ESKİŞEHİR KAZAN FRIENDSHIP CONCERT REACHES GREAT ATTENTION

The Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra performed an unforgettable friendship concert this week, conducted by orchestra conductor Naci Özgüç, with Elmir Nizamov (Pianist-Composer) and Elmira Kalimullina (Soprano) as soloists. This special concert, which unites cultures through the universal language of music, was met with great interest from art lovers.

The concert featured Elmir Nizamov's compositions, performed with the musical integrity and powerful performance of the EBB Symphony Orchestra, providing the audience with a musical experience that was both technically impressive and deeply emotional. Nizamov's works were highly acclaimed for their masterful blend of traditional melodies with contemporary musical aesthetics.

Elmira Kalimullina's elegant stage presence and powerful vocal technique earned her a long standing ovation for her performances. At the evening, where bridges of friendship between cultures were built through music, the universal language of classical music strengthened the artistic bonds established between the two sister cities.

The evening was attended by Eskişehir Metropolitan Mayor Ayşe Ünlüce, Kazan Consul General Uğur Yılmaz, Kazan Deputy Mayor Radik Ravilovich Shafigullin, the Republic of Tatarstan Representative to Turkey Ayrat Gataullin, and their accompanying delegation.

Kazan Deputy Mayor Radik Ravilovich Shafigullin, who stated that he graduated from Eskişehir and was delighted to be in this city after 30 years, said, We are extremely happy that our 30-year-old ties are being crowned with this concert tonight. I would like to address the people of Eskişehir: You have brothers and sisters in Kazan who love you very much, and I extend my warmest regards to you.

Consul General Yılmaz also said, We thank Mayor Ayşe Ünlüce and her team for this gracious hosting. I congratulate our artists and the symphony orchestra on their excellent performance. We are very excited that new bridges are being built between Kazan and Eskişehir tonight. He said.

Mayor Ünlüce expressed her great pleasure in celebrating 30 years of fraternal relations with this meaningful concert, saying, "We owe this wonderful evening to the sister city relationship established between the Kazan and Eskişehir Municipalities since 1995."

She expressed her gratitude and affection to conductor Naci Özgüç, soloists Elmir Nizamov and Elmira Kalimullina, and the EBB Symphony Orchestra. The concert, which attracted considerable interest from Eskişehir art lovers, concluded with the presentation of a plaque and enthusiastic applause from the audience.