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Donnacha Costello (Ireland) in Propаganda

Donnacha Costello started writing music in 1989 and discovered minimal electronics in 1996, becoming well known and respected in his native Dublin. Having completed his philosophy degree, Costello engaged himself in university studies in music and was introduced to Steve Reich, John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 2000 he began his serious music career releasing 12" singles on his own label Minimise and was signed by Force Inc. for his first album. "Growing Up In Public" utilizes new digital production and synthesis methods, sampling and dub techniques. This debut album displays a great degree of imagination and experimentation.

Al Foster (USA) in Jazz club “Soyuz Kompozitorov” (UCClub)

Al FosterAl Foster, master drummer, has been a major innovator in the world of jazz for several decades. As a member of the Miles Davis band for thirteen years, Foster's contribution to Davis' music is articulated by Davis himself in his 1989 autobiography "Miles: The Autobiography". Over the years, Foster has toured extensively with Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, and Joe Henderson, becoming a major attraction in all three bands as well as an integral part of them. Respected and admired for his keen sensitivity, Foster is known for his unique ability to listen to and playoff others in an almost telepathic way, responding to them with a style that is at once both charismatic and understated.

‘Die Fledermaus’ (‘The Bat’) in Novaya Opera

The Novaya Opera Theatre premieres Strauss’s operetta Die Fledermaus, produced by the popular stage director and set designer Michiel Dijkema (the Netherlands). The production is conducted by the theatre’s chief conductor Eri Klas. The costume designer is Claudia Damm (Germany). “This production will be a true experiment” says Klas.

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