27 october, 2011 12:18  
 
 

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian jazz musician Igor Butman on his 50th birthday

 
 
 

The message of greetings reads, in part:

"Your wonderful, natural talent, your high capacity for work and your devotion to the occupation you love enabled you to achieve great professional success and to inscribe a bright page in the musical history of Russian jazz.

Your sense of civic responsibility and your active involvement in significant public work also merit much respect."