A big concert by the Ensemble was held in Grozny

As part of a concert tour of the cities of the North Caucasus Federal District, 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, performed a concert in the capital of the Chechen Republic, Grozny, on November 18, 2022.

Military personnel and their families gathered at a concert by the famous Rosgvardia Ensemble at the garrison officers' club of the 46th Zhukov Order Separate Operational Brigade in Grozny, which can accommodate more than 4,500 spectators.

The patriotic song "You, My Russia" by the composer Serafim Tulikov on the lyrics of Sergei Ostrovoy, performed by the leading soloist of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva, sounded at the beginning of the concert, determined the solemn character of the festive evening.  

Songs from the Great Patriotic War are performed in every concert program of the Ensemble. The legendary songs "March of the Artillerymen" (T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), "Song of the Frontline Driver" (B. Mokrousov, B. Laskin) were performed by the choir of the renowned ensemble.

A medley of songs from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire, arranged by Honored Artist of Russia Aleksey Mazanov, was performed by the Ensemble's soloists: People's Artist of Russia Natalya Eliseeva, Honored Artist of Russia Aleksey Dmitriev, Pavel Pushkin, and Mikhail Zarayev

The Choreographic group of the Ensemble presented the dance composition "Home with Victory" (directed by Honored Artist of Russia A. Safronov, musical arrangement by A. Zarkov), soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Alexey Rayushkin.

The audience warmly welcomed the performance of the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Volzhanin, who performed the aria of Calaf from the opera Turandot by G. Puccini.

Gennady Seleznev's song "You Know, I Want to Live" was performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev. The legendary song "Smuglyanka" (music by Anatoly Novikov, lyrics by Yakov Shvedov) was performed by the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria Grigory Yakovlev.

Specially for the performance in Grozny, the Ensemble's collective prepared the following concert numbers: "Bloom, My Land", "Song about Grozny", "Assa", "Magomed", "On the Mountain Roads" (soloists: Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria Grigory Yakovlev, Evgeny Nasonov).

The concert ended with the National Anthem of the National Guard (E. Hanok, I. Reznik) and

The legendary song "Farewell, Slavonic Woman" by composer V. Agapkin, based on the lyrics by A. Fedotov, performed by soloists and the choir of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation.

The audience greeted the Ensemble's artists with long, continuous applause.

The commander of the 46th Zhukov Order Separate Brigade of the city of Grozny Major General Sergey Zadorozhny warmly thanked the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia Major General Viktor Eliseev and the creative team led by him for the excellent concert for the Russian Guardsmen serving in the city of Grozny.