JEW´S HARPING @ RUSSIA 2011

From 20th to 27th of june 2011 i had the great chance to perform Austrian jew´s harp music and to meet with some of the most distinguished musicians of the international jew´s harp scene at Moscow and afterwards at the 7th international jew´s harp congress and festival at Yakutsk.

It was a great time and i also had the chance to perform at Ysekh festival, the traditional summer solstice celebration of Sakha Yakutia. Below are some shots, that i want to share with you:

 

Jew´s Harpists Meeting @ Moscow -

from left to right (front): Jonathan Cope (England), Christoph Schultz (Austria), Franz Kumpl (Austria), Jörg Horner (Austria) - from left to right (back): Einar Turtum (Norway), Allan McDonald (Scotland), Svein Westad (Norway), Bernhard Mikuskovics (Austria), Wolf Janscha (Austria), Jukka Muhonen (Finland), Albin Paulus (Austria), Luca Recupero (Italy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing @ Moscow -

from left to right: Albin Paulus, Wolf Janscha, Bernhard Mikuskovics

 

 

 

 

At the opening celebration of the congress and festival -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing at the congress and festival -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ysekh Festival -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing at Ysekh festival -

from left to right: Albin Paulus, Wolf Janscha, Bernhard Mikuskovics

 

 

 

 

Visiting Khomus Museum at Yakutsk -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jew´s Harpists Meeting @ Yakutsk -

from left to right: Steven Stoop (Netherlands), Bolot Bairyshev (Altai), Bernhard Mikuskovics (Austria)

 

 

 

 

from left to right: Spiridon Shishigin (Sakha Yakutia), Bernhard Mikuskovics (Austria)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from left to right: Bernhard Mikuskovics (Austria), Tran Quang Hai (France / Vietnam)

 

 

 

 

 

from left to right: Bernhard Mikuskovics (Austria), Ivan Alexeev (Sakha Yakutia)