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CSU Bakersfield Guitar Arts Series presents: Rovshan Mamedkuliev

Rovshan Mamedkuliev has studied in classes with the leading musicians of Russia, and guitarists Leo Brouwer (Cuba), Fabio Zanon (Brazil), and Roland Dyens (France). He is widely respected especially for his performances of repertoire from Bach to contemporary composers.

Born 1986 in Baku, Azerbaijan, he is a laureate of the major Russian music contests (the Aleksey Petropavlovsky) and international competitions including the 30th Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition held in Charleston, South Carolina. Since1999 he has won more than twenty awards in major competitions

He started his studies in guitar at the age of 11 winning high marks for artistry. In 2004, he entered the Nizhniy Novgorod Conservatoire (named after M.I. Glinka) and in 2009 completed his education with honors. Since September 2009, he has been a graduate student of the Nizhniy Novgorod Conservatoire where he teaches in the Department of folk instruments, as well as in the Arzamas Music College.

For more information about Rovshan Mamedkuliev, visit his website:

http://mamedkuliev.ru/en/news