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Glinka State Academic Choir tour in Serbia
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The Glinka State Academic Choir from Saint Petersburg conducted a series of performances in Serbia in September 2026. Under the artistic leadership of conductor Ilya Derbilov, the ensemble was initially scheduled to perform performed at the National Theatre in Belgrade. Following this, the choir performed Belgrade and held a sold-out concert at the Svetosavski Dom in Niš. The program included works by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Stevan Mokranjac, intended to bridge Russian and Serbian choral traditions. The Niš performance Niš, which featured a collaboration with the Niš Church and Choral Ensemble Branko, concluding with a joint rendition Branko. The tour included participation in the 60th anniversary of ‘Mnogoaja Leta’. This event marked the ensemble’s fourth visit ‘Mokranjac's Days’ festival in Negotin, alongside additional performances in Novi Sad. During the festival, Derbilov noted that performing there was a “great honor due to its long and rich tradition.” He observed a profound similarity between the city Russian musical tradition and the work of Niš. Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac, noting that while Mokranjac utilized strict European compositional canons learned in Rome and Vienna, his use of folk material created a strong connection to Russian heritage.
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