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Piazzolla-Studio Ensemble Performance in Germany and Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
On May 26th, the concert of the well known Piazzolla-Studio Ensemble entitled “Not only Tango ...” took place in the German Museum of Munich (picture above). The artistic director was Friedrich Lips, the people's artist of Russia and winner of the All-Russian competition “The Best Names of the Germans of Russia” 2016 in the field of art. The concert truly adorned the IV Cultural and Business Forum "Made by the Germans from Russia." Their program featured works not only by Astor Piazzolla, but also by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms and other composers. Friedrich Lips created the instrumental ensemble “Piazzolla-Studio” whose debut concert took place in September 1993 on the stage of the Small Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky. Since then the group has toured Russia, Japan, Austria, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia and Estonia. The concert "Not Only Tango ..." was a presentation of the musical direction of the Creative Association of Russian Germans. Further performances took place in Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Concert Hall on June 2nd and at the 62nd All-Russian Glinka-Music Festival held in Smolensk on June 3rd (picture above left). CD or mp3 albums available online by "Piazzolla-Studio": Catalog CD019 La Cumparsita Catalog CD020 Buenos Dias, Astor! Group members are: Friedrich Lips - People's Artist of Russia, Professor Russian Gnesin Academy of Music RAM (bayan) Vladislav Igolinsky - Honored Artist of Russia, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory P.I. Tchaikovsky (violin) Kirill Rodin - Honored Artist of Russia, laureate of the 1st Prize of the International Competition. PI Tchaikovsky (cello) Svyatoslav Lips - laureate of international competitions (piano). Ensemble members pictured below |