Beris Keliniz Vara
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Native name | * Qazan: Besiýiw Keliniz Wara
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Born | Sansanur, Qazania | December 2, 1812
Died | August 3, 1888 Pyivüüh, Mwamba-Sangmia | (aged 75)
Nationality | Qazan |
Occupation | Pianist, Composer |
Years active | 1832-1872 |
Beris Keliniz Vara (Qazan: Besiýiw Keliniz Wara, IPA: /bʲesʲijɪw kʲelʲɪnʲɪz wärä/, Classical Letsatian: Bẽris Kérpas Vara, IPA: /bɛ̂:ris kɛ́rpäs vä́:rä/, Modern Standard Mwamban: Beris Keliniz Vara, IPA: /beris keliniz värä/; born presumably on the 3rd of December, 1812), is a Qazan piano composer and virtuoso.
Early life
Vara was born in Sansarnur, a small city in the south of Qazania which was occupied by the Letsatian Empire at the time. At a young age, Vara was fascinated with music and very talented. Vara's family is one of the wealthier families under the empire and Vara was sent to Pyivüüh in modern-day Mwamba-Sangmia to study music. Vara created a variety of études to improve his piano technique around age 11 and he played his first major concert when he was 12.