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The Moscow Easter Festival started the day before, on April, 16, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation reports. The large-scale cultural forum has already become the 22nd in a row, it will last until May, 9. According to the tradition, it is headed by maestro Valery Gergiev.
More than 50 Russian regions are taking part in the festival. Memorable dates and anniversaries of Russian performers will be celebrated within the framework of the festival, in particular, the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff.
30 concerts are scheduled for the Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gergiev. In 24 days, the orchestra will visit 30 cities.
More than 20 Russian and Belarusian choirs will participate in the Choir Program this year. It will begin today, April, 17, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The bell-ringing program covered Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tver and Novosibirsk churches. Concerts will be held at the best historical and modern belfries and bell towers in Moscow and the Moscow region.
The 22nd Moscow Easter Festival was organized by the Valery Gergiev Charitable Foundation. The festival is supported by the Moscow government, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.
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