"Russian Cantata": Dedication to the Siege of Leningrad
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On September 8 and 9, 2025, the premieres of the musical project “Russian Cantata” by composer Peter Drangi will be held in Moscow. On September 8, in the creative space of ArtPlay, listeners will perform a cantata, in which DYP orchestra, the State Academic Russian Choir, will participate. A.V. Sveshnikova, bass of Mikhail Petrenko (Mariinsky Theatre) and mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova (Bolshoi Theatre), as well as a creative meeting with Peter Dranga and invited guests. September 9, in the Concert Hall. P.I. Tchaikovsky, the cantata will be performed with the participation of DYP orchestra, the State Academic Russian Choir. A.V. Sveshnikov, Mikhail Petrenko, Maria Barakova and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Igor Gordin. On this day, the channel "Russia-Culture" will record cantatas for a television show. The cantata is dedicated to the tragic event of the Great Patriotic War - the blockade of Leningrad, which began on September 8, 1941.