A special honour was assigned to Friedrich Lips recently. Friedrich Lips was born on November 18th 1948, in the city of Yemanzhelinsk near Chelyabinsk - around 2.000 kilometres east of Moscow on the eastern side of the Ural Mountains, bordering the Asian part of the Soviet Union - to Russian parents of German descent.

In the context of the “Friedrich Lips - Cup for the Young Generation” held in Yemanshelinsk from October 28th to 30th, according to a resolution of the regional parliament of Chelyabinsk, his former music school where he received his first music instruction during the 1950s, was re-named after him: “Friedrich Lips - Music School for Gifted Children”. Thus, Friedrich Lips ranks among the few artistes who have actually received such an honor during their lifetime!