Andrea Bocelli Sings in Astana, Kazakhstan

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2010 - Andrea Bocelli will give his first concert in Kazakhstan's capital,
Astana, on July 5 at the opening of Khan Shatyr center, kicking off
festivities for Astana's 12th anniversary. Kazakhstan's ambassador to the
U.S. Erlan Idrissov noted: "We are looking forward to Maestro Bocelli's
visit. I am certain that he will be impressed by our warmth, hospitality and
musical heritage."

The performance in Astana by the world's renowned tenor will mark the
artist's first visit to Central Asia. Andrea Bocelli said, "As an artist, I
am mainly looking forward to the warmth of the audience, I hope I'll leave a
nice memory of myself and my music, which I'll bring from my country to
Kazakhstan." Andrea Bocelli will perform in Astana before taking center stage
at the FIFA World Cup Grand Finale in South Africa.

With one of the world's most recognizable voices in music, Andrea Bocelli
continues to defy categorization, age barriers and labels of all kinds. A
global household name, he has sold over 70 million albums to date. Opera
represents only one side of his musical persona, as Andrea Bocelli fares
equally well as a pop singer, having recorded duets and performed on stage
with Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Celine Dion, Sarah
Brightman, and Eros Ramazzotti. Amongst the multitude of acknowledgments
received in his career, Maestro Bocelli was honored with seven World Music
Awards including "World's Best Classical Artist" in 2010.

Anna Startseva, +1-202-478-3725, astartseva at apcoworldwide.com, for Press-service of Astana akimat