The people and teams working on the project.
Orchestral arrangements and score preparation
Orchestra Lab is a professional creative team specialising in orchestration, instrumentation, arrangements and score preparation for symphonic, wind and pop-symphonic ensembles.
On the project Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe, the Orchestra Lab team creates the orchestral arrangements and prepares the scores for concert performance of the compositions.
Conductor, arranger
Evgeny Baranchikov is a conductor and arranger, artistic director and chief conductor of the Pop and Jazz Orchestra of the Pskov Region. He is a laureate of the All-Russian Review-Competition of Military Orchestras of the Armed Forces of Russia and a participant of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival. He has many years of experience leading orchestras and creating concert arrangements. He directly leads and coordinates the work of Orchestra Lab and of the project, from scores and arrangements to concert adaptation.
Vocalist of the project · vocal preparation and arrangement of vocal parts
Singer and musical theatre actress, a graduate of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and GITIS. Soloist of the Exemplary Orchestra of the Honor Guard and a winner of vocal competitions. She has performed at leading concert venues in Russia and taken part in musical theatre productions.
In the international music project Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe she takes part in developing the vocal concept, preparing and arranging the vocal parts, and working on phrasing, expressiveness and the vocal dramaturgy of the compositions.
She has been approved as the vocalist for the project's planned concert stages in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Her participation combines performing practice with artistic work on the vocal embodiment of the author's vision.
Founder and artistic director of Bravo Orchestra
Aziz Radjabov is the founder and artistic director of Bravo Orchestra, a professional ensemble created in Tashkent in 2016.
Under his artistic direction the orchestra develops its own concert programmes that combine the world's classical music, contemporary music, works by national composers and original orchestral interpretations.
His work covers building the repertoire, developing the orchestra's creative concept and preparing large-scale concert projects.
Within Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe, as artistic director, he takes part in organising and shaping the artistic concept and in realising the Tashkent concert stage.
Concert orchestra · Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Bravo Orchestra is a professional ensemble founded in Tashkent in 2016. The orchestra brings together more than 50 musicians and is known for vivid concert programmes that combine a contemporary orchestral sound, film music, the world's classics and national musical traditions.
A distinctive feature of the ensemble is its practice of performing without a conductor and playing the repertoire from memory. Its portfolio includes independent concert programmes, collaborations with vocalists and participation in cultural events in Uzbekistan.
Bravo Orchestra is a partner of the project Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe in Tashkent.
Concert production and organisational support
Bravo Music is the concert arm connected with the activity of Bravo Orchestra in Uzbekistan. Its public work includes preparing concert programmes, organising performances, promoting events and working with ticketing partners.
Among its presented projects are concerts of the Candle Fire series, themed orchestral programmes and performances at major venues in Tashkent.
Within Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe, the participation of Bravo Music in the organisational and production preparation of the project's Tashkent concert stage is being considered.
Executive producer of the project
Aleksey Belyaev is a partner and team member of the international music project Osmon ichra. Whispers from the Sufi Universe.
He contributes to the organisational and resource support of the project, takes part in discussing its development strategy and in preparing the conditions for realising the concert programmes.
As executive producer, his work is aimed at developing partnerships, coordinating organisational processes and putting the project's creative concept into practice together with the author and the professional team.
Partner for creating and supporting the project's information resources
Nilantis is the partner for creating and supporting the information resources of the project, including its official websites.