The «Russia» ensemble has opened the first platform for the promotion of Russian folk art online.

Russian Folk Ensemble "Russia" officially opened the first platform for the comprehensive promotion of Russian folk art online space "VCC" (Virtual Cultural Center) on June 29.

The ensemble held a concert in a new format — live on its updated official website. The concert host, artistic director and conductor of the ensemble Dmitry Dmitrienko greeted the audience for the first time in the recording studio, where the creator of the ensemble Lyudmila Zykina worked for many years.

"The concept of the new project is to give the audience the opportunity to visit this unique place, to see the studio and the memorial office of the singer, where, unfortunately, it is impossible to invite the audience. The VCC was created to promote Russian national art and unite all Russian song lovers" - said Dmitry Dmitrienko.

"Turn on the ensemble! — - the name of the concert is a call to the listeners of the collective and, in general, the fate of the project…" - says director Vyacheslav Kornichenko.

The concert was attended by: The winner of the International Competition "Romansiada" Irina Krutova, soloists of the Lyudmila Zykina Russia Ensemble: Valery Matryashin (domra), Olzhas Nurlanov (Bayan), Vladimir Dunaev (Balalaika), Luisa Nurieva (Domra), Alexey Abramenko (Russian harps), Vladislav Afanasyev (Domra), Anastasia Zakharova (Domra). The conductor and presenter is the Artistic Director of the collective Dmitry Dmitrienko. The sound engineer is Andrey Zhiltsov. Directed by Vyacheslav Kornichenko.

In the near future, the organizers will announce the following streams. You can follow the updates on the ensemble's website.

Special thanks to the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for supporting the project, we thank our partners: the Theater TV Channel and CDN-video.