Press Release

Tension and Form

AIMAN MUSSAKHAJAYEVA FOR THE FIRST TIME AT CERESIO ESTATE

12 July 2026, 7.00 pm
Montagnola, Centro scolastico

Aiman Mussakhajayeva, violin
Giuseppe Gullotta, piano

On 12 July at 7.00 pm, Ceresio Estate welcomes to Montagnola the Kazakh violinist Aiman Mussakhajayeva, an internationally recognised soloist and a major figure in the musical education of her country.

Together with pianist Giuseppe Gullotta, she presents a programme bringing together major works from the repertoire for violin and piano. Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, Brahms’s Third Violin Sonata, Saint-Saëns and de Falla trace a path between formal tension, passionate energy and brilliant sonority.

The evening marks one of the artist’s first appearances within Ceresio Estate and brings a strong international presence to the jubilee edition.

Free admission.

Music by:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Brahms
Camille Saint-Saëns
Manuel de Falla

BIOGRAPHIES

Aiman Mussakhajayeva
Aiman Mussakhajayeva is an internationally renowned Kazakh violinist and one of the most recognised interpreters of her generation. A prizewinner at major international competitions, she has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras and collaborated with conductors of international standing. Alongside her concert career, she has made an important contribution to musical education and founded the Kazakh National University of Arts in Astana.

Giuseppe Gullotta
Giuseppe Gullotta is an Italian pianist active on the international scene. Trained in Sicily and at the Piano Academy of Imola, he has performed in important European venues and collaborated with soloists, conductors and major musical institutions. Especially valued in chamber music, he combines interpretative rigour, musical sensitivity and close attention to dialogue between instruments.

Aiman Mussakhajayeva
Aiman Mussakhajayeva
Giuseppe Gullotta
Giuseppe Gullotta