YELAMAN YERNUR was born into a family of musicians and novelists in Kazakhstan in 1995. He began learning to play the piano at the age of five. He graduated from the A. Zhubanov Republican Kazakh Specialized Music School for Gifted Children (class of Gulzhan Kazybekova) before completing his studies at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and postgraduate internship program under the guidance of Professor Alexander Mndoyants. He further honed his skills under the tutelage of Ekaterina Mechetina, Honored Artist of Russia.
Yernur is an award-winning pianist, having earned the Grand Prix at the A. Zhubanov International Young Talents Competition in Almaty, Kazakhstan (2012), Second Prize at the Abu Dhabi International Piano Competition (2015), Fifth Prize at the International Piano Competition Almaty (2017), Finalist Diploma at the International Piano Competition Ciudad de Vigo (2020), Finalist Diploma at III the International N.K. Metner Memorial Competition in St. Petersburg (2022), First Prize at the Shabyt International Creative Youth Competition in Astana (2022), Contestant Diploma at the XVII International Tchaikovsky Competition (2023), among others.
He performs solo and as part of chamber ensembles in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Japan. In addition to his musical activities on stage, he engages in educational activities and works at a children’s music school.