Aisha Orazbayeva

Violinist Aisha Orazbayeva specializes in avant-garde music and in Baroque works. Both specialties are uncommon for a musician from Central Asia. Orazbayeva began to find outlets for her unorthodox playing at such venues as Cafe Oto, where cellist Lucy Railton organized a series of contemporary music. Orazbayeva released her debut album Outside in 2011, gaining critical notice for her performances of Salvatore Sciarrino's difficult modern Caprices. She has also performed Baroque music on recordings, releasing the album Telemann: Fantasias in 2016. In 2021, Orazbayeva issued the album J.S. Bach: Three or One, on which she was joined by Railton on cello and pianist Fred Thomas.