Gyuli Kambarova Gyuli Nizamievna Kambarova | |
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Background information | |
Born | Russia | May 9, 1982
Genres | classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Composition, Piano |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | www |
Gyuli Nizamievna Kambarova (Russian: Гюли Низамиевна Камбарова; 9 May 1982, Makhachkala, Russia) is a Dagestan and Russian composer who is a member of the Union of Composers of Russian Federation,[1][2] member of the International Alliance for Women in Music,[3][4] member of the Music Teachers National Association, and member of the Songwriters Guild of America. She authored the music for the documentaries "You Are Not Alone",[5] "Voice for the Voiceless" [6][7] and Fine Line directed by Anna Barsukova.[8] She lives and works in United States.[9][10]
Gyuli Kambarova was born on May 9, 1982, in the city of Makhachkala in Republic of Dagestan, Russia. During her early music studies, she has won several youth piano competitions, including I. S. Bach competition - II prize, G. Hasanov competition - II prize, and E. Grieg competition - III prize. In 1996, she started to study piano at the Makhachkala College of Music named after Gotfrid Hasanov with Svetlana Papayan. In 1999 she entered the Lyceum of Music at the Rostov State Conservatory named after Sergei Rachmaninoff. She graduated from the Rostov State Conservatory with degrees in piano performance (2005; Professor Natalia Simonova) and composition with honors (2010; Professor Galina Gontarenko).[2][11][12]
Kambarova started her career in Southern Russia, where she composed music, performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist, as well as taught piano performance and composition.[13][14][15] Her pieces of various genres gained recognition and were widely performed at concerts, festivals and competitions throughout Russia.[2][16]
Currently Kambarova lives in the US, where she teaches on faculty of the Louisville Academy of Music,[17] Youth Performing Arts School[18] and the University of Louisville School of Music.[19] She sustains an active performing career, takes part in International music festivals and producing CD-albums with her original compositions.[20][21] In 2019 she became a winner of the Commission Composer Competition[22] organized by the Music Teachers National Association and was nominated for the Composer of the Year award, representing the state of Kentucky.[23]
Kambarova's works are distinguished by their unique personal voice, which combines Southern Russia melodies with the rigorous classical technique.[3] The composer writes music of various genres and instrumentation. Her most recent significant projects are the movie scores for the documentaries "You are not Alone" (Russia, 2017) and "Voice for the Voiceless" (Russia, 2019), directed by Anna Barsukova.[3][20]
Husband, Samir Kambarov, is a saxophonist and serves of faculty of the University of Louisville as the lecturer in Jazz Studies.[24] They are raising a son Timur.[15]