Overview
- The new composition premiered as the finale at the National Centre “Russia” on Unity Day, performed jointly by Vainberg and Shaman.
- Russia’s national anthem opened the concert in a first‑ever rendition by a combined ensemble of instruments and voices representing the country’s peoples.
- The program featured Yuri Bashmet, Tatiana Kurtukova and a slate of major choirs and orchestras drawn from multiple regions.
- Repertoire included a newly presented piece by Alexandra Pakhmutova dedicated to Moscow, Alexander Zatsepin’s “Sibir,” and readings referencing Donbass.
- Shaman called 4 November “the predecessor of 9 May,” and he and Vainberg described the song as their second collaboration while not ruling out a third.