Kalmyk State Philharmonic celebrates 55th anniversary

The main concert organization of Kalmykia celebrated its official birthday. On September 24, 1971, by order of the Minister of Culture of the RSFSR, the Kalmyk Concert and Pop Bureau was transformed into the Kalmyk State Philharmonic.

This date is a long, bright and inspiring path, noted in the Philharmonic named after Hero of Kalmykia Arkady Mandzhiev.

It all began in 1960 with the creation of the Kalmyk Concert and Pop Bureau of the Ministry of Culture of KASSR. In 1987, the Philharmonic expanded its borders, opening branches in the Housing, Soviet and Yashkul. In 1996, the institution received the name “Kalmconcert”, and in January 2012, it regained the status of a budgetary institution of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Kalmyk State Philharmonic”.

From 2011 to May 2022, the Philharmonic was headed by an outstanding composer, Honored Artist of Kalmykia Arkady Naminovich Mandzhiev. On August 15, 2022, his name was officially given to the Philharmonic, cementing his eternal presence in the heart of our culture.

Today, the Kalmyk State Philharmonic named after A. N. Manjiev is the center of professional art of Kalmykia, carefully preserving not only the world academic classics, but also the heritage of Kalmyk composers.

It is symbolic that on October 1, at 18.30, on the International Music Day and in honor of our 55th anniversary, after a large renovation, a renovated small concert hall will open with a solemn concert, the cultural workers told the story, congratulated the veterans of the stage and thanked the audience.