Aizhana Nurkenova · Film Composer & Pianist

Aizhana Nurkenova is an award-winning composer and pianist whose work spans film, television and the concert stage. Her recent credits include I Want to Live, winner of a 2026 Student Academy Award; Corps à Cœur (Body to Heart), a finalist at the same awards; Ether, selected for La Cinef at Cannes; and The Great Goose Migration, which won Gold at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. 
 
Aizhana’s music combines classical craftsmanship and orchestral scoring with a modern musical language, blending synth textures and unconventional sounds. Collaborative and story-led, she shapes each score around the character and creative vision of the project. She holds a Master’s degree in Composing for Film and Television from the National Film and Television School, where she was a PRS Foundation Scholar. Before moving into screen composition, she established an international career as a concert pianist after earning a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the Royal Academy of Music.