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Friedrich Lips’ 60th Celebration Concert, Moscow – Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
Friedrich Lips will celebrate his 60th birthday with a special celebration concert during the Moscow Bayan/Accordion festival on Friday, December 12th. First he will perform 2 concertos for bayan and orchestra by G. Kancheli – ‘Kapote’, and E. Podgaits ‘Viva Voce’, accompanied by the ‘Russian Philharmonic’ (director S. Kondrashev). After the break, together with his Piazzolla-Studio (F. Lips, bayan; S. Lips, piano; V. Igolinsky, violin; K. Rodin, cello; N. Lgovsky, percussion), he will perform tangos by A. Piazzolla, I. Stravinsky, E. Rodriguez and E. Podgaits (Cocktail ‘Rio Rita’, first performance). In appreciation of his outstanding contribution to the international accordion movement, the Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes (CIA) UNESCO, IMC -Merit Award will be presented to Friedrich Lips during this memorable concert. A full report of the Moscow Bayan/Accordion Festival will follow next week. |