KALYKOVA, Saida

Saida KALYKOVA is a pianist and composer, Academician of Music, and soloist of the E. Rakhmadiyev State Academic Philharmonic in Astana. She is a laureate of international competitions, recipient of the Zhanshuak Award for contribution to cultural development (2016), and a winner of the national project “100 New Faces of Kazakhstan” (2017).

She holds the distinguished title of “Persona” at the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonia named after Dmitri Shostakovich, (2016) a prestigious honor previously awarded to renowned artists such as Rachmaninoff and Shalyapin. She has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras, including the Yuri Temirkanov Orchestra (2009) and the Orchestra of Teatro della Pergola (Florence 2014), among others. Her professional activity includes more than 120 performances, among them 21 solo concerts, over 60 motivational meetings, and more than 20 charity concerts. Saida received her formal musical education in Kazakhstan and further developed her artistic profile by completing a Master’s degree at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, Italy (2014). As a composer, she has written over 30 original works. Her creative work combines academic tradition, contemporary compositional thinking, and an active cultural mission.