Kazakh Arts Masters Perform “Road of Friendship” Concert in Ashgabat

A festive concert by Kazakh masters of arts, titled “Road of Friendship”, was held at the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theatre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The event brought together music lovers, diplomats, creative figures and young people from the capital. Opening the programme, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Nurlan Nogayev, stressed the steady development of Turkmen-Kazakh relations, which rest on long-standing traditions of friendship and mutual respect.

Artists from the Gaziza Zhubanova Aktobe Regional Philharmonic performed. The vocal ensemble “Dauys” presented folk compositions in a modern interpretation, while the group “Akku” staged dance productions reflecting national culture. In a performance by an orchestra of Kazakh folk instruments, soloist Oral-Kosai Baisengir sang traditional terme to verses by the poet Magtymguly Fragi.

The programme also paid tribute to Turkmen art. Nurken Ashirov, artistic director of the Akhmet Zhubanov orchestra, performed his own fantasy on the popular Turkmen folk song “Bibijan” and an overture to Danatar Ovezov's opera “Leyli and Mejnun”. The concert ended with loud applause from the audience.