The pianist from Kazakhstan launched his international career by winning the Gold Medal at the XIth International Robert Schumann Piano Competition 1993 in Zwickau, Germany, and now makes his debut as Assistant Conductor at the Golden Gate Opera.

Temirzhan Yerzhanov has toured in Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, USA, United Kingdom, China and India. He has performed with many orchestras including Moscow Radio Tchaikovsky Symphony, Zwickau Philharmonishes, Sacramento Philharmonic, San Luis Obispo Symphony, Vogtland Philharmonie, The Symphony Orchestra of India, working with such conductors as Vladimir Fedoseev, Lothar Seyfart, Johannes Wildner, Michael Morgan, Jiří Malát. He has appeared in prestigous venues such as London Wigmore Hall, Berlin Konzerthaus, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Dresden Sempergalerie, Paris Salle Gaveau, New York Carnegie Weill Recital and Merkin Halls, Moscow and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Halls. Mr. Yerzhanov has been featured on live broadcasts, in studio recordings and talk shows of Deutsche Radio Berlin, Hong Kong Radio, BBC Radio, Radio Free Europe, Radio Russia, Capital Radio Sacramento, Orpheus Radio. He garnered much praise for his CDs of Schumann (RCD label) and Prokofiev works including World premiere of Classical Symphony (Con Brio Recordings).

A diverse musician, Mr. Yerzhanov has collaborated with many instrumentalists and opera singers of international acclaim such as Michael Collins (clarinet), Vasko Vassilev (violin), Marat Bisengaliev (violin), Elena Kelessidi (soprano), Melody Moore (soprano), Maïra Kerey (soprano) and with opera companies like Astana Opera, Walnut Creek Festival Opera, Opera San Jose. He conceived and performed a National premiere of Rossini’s Petite Messe Sollenele and several contemporary music premieres, just to name a few of his original projects. A graduate and former faculty member of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Mr. Yerzhanov moved to the USA in 2002, where he was named ‘Best Performer of 2007’ by San Francisco Classical Voice along with San Francisco Opera and soprano Angela Gheorghiu, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Mark Morris Dance Group, Artemis Quartet and Medieval Trio. He was recently awarded with the Honored Title for the Outstanding National contribution in his native country.