"Thank you for your loyalty, descendants!" The ensemble took part in a festive concert dedicated to Victory Day at the State Kremlin Palace

Victory Day is one of the most important holidays for all residents of our country. 78 years have passed since the last shots of the bloodiest war in human history were fired. On the eve of the holiday, Muscovites and guests of the capital were able to attend events dedicated to Victory Day. On May 3, 2023, a gala concert of the public and patriotic action "Thank you for your loyalty, descendants!" was held at the State Kremlin Palace, the country's finest concert hall, featuring leading Russian artists.

Since 2015, Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy, People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Labor of Russia, and co-chairman of the Immortal Regiment of Russia, has been the founder and artistic director of the public and patriotic event "Thank You for Your Loyalty, Descendants!" These concerts have become a tradition on the eve of the Great Victory Day.

The event was attended by veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the Armed Forces, Heroes of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, as well as more than 300 participants in the special military operation in Ukraine.

The concert program was based on songs from the Great Patriotic War and songs by Soviet composers.

The concert program was attended by Russian pop and film artists: People's Artists of Russia Alexander Rosenbaum, Larisa Dolina, Alexander Mikhailov, Khibla Gerzmava, Stas Mikhailov, Dmitry Kharatyan, Alexander Buynov, Nikolai Rastorguev and the Lyube band, Honored Artists of Russia Leonid Serebrennikov, Olga Kormukhina, Sergey Trofimov, Tatyana Bulanova, Ekaterina Guseva, popular artists and creative groups: Anastasia Makeeva, Evgeny Kungurov, Shaman, the choir of the Red Banner Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the Russian Army named after A.V. Alexandrov, Igor Moiseev Ballet, the choir of the Krasnodar Philharmonic named after G.F. Ponomarenko, the children's musical theater "Domisolka," and many others.

Accompanied by 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, performed the People's Artists of Russia: Lev Leshchenko, Irina Allegrova, Oleg Gazmanov, Alexander Buynov, Honored Artist of Russia Zara, popular artists: Stas Pieha, Alexandra Vorobyova, Elena Vaenga, Maria Voronova, Anatoly Zhuravlev, Sergey Gorobchenko, Evgeny Yakhin, Konstantin Pasichny.

The audience warmly welcomed the participants of the festive concert with prolonged applause.

The concert ended with the song "Victory Day" by composer David Tukhmanov, based on the lyrics by Vladimir Kharitonov, performed by People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko, accompanied by the choir of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances 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 Yeliseyev.

Generations pass, but the Great Victory remains in our hearts as a symbol of national pride, military glory, and the valor of our people.

The concert was organized by the State Kremlin Palace and the Army and Culture Cultural and Patriotic Center, with the support of the Moscow Department of Culture.