Friedrich Lips
Bayan soloist and Gnesin Academy educator who premiered new works and founded the Bayan and Bayanists festival.
- Years
- 1948–
- Country
- Russia
- Instrument
- Classical bayan
Friedrich Lips, born in Russia's Chelyabinsk region in 1948, studied at the Gnesin Institute and began teaching there in 1971. He later led its bayan and accordion department. By premiering works by Sofia Gubaidulina and other composers, he expanded the classical bayan's solo and chamber repertoire.
His recording of Gubaidulina's Seven Words received a Diapason d'Or in 1991. He also wrote The Art of Bayan Playing and edited collections for performers and students. In 1989 he founded the international Bayan and Bayanists festival in Moscow. His work connects performance, new music, publishing and education.
Selected works, recordings and publications
- Seven Words (Sofia Gubaidulina)1991
Lips plays bayan with cellist Vladimir Tonkha and chamber orchestra on this award-winning recording.
Release / publisherCD · Melodiya · 1991
Publication source - The Art of Bayan Playing1985
Lips's book on bayan technique and interpretation, first published in Moscow in 1985.
Release / publisherBook · Muzyka · 1985
Publication source