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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, May 5 (Xinhua) — As part of the ongoing China-Russia Cross-Cultural Years, large-scale tours of Russian art will take place in Chinese cities in May and June.
The program will open at the Bolshoi Theater on May 7-11. A gala concert of ballet stars will be held in Beijing, and the legendary performance “Sleeping Beauty” to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky with choreography by Yuri Grigorovich will be presented. This production is rightfully considered the calling card of all Russian ballet. The Bolshoi Theater tour will end with a gala concert in Shenzhen.
From June 21 to 29, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic named after D. D. Shostakovich will give a series of concerts in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Wuhan. Chinese audiences will hear Sergei Prokofiev’s First Piano Concerto and one of the most famous and frequently performed classical works in the world, Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, as well as two symphonies by Dmitry Shostakovich – the Sixth and the famous Leningrad Symphony No. 7, created during the Great Patriotic War.
In the summer, the National Museum of China in Beijing plans to open an exhibition of the Tretyakov Gallery “Ilya Repin. Faces of Russia”.
As Natalia Kochneva, Senior Vice President of VTB Bank, which regularly supports Russian groups’ tours in China, noted in a conversation with a Xinhua correspondent, art can unite people of different cultures. “We appreciate that Russian art is expanding its fan base around the world, and our cooperation with China is growing into a great story. The Cross Years of Culture 2024-2025 of the two countries are especially important for us, as they open up additional opportunities for strengthening ties in various areas of culture and help make even more people fall in love with Russian and Chinese art,” she said. –0–