The National Centre RUSSIA will host the gala concert of the "Katyusha" Singer-Songwriter Festival
On March 1 at 17:00, the National Centre RUSSIA will host the gala concert of the All-Russian Singer-Songwriter Festival for Young Women "Katyusha." Finalists from various cities across the country will perform their own compositions on the themes of "Military Valor," "Family and Motherhood," "I Am Proud of Russia," and "The Beauty of My Homeland." The program will also feature an awards ceremony for the festival winners, performances by invited stars, and a fashion show by Russian designers. Special guests of the event include the "Korni" band and the "Katyusha" band.
The musical and patriotic project "Katyusha" is organized by the Diverbium company and the Katyusha Production Centre with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. The project has brought together singer-songwriters aged 18 to 35 from various cities across Russia. The jury includes leading figures from Russian culture, arts, show business, and the media industry.
At the National Centre RUSSIA, 11 festival finalists will perform: Yelena Timoshenkova (Chernomorskoye), Yulia Vachenkova (Berdyansk), Anna Pershina (Irkutsk), Lyubov Brel (Chernyakhovsk), Arina and Sofya Berezina (Saint Petersburg), Yevgenia Kazakova (Saint Petersburg), Anastasia Kovila (Saint Petersburg), Elzarett-Viktoria Kinevard (Moscow), Tatyana Ozhiganova (Moscow), and Angelina Bashirova (Moscow).
The concert will also feature winners of the Festival's special project, including the veteran artistic movement group in the Special Military Operation zone, the all-female ensemble "Kuma-Folk" from Stavropol, singer and volunteer Olesya Kirpa from Moscow, performer Violetta Didyura, and organizer of patriotic agitbrigades Anastasia Karaseva from Moscow, as well as the Shabanov sisters from Makeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The highlight of the program will be a performance by nine-year-old Polina Afanasyeva from Vladikavkaz, the author of the song "Letter to a Soldier," with music composed and arranged by producer Maxim Fadeev.
Registration for the gala concert will be available on the website russia.ru. The number of seats is limited.
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