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Airat Ichmouratov

Canadian composer and conductor

Airat Rafailovich Ichmouratov (Russian: Айрат Рафаилович Ишмуратов, Tatar Cyrillic: Айрат Рафаил улы Ишмурат,) born 28 June 1973, is a Volga Tatar born Russian / Canadian composer, conductor and klezmer clarinetist. He is a clarinetist of Montreal-based Klezmer group Kleztory[1] and invited professor at Laval University in Quebec, Canada.[2]

Airat Ichmouratov
Айрат Ишмуратов
Airat Ichmouratov conducts the London Symphony Orchestra during the recording session of his Piano Concerto on 19th April 2022, St Luke's, London, UK
Born
Airat Rafailovich Ichmouratov

(1973-06-28)28 June 1973
Kazan
Russia
CitizenshipCanada, Russia
Alma materKazan Conservatory
Occupation(s)Conductor, Composer, Klezmer Clarinetist
Years active1994–present
Websitewww.airatichmouratov.com

Discography

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  • Klezmer music, Kleztory (2002)
  • Barber, Copland, Britten, Bruch, Kazan Chamber Orchestra La Primavera, Ak Bars (2002)[3]
  • Klezmer, Kleztory, Yuli Turovsky & I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Chandos Records(2004)
  • Nomade, Kleztory, Opus Award winner 2007, Amerix (2007)[4]
  • Shostakovich, Weinberg, Ichmouratov, I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Analekta (2008)[5]
  • Symphonique, Le Vent du Nord et Quebec Symphony Orchestra, CBC (2010)[6]
  • Carte Postale, Alcan Quartet, ATMA Classique (2011)[7]
  • Beethoven, Violin Concerto (cadenzas by Ichmouratov), Symphony No. 7, Alexandre Da Costa, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Warner Classics (2013)[8]
  • Arrival, Kleztory, Amerix (2014)
  • Tales from the Dinarides, Michael Bridge, Guillaume Tardif, Kornel Wolak, Wirth Institute (2017)
  • Klezmer Dreams, Andre Moisan, Jean Saulnier and Molinari Quartet,ATMA Classique (2017)[9]
  • Nigun, Kleztory, Amerix (2017)[10]
  • Melodies of Nations, Romic – Moynihan Duo, Hedone Records (2017)
  • Letter From an Unknown Woman, Three Romances for Viola, Concerto Grosso No. 1 – Belarusian State Chamber Orchestra, Evgeny Bushkov – Chandos (2019)
  • Youth' Overture, Maslenitsa Overture, Symphony, Op.55 'On the Ruins of an Ancient Fort' – Orchestre de la Francophonie, Jean-Philippe Tremblay – Chandos (2020)
  • Momentum, Kleztory - Chandos (2020)
  • Julia MacLaine, Preludes - Analekta (2022)
  • Ichmouratov: Viola Concerto No.1 / Piano Concerto – London Symphony Orchestra, Airat Ichmouratov conductor – Chandos (2023).[11]

Interviews

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  • "De qui? De quoi? Êtes-vous le contemporain?" (in French). Montreal , Canada: airelibre.tv. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-23. (Interview with Airat Ichmouratov on Airelibre.tv)
  • "Airat Ichmouratov: Street busker to orchestra conductor". Montreal , Canada: globalnews.ca. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-31. (Interview with Airat Ichmouratov on Global News Montreal)

References

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  1. ↑ Heather Solomon (17 April 2017). "Kleztory plays to soothe a troubled world". Montreal: The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ↑ "Répertoire du personnel administratif et enseignant". Canada: www.mus.ulaval.ca. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Barber, Copland, Britten, Bruch/ Discography, La Primavera, Kazan Chamber Orchestra". Kazan, Russia: la-primavera.org. 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  4. ↑ "Kleztory releases". Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Kleztory .com. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  5. ↑ "Shostakovich, Weinberg, Ichmouratov / I Musici de Montreal; Yuli Turovsky". Toronto, Ontario, Canada: www.thewholenote.com. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Le Vent du Nord Symphonique (in French)". Montreal, Quebec, Canada: archambault.ca. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  7. ↑ "discography/ Carte Postale". Montreal, Quebec, Canada: quatuoralcan.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  8. ↑ "Beethoven Violin Concerto with klezmer cadenzas by Ichmouratov". USA: lwarnerclassics.com. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Klezmer Dreams, Andre Moisan, Jean Saulnier and Molinari Quartet". Canada: www.thewholenote.com. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  10. ↑ "Nigun, Kleztory". Canada: ledevoir.com. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  11. ↑ "Airat Ichmouratov: Piano Concerto; Viola Concerto No. 1". London, Great Britain: www.classical-music.com. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.

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