National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan
Alibek Kabdurakhmanov(Uzbekistan)
Alexander Bedenkoclarinet(Ukraine)
Fiorella Camilleriflute(Malta)
Valletta
Mediterranean Conference Centre
Alibek Kabdurakhmanov
Born in 1984 in Tashkent.
2002-2006 Graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan with a degree in Percussion Instruments (Bachelor degree)
2006-2008 Graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan with a degree in Percussion Instruments (Master degree)
2017-2019 Graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan with a degree in Opera and Symphonic Conducting (Master degree)
Since 2005, an artist of the musical theater orchestra - studio at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan.
Since 2007, accompanist of the percussion group of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan.
Since 2009, assistant conductor of contemporary music ensemble “Omnibus”
Since 2014, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan
Since 2018, the main conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan
45th International Summer School of Contemporary Academic Music in Darmstadt (Germany, 2010)
Prince Claus Foundation Annual Awards, Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2009)
Tour of the cities of China 2009
Omnibus Laboratorium I-VI (Uzbekistan, 2005-2010)
Black Box I-VI (Uzbekistan, 2006-2010)
The Stars of Tomorrow - a concert with the Radio Germany Symphony Orchestra in Munich (Germany, 2007)
Participation in international festivals:
International Contemporary Music Festival "Turbulence" (Germany, 2018)
33 International festival "Moscow Autumn" Sessions of the Youth Orchestra of the World (JMWO) (Spain, 2007, 2009)
International Festival “Musical Summer Evenings” in Kiev (Ukraine, 2006)
International Festival "Euro-Orchestra" in Ponce (France, 2006)
International festival “Drums of the World” in Tolyatti (Russia, 2005, 2006)
International "Easter Festival" in Moscow (Russia, 2005)
International festival "Moscow Meets Friends" (Russia, 2005)
International festival "Ilkhom-XX" (Uzbekistan, 2001-2005)
Confession:
Laureate of the Tasanno Prize in the Field of Culture (Uzbekistan, 2005, 2007)
Grand Prix at the Shabyt International Competition (Astana, Kazakhstan, 2007)
Special prize in the nomination "for best performance with an orchestra" of the International Competition "EMCY Art for music Prize" (Germany, 2006)
Winner of the 2nd prize of the International Competition in Munich “EMCY Art for music Prize” (Germany, 2006)
Winner of the Grand Prize of the International Competition "Shabyt" in Astana (Kazakhstan, 2004)
Diploma winner of the 2nd International Competition named after Mikola Stasinevicha Warsaw (Poland, 2004)
Experience as a conductor:
National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan
State Academic Symphony Orchestra Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Musical theater orchestra - studio at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan
Ensemble of contemporary music “Omnibus”
Orchestra named “Kurmangazy” (Kazakhstan)
Youth symphony orchestra of Uzbekistan
Fiorella Camilleri
Flute
In October 2019, Fiorella has also formed the Arcana Quintet, performing music by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla. This quintet has the original formation of Piazzolla’s quintet featuring an electric guitar, bandoneon, piano, double bass and flute.
In 2012, Fiorella was the cofounder of the Camilleri Lucini flute and guitar duo. The duo performed in Italy, Malta and Japan respectively. Their chamber music achievements led them to Shizuoka and Tokyo in Japan, where Fiorella led a research based project merging Maltese and Japanese traditional music (2017). This project was supported by the Malta Arts Fund.
Apart from these chamber groups, she frequently collaborates and performs with harpists and pianists respectively. Fiorella believes in constant personal development through practice and education by participating in masterclasses with principal orchestral players such as (most recently) Ms Ulla Miilman (principal flute of the Danish Radio Orchestra, Denmark), Ms Emily Beynon (principal flute of the Concertgebouw orchestra, Amsterdam), Mr Paul Edmond Davies (former principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra), and Mr Andreas Blau (former principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra).
In 2018, she was accepted to participate as an artist at the Aurora International Music Festival in Sweden. Previously she has attended a number of master-classes; namely with Peter Lukas Graf, Marina Piccinini and Nicola Mazzanti. In 2007, she won the Young Musician Award, which enabled her to go and study at the Thames Valley University at the London College of Music, studying with Christine Hankin. Fiorella holds both ATCL and LTCL diplomas with distinction.
Furthermore in April 2012, she finished the two year Masters degree “Biennio Specialistico” in Flute performance at the conservatory of music ‘Orazio Vecchi Tonelli’ in Modena, under the tuiton of Michele Marasco (principal flute of Orchestra Regionale Toscana), Andrea Oliva (principal flute of Academia Santa Cecilia in Rome), Gabriele Betti; and Salvatore Vella (principal flute of Teatro Bellini Catania). Her masters thesis was about chromo synaesthesia, exploring the relationship between sound and colour.
For the past 15 years Fiorella has been holding the sub principal flute/ piccolo chair with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Fiorella plays on a 14K Muramatsu flute and on a Philip Hammig granadilla wooden piccolo. In addition to her music career Fiorella holds a Bachelor (Hons) degree in International Relations from the University of Malta (2004).
Alexander Bedenko
Clarinet
In 2019, Alexander Bedenko released his acclaimed debut album on Orchid classics with Kyril Zlotnikov and Itamar Golan as well as "Finding Home" album on "Sony" classics in March 2022.
A former Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra principal clarinet, Alexander Bedenko was invited by Riccardo Muti as guest principal for a Chicago Symphony Orchestra European tour and has performed as guest principal ckarinet with the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra (London), The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra under direction of Franz Welser-Möst.
Alexander Bedenko is a Selmer Paris and D’Addario woodwinds Artist.
“Timbrally, the performances are ravishing. Bedenko’s tone is the most luxurious velvet”
— Gramophone Magazine
National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan
In 1967 the orchestra toured in the republics of the former Soviet Union, in 1968 it won the competition for symphony orchestras of the Union republics.
In 1986, the National Symphony Orchestra was awarded the title of "Honored collective of the Republic of Uzbekistan".
In 1998, People's Artist of Uzbekistan Ismoil Jalilov was appointed artistic director of the orchestra, and composer Anvar Ergashev was appointed principal conductor.
In November 1998 the National Symphony Orchestra performed a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin, in which US soloists D. Washington (baritone) and D. Fergunes (piano) took part. The concerts organized by the US Embassy in Uzbekistan have become an important event in the cultural life of Uzbekistan.
The collective collaborated with musical ensembles from UK, USA, France, Thailand.
The National Symphony Orchestra has 101 employees, 89 of them are musicians. Artistic director of the orchestra is People's Artist of Uzbekistan Ismoil Jalilov, conductor - Alibek Kabdurakhmanov (since 2018).
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