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Concert dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Nikolai Artemovich Amiyants

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Concert dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Nikolai Artemovich Amiyants
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Alexey Gimalitdinov

A charitable concert was held in the "Turkmenistan" cinema and concert hall to honor the memory of Nikolai Amiyants, an Honored artist of Turkmenistan, founder of the Turkmen violin school, virtuoso violinist, and outstanding teacher. The concert program opened with Giulio Caccini's "Ave Maria," performed as a prayer by the People's Artist of Turkmenistan Gulnar Nuryyeva, international competition laureate Aybolek Mukhieva – one of Amiyants' last students, and international competition diploma winner Stella Faramazova – a friend of the family, colleague, and associate. The intertwining voices of vocals, violin and piano sounded solemn and sublime, as a tribute to a very dear person.

Bahram Dolyev, one of Amiyants' students, shared in an interview: "I was always outraged that, despite being the best violin student in school, I was scolded and told, 'You can do better.' It wasn't until I entered the conservatory and heard Nikolai Artemovich play that my soul was turned upside down, and I developed a desire to play like him, if possible."

Nikolai Artemovich himself said that while participating in violin competitions, he achieved prize-winning places, but he realized quite early that he derived pleasure from teaching gifted students. His pedagogical talent took precedence over performing talent. Students who joined Amiyants' class considered themselves incredibly fortunate.

Nikolai Artemovich Amiyants left a memory of himself as a kind, intelligent and talented teacher and colleague. During his lifetime, everyone around him treated him with love and sympathy and even after his passing, he is remembered with love and sympathy. This concert featured his favorite works, including compositions by Nury Halmamedov, Aram Khachaturian, Gluck, Chopin, Brahms, Arno Babajanian, Puccini, Saint-Saens, Mozart, Piazzolla, Kara Karayev, and others.

The performers were his favorite and loving students: Seyran Kasimi, Timur Kasymov and Jemal Agajanova – Amiyants' second-generation students – Bahram Dolyev with "Camerata Ashgabat," and Takhir Ataev's orchestra. The honored artist of Turkmenistan Vladimir Mkrtumov repeatedly approached the piano keys, and Aybolek Mukhieva waved her bow three times. Concertmaster Stella Faramazova was the hostess of the evening.

The violin hardly left the stage throughout the evening, symbolically representing the founder of the Turkmen violin school. The epilogue to the concert was an address to the audience by Irina Amiyants, Nikolai Artemovich's daughter. She thanked everyone who came to honor her father's memory and noted that the strength and talent her father invested in his students would serve to glorify Turkmenistan.