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Valery Kovtun (1942 - 2017), Moscow - Russlandby Alexander Selivanov |
Valery Kovtun wurde 1942 in Kertsch (Krim) geboren. In Kertsch beendete er die Musikschule und das College als Akkordeonist und diente dann in der Armee Militärbrassband As a soloist and member of different ensembles he has performed with many outstanding Soviet actors, singers, dancers. His instrumental quartet - accordion, guitar, bass and drums - toured with concerts all over the Soviet Union and visited many different parts of the world including USA, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Korea, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary and other countries. His own compositions and arrangements of popular tunes, folk, jazz and classics are still very popular. He released LP’s and 22 CDs. Read the full obituary written by Alexander Selivanov at: Valery Kovtun |