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‘14 Years Ago’ – Peter Soave went east… - Russiaby Rob Howard |
American accordion and bandoneon virtuoso Peter Soave was invited to perform at a festival in the Russian city port of Vladivostok in December 1997, an eastern outpost of the USSR that was a long way from home for him. This was reported in Accordions Worldwide on December 19th 1997, the last Weekly News for that year. PETER SOAVE TO PERFORM IN VLADIVOSTOK, FAR EAST RUSSIA Contributed by Peter Soave Peter Soave will be performing in Vladivostok, Far East Russia on December 19th in conjunction with the 1st "Chendryov-Zolotaryov Festival which runs for one week from December 14th to 21st. This festival and First International Competition has been organised by the Far East Accordion Association. There will competitions for solo accordionists and ensembles which is devoted to Vladislav Zolotariev, a famous accordion composer who committed suicide in 1975 and was one of the first to compose concert music for free bass and show the immense capabilities of the concert accordion. There will also be a competition for folk string instruments, mixed ensembles and folk orchestras. This competition is devoted to Georgiy Shenderiov, who was a composer of music for accordion and orchestra with various instruments. For further information contact Alexandr Shpak, email: 090@vostok.vladpost.marine.su |