Composer Sergey Akhunov “Advent”, World Premiere at “Zaryadye”

Composer Sergey Akhunov “Advent”, World Premiere at “Zaryadye”

1 December 2021

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Music drama to Sergey Zavyalov poems

“It’s for the very first time since Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony, a truly outstanding music work has appeared, the one that digs deep into the tragical theme of blockaded Leningrad, and does it with emotional strength, deeper meanings, unusual composer’s talent, -- in order to consider the theme as one of the Life and Death, Faith and Sacrifice, Hope and Exploit. The theme thus is raised to the cosmic height”, critic Yekaterina Kretova wrote for “Moskovskiy Komsomolets” daily newspaper.

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