Aigul MYRZATAI
ALMATY, June 24 (THE GLOBE)
On June 19 in Almaty the concert of two prominent musicians � Gauhar Murzabekova and Temirzhan Yerzhanov � was given at the Zhambyl�s State Philharmonic Society. Compositions of Prokofiyev, Ravel, Beethoven and Shuman were performed at the concert.
On that warm summer day the audience present at the concert could evaluate not only irreproachable performance of the great musicians Gauhar Murzabekova (violin) and Temirzhan Yerzhanov (piano), but also interpretations of the performed compositions which do not have analogous. Such a well-coordinated performance of the ensemble, stylistic literacy and perfect performance of classic and modern compositions proved that these two persons having different temperaments and characters could create and present one single thing � Music which touched people�s souls and impressed their consciousness. This was proved by applauds which did not permit the musicians to go: the duet of Gauhar Murzabekova and Temirzhan Yerzhanov has been respected and recognised by the Almaty audience.
Gauhar Murzabekove is a famous violinist, the laureate of the international competition who graduated from Chaikovsky�s Moscow State Conservatory in Moscow (David Oistrach and Oleg Krysa�s class). She began its creative activity as a soloist of the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society. For the last two years she established the chamber orchestra �Kamerata of Kazakhstan� and was the head of this orchestra. Recently �Kamerata� headed by its leader returned from Prague, where it gave some successful performances. Gauhar Murzabekova�s performance first of all strikes audience�s attention with its intonation accuracy. Moreover, the violinist till the end of her performance observes this accuracy. This important element of the professional performance undoubtedly makes her different from other musicians of Kazakhstan. Temirzhan Yerzhanov, the laureate of the firm premium of Robert Shuman�s International Competition in Germany (one of the most prestigious competitions) who graduated from Chaikovsky�s Moscow State Conservatory (professor Michail Voskresensky�s class) and is famous in Kazakhstan not only as the greatest pianist, but as a musician whose name (of the first Kazakh musician) was included in the list of owners of the gold medal of the International Competition. His name was also drawn at marble plate with gold letters at the house-museum of the greatest composer-romantic Robert Shuman.
Nothing may be said about Temirzhan Yerzhanov as a talented pianist, and about his individual manner of performance. You should hear him. Then music will say everything. There is something unique and inimitable in his performance. It is difficult to describe this�
By Alessandro RAIMONDI
VEVEY, June 25 (THE GLOBE)
Nestl�, the Swiss colossus active in the food industry, has announced its 1998 results with a communiqu� just launched by its Vevey HQ on Lake Leman.
In spite of a heavy crisis that has plagued some of the most absorbing markets of the world, the group has carried out a profit increase of 2.6% compared to 1997, corresponding to a nett profit, after taxes, of 4,291 billion SF. Many countries do not reach such figure in terms of national balance�
A number of sectors have been responding quite promisingly, such as the ready-to-eat frozen food, mineral waters and the pharmaceutical ones which have contributed extensively to the success of the company last years.
The board of directors will propose the payment of a dividend of 38 SF per share, 3 francs up compared to the �97 dividend.
Regarding 1999 the communiqu� indicates that the group forecasts an increase of turnover and profit since some of the turbulences that hit some markets have lost momentum, and
recovery of their economies is currently taking place.No problems have been recorded, instead, in such markets as the American and the European ones where sales have expanded as a result of healthy economies. Good results have been gathered from Latin America, Africa and the Middle East where the trend is likely to continue.
During 1998 the group has also undertaken some changes in terms of divestments and acquisitions, which have counted respectively for a 1% contraction and a 3.9% improvement.
In the troubled markets the group has been able to change its strategies in limited times, so to reduce to the max unnecessary risks. Particularly where national currencies have been devaluated, Nestl� had to match a substantial increase of costs which has reduced the nevertheless promising results.
29 June 1901 - The first edition of �Editor & Publisher� was issued. A newspaper for the newspaper industry ... why not?
30 June 1959 - Frenchman, Emile Blodin, crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope this day! It took him five minutes. 5,000 spectators stood and stared as he made his way across the falls in a most dangerous Odyssey. What some people do with nothing but spare time on their hands. Next, they�ll be going over the falls in wooden barrels!
30 June 1936 - Margaret Mitchell�s book, �Gone with the Wind�, was published on this day in New York City.
30 June 1974 - The famous July 4th scene from the Steven Spielberg movie, �Jaws�, was filmed on this day. A crowd of 400 screaming, scared, panic-stricken extras in bathing suits ran from the water � over and over and over again, until the scene was perfect. No man-eating killer white sharks were harmed during the production of this paragraph...
30 June 1985 - For the 13th time since 1972, the world�s official timekeeper atomic clock ticked off one extra second at 23:59 Greenwich Mean Time (also called UCT, Universal Coordinated Time) or 7:59:59 p.m. in New York. The leap second was added to compensate for the gradual slowing of the Earth�s rotation. The practice continues every few years, but the adjustments are now made on New Year�s Eve.
30 June 1966 - Mike Tyson (boxer: youngest heavyweight champion [20 years 144 days)
1 July 1952 - Dan Aykroyd (comedian, actor: Driving Miss Daisy, Grosse Point Blank, Coneheads, Saturday Night Live, Dragnet, Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers)
1 July 1961 - Lady Diana (Spencer) (Former Princess of Wales, humanitarian, activist)
From June 4 to July 3
The Kosteyev State National Museum. Exhibition of the works of Bakhytbek Talkambayev.
The Kosteyev State National Museum. Exhibition of the works of S. Kalmykov, I. Itkind, V. Eifert, and Rudolf Nuriev�s painting.
From 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Closed on Monday.
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