Concept: Father Ilya Makarov
Script Writer and Stage Director – Alyona Polikovskaya
Music Director: Igor Matyukhov
Icon Painter: Nina Tumanova
Participants:
The Female Chorus of the St Petersburg Metropolitan conducted by Igor Matyukhov
The Clergy Chorus of the St Petersburg Metropolitan conducted by Yuri Gerasimov
The Chorus of the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music conducted by Sergei Yekimov
The Academic Female Chorus of the St Petersburg State Institute of Culture
Artistic Director and Conductor: Alexander Belyaev
The Maly Trianon theatre conducted by Yaroslava Bubnova
The Soglasie Youth Chorus conducted by Pavel Teplov
The St Petersburg Diocese Children’s Chorus conducted by Valentina Korolyova
Soloists:
Maria Arteyeva (violin)
Anna Shpagina (piano)
Natalia Khoreva (piano)
Kristina Alieva (soprano)
Pyotr Sopin (cello)
Alexei Malkov (baritone)
Pavel Teplov (baritone)
Narrators: Nikolai Burov, Boris Korchevnikov
Cameramen: Konstantin Shnurov, Dmitry Gershon
Video Director: Dzhangir Suleimanov; Cutting Director: Alexander Snegoryov
Designers: Maria Kudryavtseva, Alexandra Maikova
Director: Vasily Yakovlev
MUSIC PROGRAMME:
The songs Today He Revealed His Spring Grace, The Storm-the Sea, Rejoice, The Sky Was Adorned with Stars
Georgy Sviridov
Sacred Love
Yuri Frank
A Holy Prayer to Andrei Rublyov – the Icon-Painter
Sergei Yekimov
Praise God in Heaven!
Pavel Chesnokov
God Is with Us!
Mikhail Malevich
A Song about St Alexander Nevsky
A Hymn to the Fatherland
Ilya Makarov
Trinity
Konstantin Shvedov
Glory to St Prince Vladimir
The hymn Oh, Wondrous Miracle
Merab Partskhaladze
The Lake
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Vocalise
Suite No 1 for two pianos, Easter
It Is Right for All Men and All Things, chant of Tsar Fyodor Romanov
Hail, O Virgin, Mother of God, “znamenny” chant
Archbishop Ionafan (Yeletskikh)
In the Flesh Thou Didst Fall Asleep
Efrem Podgaits
Melancholy Angel
Ivan Khandoshkin
Sonata for Solo Violin in G Minor, Op. 3 No 1 (2nd movement)