Artists of St. Petersburg gave a big concert in Brest

Creative groups and solo artists from St. Petersburg brought a big concert to Brest. It was attended by Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee Peter Parkhomchik and Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov, BelTA reports.

Russian artists to perform on the stage of the Brest Academic Drama Theater prepared a program “From St. Petersburg with Love”, designed for an hour and a half. During this time, the audience enjoyed vocal and choreographic numbers. In particular, talented soloists came to the city above the Bug, the dance ensemble “Barynia”, the Cossack ensemble “Ataman” named after A. M. Krasnoperts. In the repertoire of guests there are also Belarusian folk songs.

Peter Parkhomchik thanked the performers of St. Petersburg for their skill and talent. He noted that Brest region has close relations with the Russian region, and cooperation is developing in various fields. “We are making serious progress. Over the past five years, the trade turnover of the Brest region and St. Petersburg increased 2.5 times. This year we are showing growth dynamics plus 16 percent. They love our dairy and meat products and are unhappy when they disappear from the shelves for some reason. We will try to ensure that our products are permanently in the northern capital of Russia, the Chairman of the Brest Regional Executive Committee assured.

According to Alexander Beglov, a well-known Belarusian creative team recently performed in St. Petersburg. “The hall was full, and the same applause from the grateful residents of our city came because it is a national pride. We received this ensemble with great pleasure and reverence, the Governor of St. Petersburg said.

Also, the city hosted a requiem concert “Every third”, dedicated to the feat of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War. The hall was full (almost 6,000 people), our veterans and blockaders. This requiem concert is our common memory. I wanted to say words of gratitude to the President for such a gift, thank you very much to all Belarusians, Alexander Beglov said.

The concert is timed to the visit of the delegation of St. Petersburg to the Brest region, which began today, October 27, and will last until October 29. The program was busy. Official meetings and negotiations are planned, visits to a number of enterprises, the Brest Hero Fortress memorial complex and the youth patriotic center, the Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park.