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The Author of the Legendary Song About the Orenburg Down Shawl Turns 95
On the birthday of composer Grigory Ponomarenko, a concert was held in Orenburg as part of the "Orenburg Down Shawl" festival.
On the birthday of the famous composer Grigory Ponomarenko, a concert will be held in Orenburg. The legendary song by Grigory Ponomarenko and Viktor Bokov, performed by Lyudmila Zykina, became the unofficial anthem of the Orenburg region.
A large concert devoted to the creative legacy of the wonderful composer will be held as part of the All-Russian Festival of Folk Art "Orenburg Down Shawl", which is taking place in Orenburg for the 26th time. The leading groups and soloists of the regional centre will take the stage: the Orenburg State Academic Russian Folk Choir, Honoured Artist of Russia and People's Artist of Mordovia Yulia Uchvatova, Anatoly Karnaukhov and the Karusel ensemble, the children's choir "New Names" and many others.
