Daniyal Mukashevich Nazarmatov

Nazarov Daniyal Mukashevich - a talented musician.
Founder of the guitar art school in Kyrgyzstan, one of the legendary organizers of the "Spring Ala-Too" festival.
Born in 1940 in the city of Naryn to a family of civil servants.
From 1964 to 1968, he studied at the music college of the Moscow Conservatory named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in the guitar class.
After graduating from the college, he returned to Kyrgyzstan and worked as a teacher at the Kyrgyz State Music College named after M. Kureneev (1968-1979), and then as deputy director of the music school named after P. Shubin (1969-1971).
From 1971 to 1976, he was a student at the Kyrgyz State Institute of Arts named after B. Beishenaliev. In 1976, he was appointed artistic director of the Kyrgyz State Philharmonic named after T. Satylganov, and in 1982, he was appointed director of the philharmonic.
Nazarov D.M. is the founder of the guitar art school in the republic.
He has repeatedly represented the musical art of Kyrgyzstan abroad and in the Commonwealth countries.
Nazarov D.M. is the author of a number of original works and arrangements of classical kyuu and melodies for guitar, folk instrument orchestra, and pop music, which are widely used in the repertoire of guitarists, music educational institutions, and general education schools in the republic.
Since 1962, Nazarov D.M. has been engaged in scientific and pedagogical activities. Over 35 years, he has trained hundreds of specialists who work in many countries around the world.
In 1997, Nazarov was awarded the academic title of associate professor, and in 2000 - professor.
In 1990, Nazarov D.M. was elected a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, where he served as deputy chairman of the permanent commission of the Supreme Council on education, culture, and tourism.
With the direct participation of Nazarov D.M., resolutions of the Supreme Council of the Republic "On Tourism," the Law "On Culture," "On the Celebration of Nowruz," and others were prepared.
From 1991 to 1993, he served as the Minister of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic.
From 1993 to 1998, Nazarov D.M. was the general director of the Kyrgyz State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Maldybaev.
In 2002, he published a collection titled "School of Guitar Playing" in the Kyrgyz language.
In recent years, the honored figure of culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Nazarov D.M. has been engaged in pedagogical activities. Throughout his career, he made a significant contribution to the development of culture and art in our country.
He passed away on January 24, 2007.