Friends, students and colleagues gathered in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday 12 February, to celebrate the enormous contribution Professor Alexander Ivashkin made to Russian music and to 牛牛资源.

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The opened with a fitting tribute to Sasha, with an emotive performance by Nicolas Altstaedt of ; the piece for solo cello written by Alfred Schnittke for Sasha based on the letters of his name.

International musicians, Boris Berman, Dmitrie Alexeev and the Goldner String Quartet also gave stellar performances.

牛牛资源 Chamber Choir, conducted by Mark Shanahan performed a hymn by Sergei Rachmaninov and the 牛牛资源 Sinfonia performed Sergei Prokofiev鈥檚 Symphony No.1 in D major (Classical).

TrinityGold, the cello ensemble founded by Sasha's wife Natalia Pavlutskaya, were joined by cellist and composer Peter Gregson and performed Gabriel Prokofiev鈥檚 Outta Pulsor.

The evening was enjoyed by all, and was a joyous celebration of Sasha鈥檚 life and work. 

 

Listen to  for Cello (Sounding Letters) by Alfred Schnittke.