Online broadcast for the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade

Online broadcast for the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade

On January 27, at 19:00, on the Day of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade, an online broadcast of the Leningrad oratorio for reciter, soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed choir and orchestra «Remember!» took place.

The screening took place in the Andreevsky Orchestra community on VKontakte: https://vk.com/video-123623866_456239470

Almost 100 thousand social network users became viewers.

The work is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade.
This is already the second major work by the St. Petersburg composer Viktor Pleshak on the theme of Leningrad's feat in the Great Patriotic War, written for the State Academic Russian Orchestra named after V.V. Andreev.

«Viktor Vasilyevich’s mother, his family, and my mother and family were in Leningrad during the blockade—we know all this firsthand. «This has all been told many times, these are deeply personal experiences,» shared the artistic director and chief conductor of the State Russian Orchestra named after V.V. Andreev, People's Artist of Russia Dmitry Khokhlov.

«My mother, who spent all 900 days of the blockade, and my father told me many terrible stories.On the other hand, there were also funny stories, both real-life and love stories - the parents met in the Kirov Palace in the marble hall at a dance,» noted the composer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Viktor Pleshak.

The premiere took place on January 15, 2024 at the St. Petersburg Academic Philharmonic named after D.D. Shostakovich.