Students from ILS musical studios held a final concert, wrapping up the year on a very high note. Under the guidance of Olga Sergienko, Xu Honhyu and Vyacheslav Vedernikov, young musicians performed works by Tchaikovsky, Dave Brubeck, Kevin Olsen, George Gershwin, Joe Hisaishi, and Ennio Morricone, along with compositions by the groups Red Hot Chili Peppers and Linkin Park and up-and-coming Vladivostok composer Yakov Kalashnikov. The instrumental portion of the concert featured the group Akvarel under the guidance of Natalya Bekina; the students performed the song “The Sea” to music composed by their teacher.
