International Competition for Young Pianists (Finale Ligure, Italy, 2018), laureate of I prize
- A. Alimova – 2nd Palma d'Oro International Competition for Young Pianists (Final Ligure, Italy, 2018), laureate of 1st prize
Concert activities (2019-2024)
• 2024 – L.van Beethoven. Fantasia for piano, chorus and orchestra op. 80, with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2024 − The best of music of France. Concert in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2024 − French neoclassicism. The Chamber Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2024 − The best of Schubert. Concert in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2024 − Concert of piano music. Concert in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova The Grand Concert Hall named after E. Rakhmadiev at the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory
•2024 − Concert of instrumental music. Chamber hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2024 − The best of Tchaikovsky. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2023 − Gala Concert. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2023 − Evening of chamber music. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2023 − The best of Beethoven. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2023 The best of Bach. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2023 – Concert of students of Prof. Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova and lecturer Maia Sepp. The Small hall of Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory named after A.Zhubanov.
• 2023 − Cesar Frank. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − Gala Concert. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2022 − Masterpieces of Western European and Russian music for two pianos. Concert in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova Organ Hall of Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana
• 2022 − Beethoven. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − The best of Brahms. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − Travel to France. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − The best of Tchaikovsky. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − Musical masterpieces from Frescobaldi to Poulenc. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − The best of Beethoven. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − Symphonic Friday. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2022 − The best of Bach. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2022 − Grand Piano and Orchestra. Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall, Astana
• 2021 − The best of Schubert. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2021 − The best of Chopin. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2021 − Tribute to Brahms. Chamber Hall named after K.Baiseitova, Astana Opera
• 2021− Chamber music concert (F. Schubert, C. Debussy, B. Martinu). The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2020 − New Year concert ‘Philharmonic new year fest’. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2020 − Concert of young teachers of the special piano department. Chamber hall of Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory
• 2020 − ‘Philharmonic Online Fest’ Concert in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova (Programme: S. Rachmaninov ‘Symphonic Dances’ op. 45, ‘Six Pieces’). The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2020 − ‘Philharmonic Online Fest’ Solo Recital in the The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2020 − ‘Spring Inspiration’ The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2020 − Evening of music by S. Rachmaninov Chamber of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − New Year concert ‘From the Heart!’ The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2019 − Concert of Cello Music (S. Rachmaninov, E. Grieg, F. Schubert, F. Chopin, G. Fauré) Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, Grand Hall.
• 2019 − Evening in memory of Teodor Kaplan (Programme: S. Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2) The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − Evening of chamber music (C. Saint-Saëns, M. Bruch, E. Grieg, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninoff) Chamber Hall. The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − Chamber concert with the works for violin and piano (M. Ravel, B. Bartok, B. Zimmermann, N. Castiglioni). Chamber Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − Concert ‘From Romance to Jazz’ (I. Brahms, R. Schumann, A. Piazzolla, J. Matita, Y. Chugunov, A. Schmitt, T. Yoshimatsu, J. Gershwin). Chamber Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − Evening of chamber music. (S. Frank, I. Brahms, S. Rachmaninoff). The Great Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
• 2019 − Recital in the Chamber Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Works by J. Haydn, R. Schumann, F. Chopin).
• 2018 − Concert in memory of Gleb Borisovich Axelrod, RSFSR Honored Artist, Professor of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. Works by Rachmaninov and Schumann in duet with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Professor Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova. Chamber Hall of the Zhambyl Kazakh State Academic Philharmonic (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2018 Concert at the opening of the 45th International Piano Competition in Finale Ligure, Italy (San Biaggio Basilica)
Work in the jury of international competitions (year, month, institution):
- 2024 – jury member of the XVI Republican Small Olympiad among students of specialised schools and music colleges of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
- 2023 – jury member of the Scandinavian International Instrumental Music Competition (Turku, Finland)
- 2022 – jury member of the II Art Talents International Competition of Performing Arts (Moscow, Russia)
- 2018 - jury member of the 2nd Palma d’ Oro International Competition for Young Pianists (Finale Ligure, Italy)
Conducting masterclasses (year, month, institution):
- 2024 - Kurmangazy KNC open class
- 2009 - conducting international masterclasses ‘SOMMERKURSEN’, L. van Beethoven Festival Vienna, Austria.
Recordings:
- 2016 - Solo disc. Schubert Sonata B-Dur D960, Schumann Davidsbündlertänze op. 6. Hofa, Germany
-2008 - Poulenc. Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra (with People's Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova and GASO RK
Scientific papers, editions, publications (2019-2024)
- Publications in peer-reviewed journals:
- ‘Piano art in the context of musical culture of Kazakhstan’ // Keruen No. 2, Vol. 83, 2024, pp.: 345-359
- ‘The personality of the musician in the context of modern art on the example of the work of Gulzhamilya Kadyrbekova’ // Central Asian Journal of Art Studies (Vol. 9 No. 1, 2024)
- ‘To the question about the history of formation and development of the department “General Piano”: the problem of periodisation (to the 80th anniversary of the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy)’ // materials of the XVI International Scientific Conference 11-12 April 2024, Krasnoyarsk 2024, pp.: 332-337
- ‘Sonata for piano and timpani by T. Mynbayev in the aspect of interpretation of Kazakh musicians’ // Central Asian Journal of Art Studies (Vol. 6 No. 4, 2021)
- Author Testimonials:
- “Selected Romances: original and arrangements Volume I”, No. 37945 dated 13 July 2023;
- “Piano 55 vocal melodies on piano”, No. 38227 dated 02 August 2023.
- Participation in conferences:
- ‘Pedagogical principles of Alexander Goldenweiser in the context of musical culture of the era (to the 145th anniversary of his birth)’. XIII International Scientific Conference ‘Art in the Eyes of the Young’ dedicated to the Year of Science and Technology (D. Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk University of Arts, 29-30 April 2021)
- ‘Almaty Conservatory. XXV International Scientific Conference ‘Implementation of modern science and practice’ (Varna, Bulgaria, 11-14 May 2021)
- Studies, monographs, textbooks:
- Selected Romances: Original and Arrangements Volume I’ (Almaty 2023).
Research interests:
Performing arts, Kazakhstani piano school, musical interpretation
Professional development (internships, trainings, seminars, courses):
13.05.2024 - certificate of advanced training at the M.I. Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory (Novosibirsk, Russia) in the additional professional programme ‘Instrumental Performance: Piano’, 72 hours
23.02.2019 - Certificate of Professional Development at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatoire (St. Petersburg, Russia) on an additional professional programme ‘Methodical and Professional Aspects of Piano Teaching’, 72 hours.
24.06.2020 - professional development courses at the Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy on the programme: ‘Online learning: opportunities and practical application’, 72 hours.
23.09.2021 - professional development seminars in Moscow (Russia) on the programme: ‘Clarivate resources for scientific activity’, 3 hours.
30.10.2021 - advanced training courses on speciality ‘Instrumental performance’ in Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy on the programme: ‘Modern performing interpretations in the aspect of solo and ensemble performance’, 36 hours.
Foreign Language Proficiency:
German - C1
English - B1