A Piano Recital by Akkenzhe

A Piano Recital by Akkenzhe
30 Sep 2018
7:30pm
Esplanade Recital Studio

Akkenzhe will perform music by Chopin, Lizst, Ravel and others, while also bringing to the table a taste of her Kazakhstan culture.

Akkenzhe Bimyrzayeva is currently based in Singapore as a piano teacher and concert pianist. She has placed in many international competitions and was awarded a full scholarship to study in the National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy. After her studies in Kazakhstan, she was invited to Singapore as a Master Piano Teacher, and with her guidance her students have placed in prestigious piano competitions.

Akkenzhe Bimyrzayeva is one of the bright piano talents recognized by Ministry of Education in Kazakhstan. She was born in 1993 (Almaty, Kazakhstan). At the age of 5 years old she began taking piano lesson. In order to pursue her musical talents, she went to Republic Boarding Music School of Zhubanov for talented children where she was taught under the guidance of Larisa Minkina, who helped her to succeed in piano performance. In 2007 Akkenzhe was the youngest winner of international Gaku piano competition, where she was nominated for 3rdPrize. 
Following her success, in 2010 Akkenzhe was invited to perform as a soloist with National Symphony Orchestra, which progressed her career to the new level. 
 
In 2011 Akkenzhe took part in International Competition, where she was admitted as a student one of the leading professors Svetlana Masover and received full scholarship for Bachelor’s degree at National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy. In 2014 Akkenzhe also started taking lesson with Michael Voskrisensky (Moscow Conservatory) and Dina Yoffe (Hamburg Conservatory).
 
After successfully finishing her Bachelor’s degree in 2016, Akkenzhe received invitation to work in Singapore as a Master Piano Teacher for SMART students. Her work with the smart young pianists resulted in numerous awards for her students in International piano competitions (Chopin, Steinway Competition, Grand Prize Competition London and etc.), while she was awarded Best Teaching Prize in International Youth Piano Competition 2017. 
 
Despite her age, Akkenzhe is very experienced and highly demanded piano teacher and concert pianist. She has developed her own unique approach to teaching on the basis of Russian and German philosophies. Akkenzhe believes that her passion and talent will benefit the future of piano music in Singapore.