The music of award-winning Canadian composer Airat Ichmouratov has been performed at concert halls such as Wiener Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Tonhalle Zürich, Sydney Opera House, the Maison symphonique in Montréal, by a wide range of ensembles and musicians in countries around the world, including Maxim Vengerov, Robert Langevin, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra Moscow Virtuosi, Yuli Turovsky and I Musici de Montréal, Alexander Gilman and the LGT Young Soloists, the Israeli Soloists Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, the Symphony Orchestra of India, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of Polish Radio, Les Violons du Roy, the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, just to name a few.

Versatile in form and style, Ichmouratov’s compositions were recorded on Chandos, Warner Classics, Analekta, ATMA Classique, and Hedone Records. Holding two master’s degrees—in performance (clarinet) and composition—and a Ph.D. in orchestral conducting from the Université de Montréal, Airat Ichmouratov has been regularly invited to conduct numerous orchestras around the world.

Mr. Ichmouratov served as Conductor in Residence of Les Violons du Roy (2007–2009), the Orchestre symphonique de Québec (2009–2012), and the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil (2018–2021). In August 2011, Mr. Ichmouratov conducted I Musici de Montréal on tour in the United States, Brazil, and Peru. In October 2011, he made his debut with the Tatarstan Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre and was immediately re-invited to conduct Puccini’s Turandot and Verdi’s Rigoletto during the 2012–2013 season and on the following European tour.

Born in Kazan, Tatarstan, Airat Ichmouratov studied clarinet at the Kazan State Conservatory. In 1993, when he was appointed as Associate Clarinetist of the Tatarstan Opera and Ballet Theatre and of the Kazan State Symphony Orchestra, he began to extensively tour Europe.

In 2000, after immigrating to Canada, he founded the Muczynski Trio, which won 1st Prize and the Grand Award at the National Music Festival (Canada, 2002) and 1st Prize at the 8th International Chamber Music Competition in Krakow (Poland, 2004). The Trio also recorded for CBC and gave performances in Canada, China, Russia, and Europe.

In 2000, Mr. Ichmouratov joined the klezmer group Kleztory, in which he plays clarinet, composes, and arranges. In 2012, Kleztory won the Klezmer Furth Prize at the International Klezmer Festival and Competition in Amsterdam and, as a result, appeared at the Furth Klezmer Festival the following spring.

With Kleztory, Mr. Ichmouratov has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras including the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, I Musici de Montréal, Les Violons du Roy, and the Brussels Chamber Orchestra, giving over 1,000 concerts in 20 countries.

In 2020, Airat Ichmouratov received the Charles Biddle Award. This honor, given by the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration and Culture pour tous, highlights the contributions of immigrants to Quebec whose personal and professional commitment contributes to the province’s cultural and artistic development.