"I love you, Life!" The ensemble took part in a gala concert in honor of the 80th anniversary of Professor of the Moscow State Conservatory Stanislav Kalinin

The Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory – one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia – is rightfully proud of its faculty. The “guilty party” of today’s celebration – professor of the Department of Choral Conducting of the MGC Stanislav Kalinin has been working at the conservatory for more than half a century. Over the years, he has trained dozens of choral conductors, his students lead creative groups in Russia, Argentina, Belarus, Spain, the DPRK. 

Gala concert in honor of the 80th anniversary of Honored Artist of the RSFSR, Honored Artist of Arts of Russia, Professor Stanislav Kalinin was held 24 September 2022 in the Great Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory.

On the legendary stage, the hero of the day was welcomed by leading choral groups of Moscow under the leadership of graduates of the class of Stanislav Kalinin: the Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory (artistic director and conductor, Professor Alexander Solovyov), the Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory (artistic director and conductor, Associate Professor Vyacheslav Valeev), the Children's Choir "Spring" named after A. S. Ponomarev (artistic director and conductor Nadezhda Averina), Children's Choir "Blue Bird" of the E. G. Gilels DMSH (artistic director and conductor, Associate Professor Alexander Antipin), Children's Choir "Aurora" of the V. V. Krainev DMSH (artistic director and conductor, laureate of international competitions Anastasia Belyaeva), Students ' Choir of the M. M. Ippolitov-Ivanov GMPI (artistic director and conductor, laureate of international competitions Vladimir Krasov), Chamber Choir of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (artistic director and conductor Alexandra Luzanova), Student Choir of the Moscow Music and Pedagogical College (artistic director and conductor Anastasia Zelenskaya).

The concert was also attended by the Choir of the Moscow Conservatory Students (chorus director, Professor Alexey Rudnevsky), and the Choir of the Popov Academy of Choral Art (chorus director, Professor Denis Khramov).

A highlight of the gala concert in honor of the maestro's 80th anniversary was the performance of 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 audience is always delighted by the performances of the Ensemble's soloist, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva. In the festive concert, the singer soulfully performed the lyrical song "Learn to Love People" (music by Alexander Averkin, lyrics by Viktor Bokov).

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.

The popular song "I'll Take You to the Tundra" (music by M. Fradkin, lyrics by M. Plyatskovsky) was performed in its original form by the soloists of the Ensemble, Honored Cultural Workers of the Republic of Buryatia Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov.

The performance by the renowned military band ended with the patriotic song "Glory" to the music of Mikhail Glinka from the opera "A Life for the Tsar ("Ivan Susanin"), performed by the Ensemble's choir.

The head of the Ensemble, Professor of the Department of Choral Conducting of the Moscow Conservatory Viktor Eliseev associate with the jubilee many years of joint work.

"Stanislav Semyonovich is not only a talented musician, an outstanding choir conductor, and a highly professional person, but also a man of a broad soul and an open heart," said Viktor Yeliseyev, People's Artist of Russia and Major General, addressing the audience and congratulating his colleague on his anniversary.

The choir of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation performed the hymn "Many Years" in the original arrangement by the chief choirmaster of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Bogomolova.