The Presidential Library to host a gala concert in honor of Victory Day

On May 10, 2023 at 19:00 the Presidential Library will host the world premiere of a cantata in honor of the great holiday - Victory Day. The choir of the Sretensky Monastery will take part in the concert. The organizer of the event is the Palaces of St. Petersburg Festival Foundation.

The premiere performance of the cantata by the St. Petersburg composer, winner of numerous contests, nominee for the Golden Mask award Viktor Sobolev "The whole globe under your feet" to the words of the famous front-line poet Stepan Shchipachev is a great event in the cultural life of the country. Basically, musical works performed on the occasion of Victory Day were created during the Soviet period. At a concert in the Presidential Library, a work created today and dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory will be performed. Various performers are involved in the cantata - a reciter, an orchestra, soloists, a choir, and instrumental ensembles.   

The poems will be performed by artist of theatre and cinema Alexey Falileev.

The arias will be performed by the famous soloists of the Mariinsky Theatre, the magnificent mezzo-soprano Anna Kiknadze and the laureate of international awards, baritone Viktor Korotich.

The songs of the war years will be powerfully and soulfully performed by one of the most famous choirs in Russia - the choir of the Sretensky Monastery. This is the oldest singing group in the country with a history of six hundred years.

The State Symphony Orchestra of Leningrad Region (conductor Mikhail Golikov) will also take part in the concert; Concert choir of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Culture under the direction of the winner of the St. Petersburg Government Prize, Professor Sergei Yekimov and an ensemble of students from the Department of Russian Folk Instruments of the N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory.

One can buy tickets on the website of the Palaces of St. Petersburg Festival Foundation www.palacefest.ru

Detailed information is available by phone (812) 928-22-40, 570-05-15.

ATTENTION! TO ENTER THE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY ONE MUST SHOW A PASSPORT!

Accreditation of media representatives is until 14:00 May 5, 2023.

Please forward applications for accreditation following the attached form marked “Media Accreditation” at media@prlib.ru, pechnikova@prlib.ru, Tatyana Pechnikova, tel. (812) 305-16-21, (ext. 534); mob. +7 921 998-06-78.

The letter should contain the full name, date and place of birth, passport data (series, number, place of registration), a list of carry-on equipment, contact phone numbers, the name of the media.

We draw the attention of the media representatives that it is necessary to forward applications for accreditation and arrive at the event in advance.

Entrance to the Presidential Library is carried out only by prior registration and upon showing a passport: for media representatives - through entrance № 2, participants and guests of the event - through entrance № 1.

In order to reduce the risks of the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the use of personal protective equipment during the event is mandatory for all attendees.