Askar Abdrazakov (Bass) - APA Artists' Management Alexandra Mercer - www.apaartistsmanagement.com Born in Ufa Bashkortostan, Russian bass Askar Abdrazakov won numerous prizes including: Glinka Competition - 1991. First Prize in the Pretoria International Singing Competition - 1994. First Prize in the prestigious Chaliapin Bass Competition - in Kazan-1994, leading to numerous concerts in Moscow. Grand Prix in the Callas Competition in Athens - 1995. First prize in the International Rachmaninov Competition - 1998.