Tuesday, December 17, 2013

RUSSIAN MUSIC NIGHT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CONSTITUTION DAY AT KL CONVENTION CENTRE

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I ARRIVED AROUND 7.40 PM WITH PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO AND MICHAEL MANTZ AND FOUND OURSELVES ALONE IN THE FOYER OF KL CONVENTION CENTRE AS EVERYONE HAD ENTERED THE AUDITORIUM!

Talk about punctuality! 
We had to sneak inside from the back seats as the Russian ambassador Her Excellency Mrs Liudmila Vorobyeva was already giving her speech. I always thought Malaysian time means coming in 30 minutes late but the Russians think differently obviously.

The soiree started with a rendition of the Russian national anthem sung by the talented choir Cantus Musicus under the guidance of Lisa Ho. 

This unusual choir sings for free and does not charge since some members are not Malaysians and they would be technically working if they received monetary rewards. So in effect Cantus Musicus literally sings for their supper since a slap-up buffet was laid out for guests after the show.

Other talented musicians included the Japanese pianist Tomonari Tsuchiya and Kenneth Teh who played Rahmaninov Piano Concerto and the evening ended with a searing rendition of 1912 Overture by Tsaikovsky by Cantus Musicus.

Grinned Lisa Ho, "As you know, 1812 Overture was written to be played by a full orchestra complete with cannons firing and bells ringing but we will try and pretend to have all these so bear with us."

Indeed they gave a sterling performance and male singers mimicked all the booming sounds!

1812 Overture is often played on 4 July to celebrate the American Independence but it was originally written in 1812 to commemorate the Russian Army's successful defence of Moscow against Napoleon's troops at the Battle of Borodino.

 GUESTS STANDING TO ATTENTION AS THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYED
 THE CANTUS MUSICUS CHOIR UNDER LISA HO
 TOMONARI TSUCHITA AND KENNETH TEH

 CANTUS MUSICUS
 CANTUS MUSICUS IS ALWAYS IN DEMAND FOR THEIR STERLING SHOWS
 THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR MRS LIUDMILA VOROBYEVA THANKING CANTUS MUSICUS
 YAM TUNKU ZAINAL ABIDIN TUANKU MUHRIZ, THE SECOND SON OF THE RULER OF NEGERI SEMBILAN WITH THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR MRS LIUDMILA VOROBYEVA
 YAM TUNKU ZAINAL ABIDIN TUANKU YAM TUAN MUHRIZ AND HER EXCELLENCY MRS LIUDMILA VOROBYEVA

 THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AND GUESTS
 MICHAEL MANTZ, STEFAN KOCSIS AND TENGKU NAZARIAH TG SYED IBRAHIM
 LISA HO, IRIS TAN, DATO BRIDGET MENZES AND TUNKU IVY MUHSINAH WINTER WHO IS AN ACCOMPLISHED SINGER AND HAS BEEN SINGING SEMI-PROFESSIONALLY FOR 40 YEARS
 LISA HO, IRIS TAN, DATO BRIDGET MENZES AND TUNKU IVY MUHSINAH WINTER. LISA AND TG IVY ARE WITH CANTUS MUSICUS
 YM CHE ENGKU PUAN SRI ROZEETA TUNKU ABDULLAH, JEREMY SMEETON AND FULCO DE LUCA GABRIELLI THE FORMER ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
 MASAKO, HER TALENTED PIANIST SON TOMONARI TSUCHIYA AND IRIS TAN
 MASAKO, TOMONARI AND IRIS TAN
 MASAKO, TOMONARI, KENNETH TEH, IRIS TAN OF THE STAR AND VILAY KNIEPKAMP OF LAOS

 BIRD'S EYE VIEW

 TUNKU IVY MUHSINAH WINTER, DATO BRIDGET MENDES, PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO WITH HER NEW RM 17,000 LOUIS VUITTON ICON BAG AND MARIA
 4 LOVELIES
 BEAUTIES FROM RUSSIA AND BELARUS
BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN!

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