"The Jubilee Vernissage" Ensemble took part in a festive concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the poet Ilya Reznik, People's Artist of Russia

It is hard to imagine modern Russian pop music without the songs of People's Artist of Russia, poet Ilya Reznik.

He is the author of the lyrics for popular pop songs set to music by Raimonds Pauls, Maxim Dunayevsky, Alexander Zhurbin, Vladimir Feltsman, Evgeny Martynov, Vladimir Miguli, and other composers, performed by Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, Alexander Gradsky, Nikolai Karachentsov, Laima Vaikule, Mikhail Boyarsky, Edita Pieha, Larisa Dolina, Irina Ponarovskaya, Irina Allegrova, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Philip Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Natasha Koroleva, and many other famous Russian pop artists.

Thanks to memorable poetic images, Ilya Reznik's songs were brought to Soviet Union fame: "Cinderella", "Apple Trees in Bloom", "Maestro", "Vintage Clock", "Wanderer", "Vernissage", "It's not Evening Yet", "Charlie", "Starry Summer", "Little Country", "Flight Attendant named Jeanne" and many other songs that have become popular among the fans of the song genre.

The Jubilee Vernissage, a festive concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the poet, held at the Crocus City Hall on April 2, 2023, was a great gift to all admirers of Ilya Reznik's work.

The concert was attended by People's Artists of Russia Lev Leshchenko, Igor Nikolaev, Natalia Eliseeva, Diana Gurtskaya, Honored Artists of Russia Tatiana Bulanova, Dima Bilan, Jasmine, Askar Abdrazakov, Zara, Varvara, popular pop artists Sergey Volchkov, Ilona Bronevitskaya, Stas Pieha, Vladimir Presnyakov, Natalia Podolskaya, Taisiya Povaliy, Anastasia Spiridonova, Aziza, Gleb Matveychuk, Yulianna Karaulova, Grigory Chernetsov, Marina Kravets, Alexander Panayotov, Mikhail Matveev, Soso and Levan Pavliashvili, Irina Dubtsova, Mariam Merabova, Dmitry Koldun, Alexandra Vorobyova, Elena Sever, Zemlyane group, Samotsvety, TeAmo group, Alla Dukhova's ballet Todes", children's musical theater "Malaya Strana".

The concert culminated in the performance of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev. The creative friendship of the popular poet and the renowned military collective has been going on for several decades. Songs based on the poems of Ilya Reznik are often performed in the Ensemble's concerts. The lyrical song "The Birch Forest" by the composer Alexander Bronevitsky, accompanied by the Ensemble's choir, was soulfully performed by the People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva.

Accompanied by the choir of the Rosgvardia Ensemble, songs based on poems by Ilya Reznik were performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Askar Abdrazakov and the Little Country Children's Musical Theatre.

The audience warmly received all the performances, and the artists did not leave the stage for a long time.

The celebrant stayed on stage all evening and hosted the festive concert.