"THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY, DESCENDANTS!" The ensemble performed at a festive concert dedicated to Victory Day

For all residents of our country, Victory Day is one of the most important holidays. It is celebrated by everyone, regardless of age, nationality, or social status. 76 years have passed since the last shots of the bloodiest war in human history were fired. Generations have passed, but the Great Victory remains in our hearts as a symbol of national pride, military glory, and the valor of our people. On the eve of the holiday, Muscovites and visitors to the capital were able to attend events dedicated to Victory Day.

On May 5, 2021, a grand festive concert titled "Thank You for Your Loyalty, Descendants!" was held at the Crocus City Hall, one of the capital's finest concert halls, featuring leading Russian artists.

The festive concert opened with the song "Immortal Regiment" (music and lyrics by People's Artist of Russia Oleg Gazmanov) performed by the author and the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation under the direction of the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev

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

Accompanied by the choir and orchestra of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, the songs were performed by the People's Artists of Russia Alexander Rosenbaum, Larisa Dolina, Vasily Gorelo, and Alexander Mikhailov, and the Honored Artist of Russia Ekaterina Guseva

The concert was also attended by People's Artists of Russia Khibla Gerzmava, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Mikhail Nozhkin, Irina Kupchenko, Valeria, Alexander Buynov, Honored Artists of Russia Dmitry Dyuzhev, Denis Maydanov, Alexander Marshal, Dima Bilan, Pelageya, and popular performers Gleb Matveychuk, Stas Pieha    

The concert ended with the song "Victory Day" by the composer David Tukhmanov on the lyrics of Vladimir Kharitonov performed by the People's Artist of Russia Sergey Shakurov, the artists of the concert and the choir of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation under the direction of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev. The audience warmly welcomed the participants of the festive concert with prolonged applause.

The concert was hosted by Maria Sittel and Dmitry Guberniev.