Eldar Sapaar is an artist of Thomastik-Infeld, Professor at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, and an outstanding Kazakh-German cellist and conductor. Born in Kazakhstan, he is widely regarded as one of the leading cellists of Central Asia. He currently serves as a soloist with the Astana Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is a winner of numerous international competitions, including the prestigious Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition (Croatia).
The legendary artist manager Jacques Leiser, who worked with Maria Callas, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, David Oistrakh, Daniil Shafran, and Sviatoslav Richter, once said about Eldar Sapaar:
“Eldar is not merely a virtuoso in the spirit of the great masters of past eras, but a true musician and poet, performing with immense passion and individuality.”a