The ensemble congratulated the employees of the Moscow City Court on International Women's Day

In the complex mechanism of the capital's judicial system, the Moscow City Court is the central link. It handles a wide range of civil, criminal, administrative, and other cases on a daily basis, making decisions that affect the lives of many people.

Today, the Moscow City Court employs more than 250 judges and over 400 staff members. The majority of the organization's staff consists of women.

The gala event dedicated to International Women's Day took place on the eve of the holiday – on March 3, 2026 – at the District Public Center named after Mossovet.

At the beginning of the event, the Chairman of the Moscow City Court, Chairman of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice Mikhail Ptitsyn, addressed the audience. He congratulated the employees of the Moscow City Court on the upcoming holiday and noted that by demonstrating high professionalism and civic responsibility, as well as a caring attitude towards their work, women make an invaluable contribution to the judicial system.

A musical gift to the employees of the Moscow City Court was made by the artists of the Academic Order of Merit in Culture and the Arts of the 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, Hero of Labor of Russia Viktor Eliseev.

The concert opened with the song "Because You Can't Be This Beautiful in the World" (music by I. Matvienko, lyrics by M. Andreev), performed by the Ensemble's choir.

The highlight of every concert program is the performance of the Ensemble's soloist, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva. Her magnificent voice and soulful style captivate audiences. Two songs performed today by Natalia Eliseeva were a wonderful gift to the employees of the Moscow City Court: “I Want to Please You, Dear” (music and lyrics by A. Averkin), accompanied by a quartet of balalaika players led by Ivan Stepanov, and “On a Visit” (music by A. Averkin, lyrics by V. Bokov), accompanied by the Ensemble’s orchestra and choir.

All of the Ensemble's work is dedicated to educating young people in the spirit of patriotism and service to their homeland. Music is the best way to maintain the connection between generations. The program of today's festive concert includes the song "When we were at War" (which became popular as an old Cossack song) (music by V. Stolyarov, sl. D. Samoylova, soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov), as well as a modern composition by O. Gazmanov "I was born in the Soviet Union" (soloists – Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov). Russian Federation Alexey Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

Love for the Motherland is inextricably linked to the culture of our people. Folk art is widely represented in the Ensemble's concert activities. The audience gathered today in the concert hall of the Mossovet District Public Center applauded the artists who presented them with the Russian folk song "Seven Sons-in-Law" (performed a cappella) (soloists-Honored Artist of Russia Andrey Novozhilov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Kirill Nikitin, Honored Artists of the Republic of Ingushetia Alexander Buzganov and Vitaly Garnatko, Grigory Kylosov, Igor Kiselyov, Mikhail Mamonov, Roman Khudyakov), the Russian dance picture "On the Bridge" (music by A. Averkin, mod. by A. Wagner) and a medley on Belarusian songs (author-G. Kardasevich, soloists-Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic Alexander Kochov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev, Viktor Lezhnin, Konstantin Kuzmin, Alexey Bosykh).

"The Lake Is Sleeping" is a song written in the 19th century by the German composer Heinrich Pfeil for a male choir. It became so popular in Russia that it was already a Russian folk song by the early 20th century. Today, it was performed (a cappella) by the artists of the Choir of the Rosgvardia Song and Dance Ensemble.

A woman, spring, love – concepts inseparable. Huge success among the audience today had "Fantasy on the themes of songs about love (authors – I.Stepanov, I.Pivovarov, K.Lavrushkin, R.Akchurin) performed by the quartet of balalaika players under the direction of Ivan Stepanov.

The atmosphere of the holiday was perfectly matched by the compositions performed by the Ensemble's artists: "The Musketeers' Song (music by M. Dunaevsky, lyrics by Yu. Ryashentsev, soloists – Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Alexander Kokhov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev, Honored Artists of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Mikhail Zaraev and Evgeny Yakhin), "The Boys Are Having a Party" (lyrics and music by A.Kasieva, soloists – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko), "Girls Like Stars" (lyrics and music by A. Gubin, soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania Artem Melnikov) and step "A Walk Along the Black Sea Coast" (music by A. Kroll, lyrics by D. Moduno / A. Novozhilov, choreography by Arthur Bogdanov, soloists – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev and Roman Nepomnyashchykh).

The concert ended with Stas Namin's song "We Wish You Happiness" with lyrics by Igor Shaferan (soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev).

The concert was hosted by the Deputy Head of the Ensemble for Artistic Affairs, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honorary Officer of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Colonel Igor Shustikov.

At the end of the concert, the head of the Ensemble, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Ensemble Viktor Eliseev, thanked the audience for their warm reception and high praise of the Ensemble's work, and on behalf of the ensemble, he congratulated the ladies on the upcoming holiday and wished them good health, family happiness, and new successes in their noble work.