CONCERT FOR THE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF A.S. PUSHKIN
at Boldino Museum Reserve
June 6, 2024, marked the 225th anniversary of the birth of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin. June 6 is observed as the UN Russian Language Day, and its celebration was particularly large-scale in 2024.
A grandiose concert entitled “Reflections” was hosted by Pushkin’s ancestral estate in the Boldino Museum Reserve. Millions of viewers watched it live on the “Rossiya” TV channel on June 6 at 21:20.
The open-air concert took place by the Upper Pond in the old village of Bolshoye Boldino. A special stage created for the concert complemented the outlay of the estate and park.
Maestro Yuri Bashmet acted as artistic director of the concert.
The concert was hosted by Darya Zlatopolskaya and Andrey Malakhov
Konstantin Khabensky, Evgeny Mironov, Marina Neyolova, Irina Pegova, Natalia Solzhenitsyna, Irina Kupchenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Evgeny Tkachuk, Pelageya, Polina Agureeva, Lev Zulkarnaev, and many other famous artists and performers took part in the concert. The State Symphony Orchestra Novaya Rossiya under the baton of Yuri Bashmet, the choir of the Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A.S. Pushkin, and the Igor Moiseev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble were also part of the concert program. The concert included poems and excerpts from Pushkin’s works and about Pushkin and featured music by great composers whose work was inextricably connected with Pushkin’s, as well as contemporary compositions inspired by the genius of Russian literature.
Organizers of the concert: Russian Concert Agency, Rossiya TV channel, Government of Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The event was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.