On the occasion of 20 years of professional performance of his instrument, our most famous harpist Mersiha уukri will hold a concert in the small hall of the Philharmonic Orchestra on October 25, starting at 20 pm. Admission is free.

The concert program will feature compositions by Durant, Dusek, Glinka and Henson.

- The 20th anniversary of "Mersiharfa" is connected with the first concert of my own harp. That is why I am especially dear to him. I have had concerts before, but I have always depended on the instruments of the institutions. With the concert I want to give the audience a lot of music filled with love, passion, emotions. Different styles intertwined through the strings of the harp. I will also have guests at the concert, my dear colleagues from the Philharmonic - Elena Talevska on violin and Paskal Krapovski on cello - said Mersiha уukri for "Cultural Press".

Mersiha уukri is a solo harpist of the Macedonian Philharmonic. He obtained his higher education at the Faculty of Music in Skopje, in the class of prof. Lejla Urmanova (Russia), as the first harpist in Macedonia. He completed his master studies in Belgrade (Serbia), in the classes of prof. Milica Baric and prof. Ljiljana Nestorovska. She also trained with world-famous harpists.

As a harpist he has performed numerous solo concerts at "Skopje Summer", "Heraclean Evenings", "Days of Francophonie", "Bitola Summer", "Autumn Music Festivities". She performed as a soloist with the Mandolin Orchestra "Skopje" and the string ensemble "Arko". She has given concerts outside Macedonia, in Serbia, Slovenia, Kosovo, France, Hungary, the Netherlands, Israel, Croatia and Turkey. He is a member of the World Association of Harpists and a correspondent for Macedonia.

It was entered in the Guinness Book of Records as part of the largest and longest harpsichord orchestra at the 10th World Congress held in Amsterdam. He has released the CD "The Sounds of the Harp", which is the first CD with music for solo harp in Macedonia. He has made audio and video recordings for MRTV.

- I am especially proud to be a member of the oldest symphony orchestra in Macedonia. Since the establishment of the Macedonian Philharmonic, it is a great honor and privilege to be the first Macedonian harpist to work in this institution. I love my job, which constantly inspires me, makes me happy and teaches me new things about music and communication with people. I love the energy on stage, which I share with my dear colleagues, top soloists and conductors. I am also filled with the humanity expressed through my playing for all children with special needs - says Mersiha Shukri.