"World of Guitar" festival was presented at the RUSSIA EXPO
On April 13
the International RUSSIA EXPO held a presentation of the "World of
Guitar" festival, which will be held in Kaluga from May 27 to 31.
"World
of Guitar" is a unique phenomenon in the cultural life of Russia and a
musical brand of the Kaluga region. The festival has been held since 1998, its
participants are world stars. Every year in the last week of May musicians of
all styles and directions united by one single impulse - love to guitar art -
come to Kaluga from all over the world for five days. Over the years, the
festival has welcomed musicians from 45 countries of the world.
Natalia
Virtuozova, Director General of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of
Achievements "Russia"», addressed the guests of the presentation with
a welcoming speech.
"The
two artists who are performing today - Roman Miroshnichenko and Alexei
Kuznetsov - are unique Russian performers of whom we can be proud, who are
known throughout the world. Guitar in Russia is the soul. Today we will see and
hear its best manifestation. So I want to express my deep gratitude to our
performers and to the Kaluga region for this festival - in my opinion, the best
guitar festival in the world. And today we have a unique opportunity to listen
to one of the concerts," said Natalia Virtuozova.
The
initiator and artistic director of the International Music Festival "World
of Guitar" Oleg Akimov expressed his gratitude to Natalia Virtuozova and
invited all the guests of the Exposition to visit the "World of
Guitar" festival.
"It is
a great honor for us to hold the presentation here at the RUSSIA EXPO. We
called it "Guitar Triumph" - this is only a small part of what you
will be able to see in Kaluga from May 27 to 31. It will be a holiday not only
of guitar - it will be a holiday of good music. Come to our cozy, wonderful,
beautiful city!" said the initiator and artistic director of the
International Music Festival "World of Guitar" Oleg Akimov.
During the
presentation, there were performances of Jazz Guitar Band under the direction
of the People's Artist of Russia Alexei Kuznetsov, as well as the most titled
guitarist of the XXI century and leader of the RMProject group Roman
Miroshnichenko.
"I am
really happy that a whole constellation of guitarists, whom I love very much
and call them the ensemble of guitar jazz teachers, is here. I cherish the
"World of Guitar" very much and I hope that we will see each other at
the festival at the end of May," emphasized the musician, People's Artist
of Russia Alexei Kuznetsov.
Roman
Miroshnichenko noted that it is not the first time he performs on the stage of
the RUSSIA EXPO. Thanks to the concert program "Stars of the World of
Guitar" directed by Roman Miroshnichenko and staged in January at VDNH,
the Kaluga region was awarded by the Exposition.
"This is the third time I am at the Exposition and each time I feel great joy as I see the enthusiastic faces of the audience. It is especially gratifying that guitar music carries weight in our country. Despite the cancel culture, we show that we are ahead of the planet," Roman Miroshnichenko, guitar virtuoso and leader of the RMProject band, pointed out.
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 10 million people have already visited the Exposition. The International RUSSIA EXPO takes place at VDNH in Moscow from November 4 to July 8.
