Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2018 in the field of literature and art. Chief conductor of the State Opera and Ballet Theater "Astana Opera", chief conductor and artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television of Ireland (Dublin).
Alan Buribayev was born on May 30, 1979 in Alma-Ata into a family of musicians. In 1996, the Buribayev family lived in Greece, where the young man studied violin. The father also interested his son in the art of conducting. So, in the first round of the conducting competition. Pedrotti 18-year-old Alan stood at the conductor's stand. Under his direction the neoclassical ballet “Apollo Musagete” by Igor Stravinsky and “Concerto grosso” by G.F. were performed. Handel. Alan Buribayev graduated from the Republican Secondary Specialized Music School for Gifted Children named after. K. Baiseitova (1997) and for three and a half years with honors - the Kazakh National Conservatory named after. Kurmangazy in two specialties: violin class and opera and symphony conducting. Then he continued his studies at the cultural studies department of the master's program of the faculty of philosophy and political science of Kazakh National University. al-Farabi and at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts. Master of Philosophy.
Alan is fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Greek, loves to read the works of Abai, Chekhov, Wilde, Hasek, historical and musical literature, biographies of composers and books about the era in which they lived and worked.
Alan is the first Kazakh conductor to lead European orchestras. In 2004-2007 Alan Askarovich is the chief conductor of the Astana Symphony Orchestra, with whom he successfully performs in Berlin. During the same period, he was the general music director of the Meiningen State Opera of Southern Thuringia (Germany). At the age of 25, he staged operas: “The Tales of Hoffmann” by J. Offenbach, “Idomeneo” and “The Wedding of Figaro” by V.A. Mozart, “Jenufa” by L. Janacek, “Free Shooter” by K.M. von Weber, “Salome” by R. Strauss, “Mona Lisa” by von Schillings, “Il Trovatore” by G. Verdi, “Die Flying Dutchman” by R. Wagner.
In 2006-2011 – chief conductor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (Sweden) and at the same time chief conductor of the Brabant Orchestra (Netherlands). Since 2010 – music director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television of Ireland (Dublin).
Alan Buribayev regularly collaborates with major philharmonic orchestras: Dresden, London, Rotterdam Orchestras, Oslo Orchestra, German Symphony Orchestra (Berlin), Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Melbourne Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and etc. He conducted the opera “The Queen of Spades” by P. Tchaikovsky at the National Opera of Lyon.
Alan Buribayev worked with the honored ensemble of Russia - the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Russia, guest conductor of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia and NHK (the most famous orchestra in Japan) in Tokyo.
The conductor's repertoire includes almost all the best examples of world musical literature: works by Western European, Russian, and Soviet composers. When conducting abroad, Alan Askarovich always promotes the music of Kazakh composers: Kurmangazy, L. Hamidi, A. and G. Zhubanov, M. Sagatov, T.A. Bestybaev, which always arouse keen interest of the public.
In 2012, the European premiere of the pearl of the Kazakh national opera “Abai” by A. Zhubanov and L. Hamidi took place on the stage of the State Opera of Southern Thuringia in a new edition by Buribayev, directed by Ansgar Haas (Germany). Abai's part was performed by Dae Hee Shin (Republic of Korea), the remaining parts were performed by a cast of soloists from Europe and Latin America.
Since 2015, Alan Askarovich has been the chief conductor of the Astana Opera Theater and, at the same time, the chief guest conductor of the Osaka Symphony Orchestra (Japan). Alan Buribaev is the first prize winner (1999) of the International Conducting Competition named after. Lovro von Matacic (Zagreb, Croatia), winner of the special prize (2001) of the International Conducting Competition. Nikolai Malko (Copenhagen, Denmark), winner of the first prize (2001) at the International Conducting Competition. Antonio Pedrotti (Trento, Italy). Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan 2018 in the field of literature and art.