"Immortal songs of a Great Country" – The festive concert of the Ensemble took place on Victory Day in Krasnodar

Krasnodar – the city on the right bank of the Kuban – is unofficially referred to as the capital of the south of Russia. A significant event in the cultural life of Krasnodar on the day of the Great Victory celebration was the performance 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 concert of the Rosgvardia collective took place on May 9, 2023, at the Krasnodar Music Theatre of the Krasnodar Creative Association "Premiere" named after L.G. Gatova. The Ensemble's work is well-known to the residents of the capital of Kuban, and there were no empty seats in the concert hall.

In the concert "Immortal Songs of the Great Country" with the participation 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, popular performer, Honored Artist of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Republic of Dagestan Alexander Kogan, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, songs from the Great Patriotic War, songs by Soviet composers, and folk songs were performed.

At the beginning of the concert performed by the choir of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation and Alexander Kogan, the song "Echo of a Long-Ago Parade" (music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov) from the film "Battle for Moscow" was performed. The song was accompanied by a display of historical footage from the beginning of the Great Patriotic War.

The concert featured the following songs: "The Fourth Day of the War" (music and lyrics by Viktor Tretyakov), "Hot Snow", "Let's Bow to the Great Years" (music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Mikhail Lvov)," Dark Night "(music by Nikita Bogoslovsky, lyrics by Vladimir Agatov)," Song of Frontline Correspondents" (music by Matvey Blanter, poems by Konstantin Simonov), "Random Waltz" (music by Mark Fradkin, poems by Evgeny Dolmatovsky), "Our Medical battalion" (music by Igor Luchenko, poems by Mikhail Yasen), "Cranes" (music by Jan Frenkel, poems by Rasul Gamzatov) and others. The huge screen displayed wartime photographs and newsreels.

The audience was particularly impressed by the performance of the Ensemble's soloist, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, who sang the lyrical songs "Ah, if only the earth could speak" (music by Y.Martynov, lyrics by O.Milyavsky), "What You Were..." (music by Isaak Dunayevsky, lyrics by Mikhail Isakovsky) from the film "The Kuban Cossacks".

The ballet group of the Rosgvardia Ensemble performed the dance composition "Victory Dance".

The festive concert traditionally ended with the song "Victory Day" by composer David Tukhmanov. The lyrics of this famous song, written by poet Vladimir Kharitonov, a participant in the Great Patriotic War, are known to everyone in our country. Together with Alexander Kogan and the choir of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, the audience also sang this song.

The grateful audience gave the performers a long round of applause.

Kirill Kritchenkov, Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation in the Krasnodar Territory, expressed his gratitude to the Ensemble's artists.

The grand tour dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by its artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev, continues.