Fuat Shakirovich Mansurov (Fuat Mansurov) |

Fuat Mansurov

Soviet and Russian conductor and teacher, People’s Artist of Russia (1998).

In 1944, the artistic activity of the young musician began – he played the cello in the orchestra of the Alma-Ata Radio Committee. This lasted only a year, and then he entered the Alma-Ata Conservatory, from which he graduated as a conductor in 1950 (teachers A. Zhubanov and I. Zak). Mansurov’s track record is very large: he was a conductor in the orchestra of Kazakh folk instruments (1949-1952), in the symphony orchestra of the Alma-Ata Radio Committee (1952), at the Abai Opera and Ballet Theater (1953-1956), and in 1956 he headed the symphony orchestra of the Kazakh radio and television. Having thus gained considerable practical experience, in 1958 Mansurov improved at the Moscow Conservatory with Leo Ginzburg, after which he became the head of the newly organized symphony orchestra of the Kazakh SSR. Finally, since 1963 he has been the chief conductor of the Opera and Ballet Theater named after Abai. He happened to perform in theaters and concert halls in many cities of our country. He took part in two creative competitions: in the competition of the VI World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow (gold medal) and in the All-Union Conducting Competition in 1966 (III prize). In 1968, Mansurov was appointed chief conductor of the Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. Jalil in Kazan.

L. Grigoriev, J. Platek, 1969

Since 1969 he has been a conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre. In particular, the recording of N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “The Tsar’s Bride” made by him with the soloists and the orchestra of the Bolshoi Theater is widely known and highly appreciated by music lovers. Since 1989 he has been chief conductor and artistic director of the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan. Since 1970 – professor at the Moscow State Conservatory, since 1986 – professor at the Kazan State Conservatory.