Abram Iourgaev
Abram Iourgaev is a mandolon-cello player and arranger associated with the Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra.
On the orchestra’s World Music (MCD 120) he plays mandolon-cello and contributes arrangements of Knipper’s Polushco-Pole and Holminov’s Fantasy, within a programme of Latin American, Klezmer, Slavic and other contemporary works for mandolin ensemble.
Compositions by Abram Iourgaev appear on
World Music
The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra presents music from around the world: Latin American dances, Klezmer, Slavic folk and blues, in contemporary works that still draw on traditional song and dance.
Arranger
Abram Iourgaev also appears on
Mandolino Italiano
The Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra presents a programme built around Italian melody and the Neapolitan mandolin tradition. Bitelli, a Bellini fantasy, period arias with soprano, a Verdi La Traviata fantasy, Toselli’s Serenade, and well-loved popular songs.