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Musicians from eight countries performed works by Russian composers in London

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Musicians from eight countries performed works by Russian composers in London


18.02.2020

Photo credit: Rossotrudnichestvo

The classical music From Russia with Love concert gathered musicians from eight countries, including Russia, Great Britain, Italy, France and South Korea, at the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in London, the agency’s website reports. 

Masterpieces by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and other great Russian composers were performed on the piano, violin and cello.

The organizer of the evening, the famous Russian pianist Yulia Chaplina, stated that the Russian classical music is admired around the globe. The program included compositions about love. Diplomats and cultural figures from Russia, the UK and Italy visited the concert.

The evening continued with the Stalingrad in British History exhibition opened by the Volgograd foundation on the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad and the 75th anniversary of the twin-city movement.

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