The Academic folklore and Ethnographic orchestra “Otyrar Sazy” named after N.Tlendiev.
Artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra: Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Dinzukhra Tlendieva,
Conductors: Honored Artist of Kazakhstan, holder of the Order of “Kurmet” Zhalgasbek Begendikov,
Laureate of international and national competitions Abilkayyrkhan Beisekov

Soloists:
Honored Worker of Kazakhstan – Gulzat Daurbayeva, Winner of the medal for “Labor distinction” – Aigerim Sharipbek, Laureates of national and international competitions – Farhat Kubiyev, Nurgalym Amanbayev, Zhuldyz Baizhuma, Ayazhan Kuanyshalieva, Aidos Zhabagin.

The program:
N. Tlendiev – “Ata tolgauy”
A. Kazakhbayev-duet from the Opera”Zhambyl”
S. Mukhammedzhanov – “swinging Virgin steppe”
G. Donizetti-Cavatina Linda from the Opera “Linda Di Shamuni”
People’s song – “Diamond”
L. Hamidi – “this is it”
N. Tlendiev – “come to yerkem Alatauyna”
N. Tlendiev – “Zhan saulem”
A. Zatsepin – “the Waltz of the spring”
E. Brusilovsky – “Gakku” from the Opera “Kyz Zhibek”
L. delib – “Spanish Bolero”
N. Tlendiev – “soul and half”
N. Tlendiev – “Swallows”
Ch. A. Bixio – “Mamma”
L. Arditi – “Kiss”
D. Tlendikeli – “Bibigulga”
N. Tlendiev – “Merry Virgin”
F. Legar-Aria Judith from the Opera”Judith”
J. Rossini-Cavatina Figaro from the Opera “Seville Cirulnik”
People’s song – “AK Kurai”
N. Tlendiev – “Swan”

The Academic folklore and ethnographic orchestra “Otyrar Sazy” named after N.Tlendiev, created in 1982, provides an opportunity to get acquainted with the richest collection of Kazakh national musical instruments – modern and ancient, which have come down to us from the depths of centuries. In addition to dombra and kobyz, the orchestra plays ancient instruments such as – zhetygen, sherter, shan-kobyz, mes-kobyz, syrnai and saz-syrnai, sybyzgy, as well as percussion instruments – asatayak, dauylpaz, tuyak-tas, konyrau, kayrak. The first artistic director and chief conductor, People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize, Halyk Kaharmany, prominent public figure, composer Nurgisa Tlendiev managed to prove that ancient folk instruments are capable of embodying not only works of small forms, but also large dramatic designs. Today, the orchestra is led by N.Tlendiev’s daughter Dinara Tlendieva, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, holder of the Order of “Kurmet”. The conductors are Honored Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhalgasbek Begendikov, laureate of international and national competitions Abilkayyrkhan Beisekov. The orchestra actively performs concerts in the cities of Kazakhstan and in the countries of the near and far abroad.