On November 26 - 30 Almaty hosted the I Republican competition of musicians playing wood winds named after Batyrkhan Shukenov. The Competition had five nominations: flute, oboe, clarionet, fagott and alto saxophone. 

Under results of assessment by the panel of judges, laureates of the Competition are:
Flute:
Prize II - Khadisha Yelibayeva (Astana)
Prize III - Roza Soltykhanova (Astana)

Oboe:
Prize I - Almat Zhailaubayev (Astana)
Prize II - Islam Aliyev (Astana)
Prize III - Liliya Abrakhmanova (Astana)

Clarionet:
Prize II - Tlek Dautkan (Astana)

Fagott:
Prize I - Olzhas Ashirmatov (Almaty)
Prize II - Yerkanat Danabek (Almaty)
Prize III - Talgat Sapabekov (Almaty)

Alto saxophone:

Prize I - Arukhat Mussaipov (Almaty)
Prize II - Artur Bemm (Almaty)
Prize III - Madi Madeniyetov (Almaty)

Diploma winners of the Competition are:

• Aruzhan Darkenbayeva (flute, Almaty)
• Anna Danilchenko (clarionet, Almaty)
• Tolganai Daulet (clarionet, Astana)
   

In the Competition final on November 30, young musicians played Mozart’s and Glazunov’s concert piece of art accompanied by the Camerata of Kazakhstan Orchestra and Nicolas Krauze. That evening the representative of the panel of judges from France was a conductor of the famous collective.

“I am glad to be here and participate in the panel of judges of such wonderful competition. This is my first experience of judging the wind instruments; I had participated in the panel of judges of competitions in France and Switzerland but as regard to string players. I would like to note that the level of the Competition participants in Almaty is very high. Strong preparation is noticeable; and this event is important for everybody. It's a comfort to know that the Competition can have impact on young artists”, Nicolas Krauze (France), conductor and member of the panel of judges, said.