The ensemble performed a concert at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the National Guard

In the life of every Russian Guardsman, music is a faithful companion and a reliable friend. Music brings soldiers together in formation, music adds solemnity to military parades, and music inspires during moments of rest. However, the music that plays in hospitals holds a special significance. It not only provides warmth and lifts the spirits of the wounded, but also serves as a symbol of the Motherland's care for its defenders, instilling confidence that the country remembers its heroes, appreciates their sacrifices, and believes in their return to service.

Performances with concerts for servicemen undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation in Balashikha are one of the many glorious traditions of the Academic Order of Merit in Culture and the Arts of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation Song and Dance Ensemble under the direction of the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General, Hero of Labor of Russia Viktor Eliseev.

Having started its history in 1948 as a military infirmary of the F.E. Dzerzhinsky Division, today the military hospital in Balashikha is a flagship of departmental medicine, a scientific and methodological center for other hospitals of the National Guard. Thanks to the efforts of highly qualified specialists, the use of modern equipment and the most advanced treatment methods, most of the patients who arrive at the hospital from the SVO zone are returned to active duty after treatment.

The concert of the Rosgvardia Song and Dance Ensemble, held at the hospital on April 25, 2026, was opened by the ceremonial welcoming march "Count Komarovsky" (music and lyrics by A. Shmelev) performed by the Ensemble's choir and the vocal and choreographic composition "Valor and Honor" (music and lyrics by A. Zaytsev, directed by Honored Artist of Russia Ivan Zhelnov, soloist - Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev).

Not only the patients of the hospital, but also representatives of the medical staff, came to see the artists of the famous military band. The patriotic works performed today evoked deep feelings among all those gathered in the hall: "Workers ' Wars" (music by E. Shiryaev, music by I. Reznik), "Song of the Gunners" (music by T. Khrennikov, music by V. Gusev), "Song of Russian Glory" (music by S. Babloev, music by A. Reznik).Soloists-Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania Evgeny Yakhin, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev, Dmitry Dolgiy, Daniil Marakhin), medley on the themes of soldiers ' songs (composition by A. Kukharenko, soloists – Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic Alexander Kochov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov, Honored Artists of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania). Ossetia-Alania Mikhail Zaraev and Yevgeny Yakhin, Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Ruslan Abdrafikov, Konstantin Kuzmin, Alexey Bosykh, Mikhail Mamonov, Viktor Lezhnin), " Our Medical battalion "(muz.I.Luchenka, lyrics by M.Yasen, soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev), "When We Were at War" (music by V.Stolyarov, lyrics by D.Samoilov, soloist – Igor Safonov), "Smuglyanka" (music by A. Novikov, lyrics by Ya. Shvedov) from the film "Only Old Men Are Going to Battle" (soloist – Grigory Yakovlev), "People in White Robes" (music by E. Kolmanovsky, lyrics by L. Oshanin, soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

Every concert program of the Ensemble always includes folk songs, pop vocal and choreographic performances, and even humorous compositions.

In today's concert, the artists of the Ensemble delighted the audience with the performance of the Russian folk song "Ah, you, the Wide Steppe" (arranged by V. Belyaev, soloist-Mikhail Mamonov),funny Bashkir dance "Black Chicken" (staged by the Honored Artist of Bashkortostan Khalil Ishberdin, soloist-Ural Kulmukhametov), lyrical"Fantasies on the themes of love songs "(the Balalaika quartet consisting of: laureates of international competitions Kirill Lavrushkin, Ivan Pivovarov, Rifat Akchurin and (quartet leader) Ivan Stepanov), original pop compositions: "I'll take you to the tundra "(music by M. Fradkin, sl. M. Plyatskovsky, soloists-Honored Artists Of the Republic of Buryatia Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov) and "Spree boys" (music by A. Kasieva, soloists – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko), as well as the step "Walk along the Black Sea coast" (music by A. Kroll and D. Mudunyo, music by A. Novozhilov choreography by Artur Bogdanov, soloists-Alexey Dmitriev and Roman Nepomnyashchikh).

The concert ended with the performance of Oleg Gazmanov's composition "I Was Born in the Soviet Union" (performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev and Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

At the conductor's podium was Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Mazanov.

The concert host, an Ensemble artist Roman Khudyakov, congratulated the Rosgvardeia officers and hospital staff on the upcoming holiday, Victory Day, and wished them good health and all the best.