The Youth Orchestra performed at the Victory Cranes Festival

The concert was held in the Polkovodtsev Hall, and its program included popular melodies of the 20th century: Georgy Sviridov's music for Alexander Pushkin's novel "The Blizzard," "Rio Rita," "The Tired Sun," "Blooming May," Evgeny Doga's "Waltz" from the film "My Gentle and Tender Beast," a fantasy based on the song "The Horse" from the album "Lyube," a medley of themes from the film "The Gardemarin, Forward!" and the Russian folk song "The Lady." With soloists and Moscow musical theater actors Artem Vois and Andrey Grachev, the orchestra performed the famous songs "Smuglyanka," "Cranes," and "Children of War."

The Dominanta Youth Orchestra is a studio attached to the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, which was established in 2014. The orchestra's composition combines elements of folk, academic, and pop genres. It includes folk instruments, a grand piano, and a pop band. The orchestra's members include students from music schools in Moscow and the surrounding area, as well as students from music colleges and institutes. Many of them have won awards in national and international competitions. The Youth Orchestra is a laureate and winner of the Grand Prix of prestigious national and international orchestras competitions. The orchestra's repertoire currently includes over 40 works, including classical and contemporary compositions, as well as popular pop music and film scores. In 2018, the Youth Orchestra was awarded the honorary title of "Leading Creative Team of Moscow" by the Moscow Department of Culture.

The orchestra's leader and conductor is Mikhail Golovin, an Honored Worker of Culture in Moscow.

The program is hosted by Evgeny Shugaev, an Honored Worker of Culture in Moscow.

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