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Concert in Memory of Mogens Ellegaard, Moscow - Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
To commemorate Mogens Ellegaard’s (1935-1995) 75th birthday, Professor Friedrich Lips organized a concert of his accordion class (Tsin Lin, A. Bogatyryov, V. Kiselyov, I. Salachov, I. Puriz, E. Abduraimov, Semion Shmelkov) in the Little Hall of the Russian Gnessin Music Academy in Moscow on April 16th. All works of the program were commissioned by and dedicated to the famous pioneer, former Professor at the Royal Conservatory in Copenhagen (Denmark). Ellegaard’s influence on the further development of the accordion, its repertoire and pedagogy was outstanding by getting interested such composers as N.V. Bentzon, T. Lundquist, A. Nordheim, P. Noorgaard, O. Schmidt in writing for the accordion. For further information, view the Memorials Website for Mogens Ellegaard. |