Video 1: Opening Concert 12 December

Video 2: Concert 13 December

The XXX International Festival “Bayan and Bayanists” started in Moscow on December 12th with the Opening Concert. 46 page program (34MB): 2018MProgram.pdf

Video 1 above: Opening Concert 12 December
10:30 video starts: 60th anniversary of Yuri Sidorov, Honored Artist of Russia
State Academic Russian Folk Ensemble “Russia”, artistic director and conductor Dmitry Dmitrienko

1:10:43 End of 1st half:
1:29:00 Start of 2nd half: Duo “Bayan-mix”, Sergey Voitenko, Sergey Kotkov

Video 2 above: Concert 13 December
10:06 Concert starts: Maria Vlasova laureate of international competitions, Maria Vlasova with others.

1:01:38 End of 1st half:
1:20:45 Start of 2nd half: Puritz Quartet: Joseph Purits (bayan), Mikhail Mehring (clarinet), Igor Nikiforov (contrabass), Alexey Budarin (drums), also Cecilia Bignall (cello), Andrei Lebedev (guitar).

A full report of this event will be published next week.