DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL PIANO

At the origins of the Department of Special Piano at the Conservatory stood such pianists as A. Ryabov, E. Levitan, V. Petash, L. Tamulevich, M. Burshtin, F. Kharmats, G. Tokombaeva, and L. Kiizbaeva. The first head of the department was People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor P.A. Tsokurenko, followed by Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor Z.A. Narynbaeva, and currently the head is Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic G.N. Konusheva.

The department has raised many laureates of international competitions in France, Russia, Israel, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and other countries, including Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic E. Atageldiev, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic A. Tekenova, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic G. Konusheva, G. Zhorobekova, K. Meymanbaev, Excellent Worker of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic A. Abdulina, Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic S. Amanbaev, M. Osmonov, K. Chotoeva, and many others.

The department is actively engaged in concert and competition activities, participates in the development of all music educational institutions in the country through supervision and monitoring of the educational process in schools and colleges, visiting exams for mentoring and further support of teachers, pupils, and students.

The department’s goal is the constant improvement and enhancement of teaching methods. Masterclasses by prominent foreign pianists such as V. Nosina, D. Bashkirov, V. Margulis, Yu. Slesarev, E. Mechetina, E. Mikhailov, O. Kern, V. Ovchinnikov, A. Sevidov, A. Pisarev, A. Nabiullin, S. Sultanov, M. Schweizer, K. Schumacher, T. Erzhanov, and many others are regularly held at the Conservatory.

The department regularly holds concerts dedicated to the anniversaries of outstanding composers and pianists, various lecture-concerts, as well as concerts involving students and teachers of the conservatory, pupils of music colleges and schools of the republic. The annual Piano Parade concert, which involves students from all music educational institutions in Bishkek, has become a tradition. The purpose of the concert is career guidance for future pianists. Competitions for the best performance of Chopin, for the best performance of piano concertos, for the best performance of works by Scriabin, and many others are held.

The department has developed methodological materials such as “About the Kyrgyz Piano Sonata,” “Harmony in a Musical Work,” “Difficulties in Performing Brahms’ Music,” “Teacher and Student,” and others. Currently, the Department of Special Piano includes People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor P.A. Tsokurenko; Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor Z.A. Narynbaeva; Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor G.N. Konusheva; Acting Associate Professor I.I. Tolmacheva; laureate of international competitions, lecturer T.Zh. Arakeev; and Dean of the Piano-Theoretical Faculty, Excellent Worker of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic, lecturer A.A. Abdulina.
 

Preliminary creative selection and musical-theoretical requirements for applicants of the specialty "Special piano".