The ensemble took part in a festive concert dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day, held on February 23, 2024 at the Irina Viner Gymnastics Palace

Defender of the Fatherland Day is a great holiday for all Russians. On this day, February 23, we pay tribute to the soldiers who have always defended our homeland from foreign invaders. We congratulate those who today stand in defense of our borders, who served or are serving in the Armed Forces of Russia, in the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.

A large festive concert dedicated to Defender of the Fatherland Day took place on February 23, 2024 at the Irina Viner Gymnastics Palace. The concert was attended by stars of rhythmic gymnastics - students of the President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Irina Aleksandrovna Viner - and stars of the Russian stage.

The team of the Academic Order "For Merit in Culture and Art" Song and Dance Ensemble of the Troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation and its artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev have a long-standing creative friendship with Irina Viner and the team International Academy of Sports.

An invitation to participate in the gala concert in honor of the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Irina Viner Gymnastics Palace is a great honor for the "Eliseevites". The second part of the concert consisted of performances by artists of the famous group.

With special feeling, all those gathered in the hall listened to the patriotic songs sounding from the stage, works on military themes, the performance of which was accompanied by the demonstration of military newsreels on the screen - the Great Patriotic War and the Special Military Operation.

The following songs were performed by Honored Artist of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria and the Republic of Dagestan Alexander Kogan and the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Guard: "Echo of an Old Parade" (music by Alexandra Pakhmutova, lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov) from the film "Battle for Moscow", "The Fourth Day of War" (music and lyrics by Viktor Tretyakov), "Random Waltz" (music by Mark Fradkin, lyrics by Evgeny Dolmatovsky), "Song of a Frontline Driver" (B. Mokrousov - B. Laskin), "Song of War Correspondents" (M. Blanter - K. Simonov), "Cranes" (Ya. Frenkel - R. Gamzatov), "May Waltz" (I. Luchenok - M. Yasen), "Time to Hit the Road" (V. Solovyov-Sedoy - S. Fogelson) from the film "Heavenly Slow Walker" (L. Zakhlevny - M. Yasen), "Let's Bow to Those Great Years" (A. Pakhmutova - M. Lvov), "Pre-War Waltz" (P. Aedonitsky - F. Laube), "History Lessons" (V. Shainsky - M. Ryabinin).

The leading soloist of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva soulfully performed the song "What Were You" (I. Dunaevsky - M. Isakovsky) from the film "Kuban Cossacks".

The audience rewarded the young talent, Gabriel Wiener, with thunderous applause for his brilliant performance of the popular song "I'll Go Out to the Field with a Horse at Night" (I. Matvienko, A. Shaganov) and the legendary "Smuglyanka" (A. Novikov - Ya. Shvedov).

The special guest of the concert, SHAMAN performed the Russian Anthem, as well as famous hits; "I am Russian", "My Boy", "You are Mine" and the new composition "Alive".

The artists' musical numbers were accompanied by performances by young gymnasts - students of the Irina Viner International Sports Academy.

After the concert, the applause of grateful spectators did not cease for a long time in the hall.