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 Anton Rumiantsev Jazz Quartet together with The Hermitage ensemble of soloists and Daniil Kramer (piano) will perform such Queen's hits as Show Must Go On, We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions and Love of My Life. Saxophonist Anton Rumyantsev is frequently referred to as a young Igor Butman — they share a similarly powerful style and an ability to captivate even a large audience. As with many jazz artists, Rumyantsev began his career collaborating with pop projects like Diskoteka Avaria and Uma Turman, before going on to perform with his own quartet. Wanting to break out of the traditional jazz mould Rumyantsev performed concerts inspired by the Beatles and Nirvana. His upcoming concert will be a tribute to British rock band Queen, with the saxophonist accompanied by soloists from the Hermitage ensemble. Daniel Kramer is one of the most widely recognised Russian jazz performers, People’s Artist of Russia, the winner of the Gustav Mahler European Prize, and an honorary member of the Sydney Jazz Club. Since 1982 when he received the first prize at a jazz improvisation contest in Vilnius, his name has appeared on some of the most impressive bills in the professional jazz community.
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19:00 | To the Bright Memory of Elizabeth Glinka (Dr. Lisa) |
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 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (MSSO), Conductor – Pavel Kogan together with Boris Andrianov (cello) and Andrey Baranov (violin) will perform Brahms, Concerto for violin and cello with orchestra; Beethoven, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus. Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka was a Russian humanitarian worker and charity activist. She was honoured three times with state awards for her work. Glinka died in the 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash. Glinka's first charity project began in 1999, when she opened the first public hospice in Kiev, Ukraine. She later founded the VALE Hospice International fund based in USA and served as a board member of the Vera Hospice Charity Fund in Moscow. In 2007 she founded a humanitarian NGO Spravedlivaya Pomoshch (in English, "Fair Aid" or "Fair Help"). The organisation works to support terminally ill cancer patients and underprivileged and homeless people by providing medical supplies, financial aid and other essential services. In 2010, the organisation collected and distributed aid for victims of forest fires and in 2012, for those who lost their homes after floods in the Krasnodar region of Krymsk. A member of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society Institutions and Human Rights (HRC) since November, 2012. Glinka was also known for her anti-euthanasia stance; in October 2016 she commented on the Dutch draft bill legalising euthanasia, stating the proposed law was "demonic". In 2012 Glinka received the Order of Friendship award, and in 2015 the Decoration "For Beneficence". In December 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin presented her with another national award, the State Prize of the Russian Federation, for outstanding achievements in charity and human rights activities.
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