The Children's Choir of the Bolshoi Theater performed at the RUSSIA EXPO

The Children's Choir and soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Youth Opera Program presented a concert dedicated to the Great Victory Day, marking this great historical date. The event was held with the assistance of the Elena Obraztsova Foundation, a charitable foundation for the support of musical art, and with the use of a grant provided by the Russian Culture Foundation as part of the "Creative People" federal project of the "Culture" national project.

The guests of the Exposition were presented with a program of Soviet songs created in the pre-war, war and post-war years - songs by Isaak Dunayevsky, Vasily Solovyov-Sedov, Matvey Blanter, Alexandra Pakhmutova, Eduard Kolmanovsky, Kirill Molchanov, Vano Muradeli and other Soviet composers.

Photo: Anatoliy Medved/Fotohost-RIA News agency

The concert featured soloists of the Youth Opera Program (artistic director - Dmitry Vdovin) and the Children's Chorus (artistic director - Yulia Molchanova) of the Bolshoi Theatre, accompanied by the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra. The Bolshoi Theater conductor is Anton Grishanin, and the director is Igor Ushakov.

The International RUSSIA EXPO is the most important achievements of the country gathered in one place. Throughout the Exposition, cultural events, a rich business and educational program await the guests. The expositions of 89 Russian regions, leading federal agencies, corporations and public organizations are presented to the visitors. More than 12 million people have already visited the Exposition. The International RUSSIA EXPO takes place at VDNH in Moscow from November 4 to July 8.