An unforgettable concert took place at the Bolshoi Concert Hall of the Kazakh State Symphony Orchestra where the audience had the distinct pleasure of listening to a marvelous score called “The Prophets” due to a top-drawer conductor from Germany, Matthias Manasi, as well as to an honored and resplendent artist of Kazakhstan, Aida Ayupova, and virtuoso musicians of the Kazakh State Symphony Orchestra in Almaty.
Matthias Manasi is one of the brightest and gifted conductors of our time, known for his charismatic and expressive manner of conducting, but also for his indisputable piano talent. He put forth enormous effort to set the highest possible standard for the whole performance.
(Erzhan Oralyekov, Evening Almaty, 27 January 2015)