Yulai Ishbuldovich Gainetdinov is the famous kurai player whose skill is known far beyond the territory of our republic. He was born on January 8, 1954 in Baimaksky region of the Republic of Bashkortostan. He graduated from the Bashkir State University (mathematician). He has won a lot of awards, was a pupil of Adigam Denislamovich Iskuzhin. Yulai Gainetdinov has won the Gran-Prix of the I Yumbai Isyanbaev Contest of kurai players. He says, “…I was 24 then and this event opened out my wings. Adigam Iskuzhin Contest enables young people to spread their wings, and it really does not matter whether music will become their profession or not”.