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Strasbourg has become the venue for concerts of the Trans-Siberian art festival, according to the website of the Ministry of Culture. They are included in the program of the Russian Seasons cultural project and became the prologue to the festival, which will last until the autumn of 2020.
The initiator and permanent artistic director of the festival, Vadim Repin, explained that the project is called after the Trans-Siberian Railway. The railway is meant to connect the West and the East, he added. The festival also aims to build a bridge between different cultures.
The festival was first held six years ago in the homeland of the musician, in Novosibirsk. Over the years, other cities joined it. The festival is designed for foreign audiences. For the first time, the route of the cultural forum was laid through France. It will also be held for the first time in Germany and South Korea.
American and Japanese audiences are also waiting for the Trans-Siberian Art Festival. The first concert in Strasbourg took place on the eve of March 5. Its program included the works of Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, and Yinsuk Chin, composer from South Korea. His fellow citizen Shi Yon Sung took the place at the conductor's desk. The lead singer was Vadim Repin. Local music lovers will listen to the same program on March 6.
The Chamber Music: Russia between Shocks and Suffering concert is planned for tomorrow. It will combine the works of Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. Solo parts will be performed by violinist Vadim Repin, cellist Alexander Knyazev and pianist Andrei Korobeinikov.
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