Professor Alfia Nakipbekova, PhD, MMus, MA, BMus, BA
Alfia Nakipbekova is an internationally acclaimed soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue. She is Professor in the Classical Contemporary Performance in Leeds Conservatoire. Alfia also teaches at Guildhall School of Music, London. She received her doctorate in performance practice at the University of Leeds and has given presentations of papers and lecture-recitals at international conferences at the Universities of Hong Kong, UK and Europe. Alfia is the editor and a contributor to Exploring Xenakis: Performance, Practice, Philosophy published by Vernon Press (2019), and has written articles on the subjects of the cello technique and interpretation. She is a member of the Scientific Committee for Xenakis Centenary Symposium, Athens, 2022.
Alfia’s interests encompass cello technique and interpretation of the works in the romantic, classical, baroque and contemporary styles.