A master class by French pianist and teacher at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Christine Fonlupt, was held in the small hall of the Special Music Boarding School at the Turkmen National Conservatory named after Maya Kuliyeva. This was reported by AsmanNews.

The event took place as part of the ‘Francophonie Spring’ festival, which is being held across Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Students from the conservatoire took part in the masterclass. They performed works by Claude Debussy, Sergey Rachmaninoff, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt and Sergey Prokofiev.

Each performance was accompanied by commentary from Christine Fonlupt. The pianist offered advice on performance technique and interpretation of the works.

On 10 April, pupils from the boarding school also attended a concert by Christine Fonlupt at the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theatre. The pianist performed with the State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan. The events took place as part of a cultural exchange and were aimed at developing the professional skills of young musicians.