Gyuli Kambarova was born on May 9, 1982 in the city of Makhachkala in Republic of Dagestan, Russia. During her early music studies, she has won several youth piano competitions, including I. S. Bach competition - II prize, G. Hasanov competition - II prize, and E. Grieg competition - III prize. In 1996, she started to study piano at the :ru:Махачкалинское музыкальное училище|Makhachkala College of Music named after Gotfrid Hasanov with Svetlana Papayan. In 1999 she entered the Lyceum of Music at the Rostov State Conservatory named after Sergei Rachmaninoff. She graduated from the :ru:Ростовская государственная консерватория имени С. В. Рахманинова|Rostov State Conservatory with degrees in piano performance and composition with honors. Kambarova started her career in Southern Russia, where she composed music, performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist, as well as taught piano performance and composition. Her pieces of various genres gained recognition and were widely performed at concerts, festivals and competitions throughout Russia.
Composing style
Kambarova's works are distinguished by their unique personal voice, which combines Southern Russia melodies with the rigorous classical technique. The composer writes music of various genres and instrumentation. Her most recent significant projects are the movie scores for the documentaries "You are not Alone" and "Voice for the Voiceless", directed by Anna Barsukova.
Life in the United States
Currently Kambarova lives in the US, where she teaches on faculty of the Louisville Academy of Music, Youth Performing Arts School and the University of LouisvilleSchool of Music. She sustains an active performing career, takes part in International music festivals and producing CD-albums with her original compositions. In 2019 she became a winner of the Commission Composer Competition organized by the Music Teachers National Association and was nominated for the Composer of the Year award, representing the state of Kentucky.
Family
Husband, Samir Kambarov, is a saxophonist and serves of faculty of the University of Louisville as the lecturer in Jazz Studies. They are raising a son Timur.
Awards
Diploma "for the Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Professional Music Art"
Winner of the Annual Commissioned Composer Award by Kentucky Music Teachers Association
Laureate Diploma at the Segey Agababov Composition Competition in Dagestan for the piece "Swallow"
III Prize at the 5th Prokofiev International Composition Competition
Winner of the International Competition 15 Minutes of Fame: Re-Imagining Schubert
Laureate Diploma at the 8th All-Russian Composition Competition "Choir Laboratory XXI Century" in nomination ""Music on the Lyrics by Classical and Contemporary Poets"
Diploma for the music to the documentary "You are not Alone" at the Film Festival "Otzi i Deti" in the city of Oryol
CD "My Way" ranked among the best published CDs of 2016 by Ablaze Records
Grant for Soul of Love composition from the International Alliance for Women in Music
Special Diplomas "for the Best Piece About Homeland" and "Composition Written on the Folk Text" at the 7th All-Russian Competition "Choir Laboratory XXI Century"
