Dialogue of CulturesRossya Ensemble Rossyia named after Lyudmila Zykina performed at the China-Russia Culture and Art Fair

The Rossiya Ensemble named after Lyudmila Zykina, under the direction of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Dmitry Dmitrienko, gave three concerts as part of the 16th International Festival China-Russia Culture and Art Fair, which is taking place from 1 July to 10 August on both banks of the Amur River – in Blagoveshchensk and Heihe.

On 3 July, the ensemble performed at the opening ceremony at the Amur Regional Philharmonic, on 4 July – for Chinese audiences on the stage of the China-Russia Cultural Center in Heihe, and on 5 July – at a street fair in the amphitheater on the Amur River embankment. They performed Along Piterskaya Street, Korobeiniki (Pedlars), Kalinka, as well as Buryat, Bashkir, and Ossetian folk melodies, and works by Pakhmutova, Glinka, and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Dmitry Dmitrienko:

“The China-Russia Art Fair has become, in essence, a unique dialogue of cultures. The Chinese pipa and the Russian domra, the ancient Chinese sheng and the Russian button accordion, Peking opera and Russian song – all came together in a musical harmony. Projects like these are a shining example of international cultural diplomacy and, undoubtedly, carry an important mission in strengthening and developing relations between our countries.”

This festival is a long-standing, successful project of interregional cooperation between our countries and a key event in the international cultural dialogue. Its mission is to strengthen friendship through art and introduce residents of Russia and China to each other’s specific national character and artistic creativity.

With the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Culture ROSCONCERT.