

Meet The Artist
Who or what inspired you to take up the piano and pursue a career in music? I was born into a musical family, my mum teaches piano and my dad plays and teaches the dombra, which is Kazakhstan’s national instrument. The piano was my choice straight away. Both of my brothers are violinists, my mum tried to insist on cello for my youngest brother so we could have a trio, but he refused to carry it. He saved a lot on airplane tickets! Who or what were the most important influence