April 29, 2023, 17:00, Moscow,
State Kremlin Palace, small hall
May, 2, 2023, 19:00, Moscow,
State Kremlin Palace, big stage
Let's Bow to the Great Years
indonesian
Let's Bow to the Great Years
indonesian
Laurentius Raymond Junior Pardamean represents Indonesia. He was born in Jakarta, received his first musical education in Bali. Professional singer, teacher, and arranger of choral music. After graduating from the Paris Conservatoire, he participated in national and international festivals. From 2004 till 2006 he was a soloist and conductor of the National Choir of the University of Indonesia. He plays the saxophone, guitar, and several traditional Indonesian instruments. His repertoire includes songs in Indonesian, Batak, Javanese, English, Italian, French and Russian. He prefers classical, jazz, blues, and pop genres. He believes that music is the language of the world, which helps everyone to be humane and connects all the peoples of the world.
The Cranes
german
The Cranes
german
Tino Eisbrenner was born in Berlin. He spent part of his childhood in Bulgaria, where he got familiar with the Slavic culture. His career as a singer, lyricist and composer began in 1980. He has toured in many countries of the world since. Today, Tino feels equally well in chanson, jazz, ethnic music, rock, and pop. He is also an actor and author of several books. For many years he has been translating and performing songs of Russian bards and rock musicians into German. Tino Eisbrenner developed the concept of the music festival «Make music not war». He publicly advocates for peace and for Russia. Nowadays it is a very difficult mission for a German artist, but Eisbrenner says: «My heart tells me this way, and there are more and more viewers in Germany who respect me and are grateful for it».
Oh, the Roadways
mongolian
Oh, the Roadways
mongolian
Zayat Battsengel is in his fourth year as an opera student at the faculty of Classic Art in the National University of Culture and Art. His father is a teacher, and his mother is an opera singer. The grandfather studied medicine in Leningrad in 1950s. His grandmother was also a teacher. Zayat thinks that the Russians are kind, warm and generous people like his grandfather and grandmother. He liked to sing since his childhood years. He had a dream to become an internationallyfamous opera singer. In 2022 Zayat performed Aleco’s part in «Aleco» opera by Sergey Rakhmaninov. He also participated in «Orpheus» singer competition named after the famous Soviet crooner Muslim Magomaev.
Cossacks in Berlin
english
Cossacks in Berlin
english
Yvonne P. Sauramba grew up in a «musical home» and has been passionate about music from a young age. Her brother and sister used to be in a band, her sister as a bassist and drummer whilst her brother was an acoustic guitarist and lead singer, so she would sing with them. Yvonne’s first performance in front of a large group of people was at a children’s service at church. Since then she’s been singing mostly at school and church events. Yvonne has written an own song and done a couple of collaborations with another local artist. She is also passionate about performing arts. Yvonne took up acting in local productions, wrote and directed a couple of short dramas. She loves camping, doing community service with other young people and team-building activities. One of her dreams is to express herself through voice and put her country on the world’s arts-industry map.
A Song of the Frontline Driver
itatian
A Song of the Frontline Driver
itatian
Cassandra De Rosa is a bright performer representing Italy. She was born in Florence. Cassandra De Rosa has been practicing vocals since youth. She took part in many musical television projects in Italy. After she reached the finals in one of them, she began her solo career. Cassandra De Rosa loves jazz and pop music. She sings in English and Italian. Furthermore, she collaborates with famous Italian artists and often tours in Italy as well as abroad.
A Song of the Frontline Driver
itatian
A Song of the Frontline Driver
itatian
A young 22-year-old Sicilian singer-songwriter. From an early age with a passion for singing, he studied at Paolo Li Rosi’s MeOSchool for 8 years. Recently he has undertaken the study of guitar and piano, giving life to his songs which are a mix between contemporary pop music and songwriting. He was the winner of the 2019 edition of the «Cantagiro» with his song «I miei quadri». Simone Romano participated in the national tour of the musical opera «Actor Dei», the official musical of Padre Pio. In 2022 he opened the concerts of Michele Zarrillo and Riccardo Fogli with the choir Oltre voci.
Tanks Ratteled on the Field of Battle
hindi
Tanks Ratteled on the Field of Battle
hindi
Hargun was born in Amritsar City of Punjab, India. She is a versatile and a multilingual singer, songwriter, and vocal coach.
She is a finalist of many music TV shows like «India’s got talent», «The Voice» and others. Equally adept at different genres like Bollywood, rock, pop, and many other Indian styles. Of late, she has sung for an Indian movie directed by an acclaimed Bollywood director. She is continuously performing in concerts and events in different parts of India and abroad.
She has completed her Masters and M.Phil in Music from University of Mumbai. She has meritoriously qualified Grade 8 of Rock and Pop Vocals
from Trinity College, London.
Who is it Strolling Down the Hillside
turkish
Who is it Strolling Down the Hillside
turkish
Zeliha Kendirci is 18 years old. She graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School Music Department. Zeliha studied music and acting throughout her childhood and education life. Her first professional music experience started at 16 when she advanced to the «O Ses Turkey» quarter-finals and then released a single. While continuing her acting trainings, Zeliha is preparing to share acoustic music videos with the orchestrated version of her compositions and songs.
The Cranes
greek
The Cranes
greek
Ioannis Kofopoulos was born at Thessaloniki, Greece. He is an ethnic singer, musician, composer and performer. He had several music studies in Byzantine music, traditional Greek singing methods, percussion of the eastern Mediterranean, and opera and classical singing. He has performed as a singer and percussionist at many musical stages in Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, and Russia and collaborated with many renowned artists around the world.
Ioannis participated in numerous international music festivals. He is the Grand Prix winner of the International Ethnic Voice Contest «The golden Voice of Baikal». He can sing many different styles and perform in various languages such as Greek, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Mongolian, Armenian.
The Moscovites
hebrew
The Moscovites
hebrew
Lital Kricheli is an Israeli singer specializing in R&B and jazz music. With over 15 years of experience, she performed on many stages in front of large audiences. She has released her original songs in which she took part in writing and composing. Lital has performed in different countries: Belgium, Austria, Kazakhstan, and more. She represented Israel in Russia’s «Morskoy Uzel» – 2019 contest, winning 2nd place and being «the best Jazz singer of the last four years».
Lital is a professional vocal trainer and choir conductor,
working with students of all ages. Nowadays, Lital is on the last steps of
recording her debut album.
Let's Have a Smoke!
chinese
Let's Have a Smoke!
chinese
Yao Ding represents China. She comes from Henan Province. It is famous for its mountainous landscapes, delicious noodles and kung-fu. One more landmark is the Henan national opera. That is why bel canto and traditional singing are most popular among young vocalists from the province. She has had a passion for literature and music since childhood. Yao Ding took part in various competitions and concerts. She performs classics, pop, and traditional Chinese repertoire. However, Yao Ding has a special passion for opera. She is fascinated by the fact that classical European and traditional Chinese operas significantly differ from each other. She is also doing scientific research on the opera art of her native Henan province.
Belarus is Light of My Youthful Days
english
Belarus is Light of My Youthful Days
english
Artur Garfunkel is the son of Art Garfunkel, the man who wrote music history as solo artist and singer of the world-famous duo «Simon & Garfunkel». Born in New York, he spent most of his childhood and adolescence in the USA. His grandparents came from Russian-speaking territories, so he learned Russian at an early age and established a strong connection to Belarus and Russia. When a child and teenager, he frequently sang with his mother and accompanied his father on tours in more than 50 countries. Wisdoms like «Music expresses what cannot be said and what it is impossible to remain silent» influenced Artur Garfunkel’s way of interpreting music as a link between people, nations, or cultures. His life motto is: «Pay attention to your thoughts – they are the beginning of your deeds».
Our Sky
french
Our Sky
french
Daniel Emocion was born and raised in France. His passion for theoretical physics led him to a scientific and tutoring university career. At the same time, driven by his humanist convictions, Daniel joined the state fire service with the desire to make himself useful. A professional vocal training gave him the opportunity to become an artist passionate about the great French cultural heritage, defending the moral and humanitarian principles, based on the respect and peace indispensable to all civilizations. Daniel is also a keen professional dancer, choreographer, and director. The love of Russia instilled by his mother in early childhood motivated him to discover this fascinating country linked to France by a sincere, deep, and eternal friendship.
A Song of tne War Reporters
serbian
A Song of tne War Reporters
serbian
Milica Dosković is prominent Serbian artist, known by her extraordinary energy on stage and expressed emotion in her voice. She is a member of the opera choir of the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad, vocal soloist, and composer of spiritual and patriotic songs. Her most frequent performances are at large state manifestations, academies, festivals throughout her native Serbia and abroad, at the so called «diaspora» places where people from Serbia live. She is the winner of numerous recognitions and awards. Milica Dosković is also the organizer of many cultural manifestations and academies and leads three choirs at the temple of «Saint Michael the Archangel» in her native town of Zrenjanin.
A Song of tne War Reporters
serbian
A Song of tne War Reporters
serbian
Dragan represents Serbia. He s been in music and singing since his childhood years. Because performance was his passion, he always wanted to become a star. Dragan is a participant and winner of many contests and music festivals. At present he studies vocals. He takes an active part in the projects to promote Russian culture in Serbia through songs and acting.
Besides music, he is passionate about movies and TV series. Dragan enjoys watching romantic films and comedies. He says that there’s never too much love and laughter in this life.
Soldiers, March!
arabian
Soldiers, March!
arabian
Imad Eddin Madadi felt passion for music from a young age. Trained as a doctor, he discovered his talent for classical singing as he joined the Regional Institute of musical training in Algiers where he forged his skills thanks to his Russian teachers who inspired his love for Russian music and culture. He started a professional musical career in 2016 in different choirs such as the National Radio Choir and the Choir of the Opera of Algiers. He then pursued a solo career and performed at various local events and concerts.
Imad is also a skilled photographer and video maker, his works have been widely praised for creativity and originality. Equally committed to both medicine and music, he hopes to continue sharing his love for music with the world while also making a positive impact in the medical field.
He Never Came Back from the Battle
hungarian
He Never Came Back from the Battle
hungarian
Johnny Moonlight calls himself the Ambassador of romance. He is a singer and a songwriter. He was born in Hungary where he lives and performs nowadays, however he travelled around the world for many years.
Music became his life when he was a teenager. Recently, he began to discover and enjoy the greatest romantic dance hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s. He works on shows based on songs of the greatest Hungarian and international performers.
Johnny also works on his own albums. Mainly he performs as a solo artist but he is also the frontman in other bands as well. Johnny says he likes new challenges, especially if it is a well-organized event such as The Road to Yalta Festival. This gives him a chance to improve, explore and make new friends. His motto is: present the best for the best.
Singer, People’s Artist of the RSFSR
Chairman of the jury
Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation
President of the National Research Center «Kurchatov Institute»
First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture,
Honored Artist of the RF
Minister of Resorts and Tourism
of the Republic of Crimea
Singer,
Honored Artist of the RF
Singer, composer,
Honored Artist of the RF
italian singer
italian singer,
winner of the festival "Road to Yalta" 2020
Thank you so much for a wonderful evening at the State Kremlin Palace! A festival well done!!! So much patriotism and pride in our Soviet and Russian songs! Thanks a lot for the attention!!! Great performance, soulful. The atmosphere itself is warm, friendly!!! Joy can't be conveyed in words, but there were tears of pride!!!
Leonid Pechnikov
On 2 May I was at the State Kremlin Palace. And I want to say a huge thank you to you, the organizers, for a wonderful evening! Loved the artists, the musicians and of course the music and the songs. We enjoyed the concert very much. The war songs took our hearts and minds to tears.
L.D.Konstantinova
Thank you very much for the opportunity to be at such a wonderful festival, to join this movement. I got so many positive and pleasant emotions, I felt proud of our country and our talented people. This festival reminds us of deeds of our grandfathers and great-grandfathers lifts up spirit and unites people, which is so necessary at the moment.
Sofia Drozhnikova
To the organisers of the festival, a big thank you for the atmosphere that prevailed at the festival and for organising special areas where people could take photos with the contestants. This festival will remain in our hearts for a long time!
Camilla
Thank you very much for the very idea of a festival that brings together people from all countries who honour the lessons of history and believe in the truth and the victory of good forces!
Roman R.
I was at the concert with my friends and my husband. We sang along with the audience, standing up at particularly solemn moments of the song and congratulating the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and praising the exploits they had accomplished.
Liubov Astakhova
All the singers were excellent, and I understand the difficult task of the jury in selecting and distributing the prizes. But as always, the strongest wins and my recognition goes to the Indonesian singer and performer Raymond Pardamean with «Let's Bow to the Great Years», and of course the singer from Germany and Mongolia won our love.
Boris Gorkin
I participated as a spectator, on two days of the Road to Yalta festival. I liked it very much! Especially the first day on 29 April, because each participant fully revealed himself as a person, thinking about peace and war, worrying about our whole fragile globe. And most importantly, all the contestants were singers of peace, Russia and its people!
Kate Zeus
I would like to say thank you to the organisers of this festival, who have done a tremendous job of making the audience enjoy themselves. And how touching and melodic are the Soviet songs performed by foreign singers!!!!!
Daria Yelsukova
A wonderful competition programme at the Kremlin Palace! The Road to Yalta festival hit the heart. For a long time there has not been such a pleasant evening in a circle of beautiful people, captured by a single impulse of patriotism. The memory of those memorable days of the Great Victory of our people united the whole hall. Thanks to the organizers and participants of the festival!!! They gave an extraordinary evening filled with wonderful emotions.
Suzanne (Uzbekistan)
Amazing, great festival!!! It’s my first time at a such festival, and it's amazing how much of an impression our singer friends of our songs made! I felt goosebumps on my skin! A great orchestra with an amazing conductor!!! Thank you so much for the festival!!! I'm re-watching it with great pleasure, looks like I'll be re-watching it more than once.
Nina Petrova
Thank you for the broadcast! It was a pleasure to watch and listen to the beautiful voices. It's doubly nice that Lev Leshenko continues to be involved in judging!
Anna Efremova
Happy for you my sister Yvonne Sauramba. Thank you for raising the Zimbabwean flag high. I am so proud of you VovoKeep it up mafana. Congratulations to everyone who has won.
tatenda sauramba
Congratulation Raymond Indonesia, and also other wonderful singers in this event. Lovely moment
Paul Widhi
Very exciting festival, enjoyed all the participants, it was interesting to listen to our songs in different languages, the performers are adults, but how excited they were. Thanks to all the organizers for their work. Special thanks to maestro Li Otta.
Larisa Voloshinova
They sing our songs in their own language, but they sing from the heart and know these songs. It is worth a lot. They can't do otherwise. It's important that they remember these historic events and support us, no matter what.
Valentina Kosarina
A festival of this format is what is needed now! It's very uplifting! The participation of foreign artists, their pleasant speeches and assurances of friendship and respect for us are very encouraging. Not all is lost, there are many people in the world who understand what is going on around them.
Natalia Lysova
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