On May 12, a Gala concert of the X International Folk Song Festival "Dobrovision" was held in the Kremlin

On this day, dozens of renowned bands and performers performed at the main concert venue of the country. The festival received a greeting from Russian President Vladimir Putin. “By bringing together talented performers and folklore groups from different regions of Russia at your creative venues, your wonderful project serves to preserve the richest traditions of folk art, our unique historical, cultural, and spiritual heritage," the Russian leader noted. ”And of course, I would like to emphasize that the participants and laureates of the festival provide active assistance to the heroes of the special military operation, perform in front–line concert brigades, and implement other significant patriotic and humanitarian programs."

Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that “such vivid and memorable public initiatives as your forum are important at all times, they contribute to the consolidation of generations and the education of young people.” At the end of the address, the President wished the participants, organizers and guests of the X International Folk Song Festival "Dobrovision" success, inspiration and all the best.

On behalf of the State Duma, its vice Speaker, Peter Tolstoy, took the stage, calling the festival “a huge job that has been going on for years and which helps preserve traditional Russian art.” “After all, the Russian person is so built that, based on his history, based on the experience of previous generations, on all the beautiful things that our fathers and grandfathers created, he strives upward, strives for perfection," said Peter Tolstoy. – Unfortunately, much has been lost in popular culture over the past 30 years, while some, on the contrary, have tended to fall a little lower. But we shouldn't criticize or condemn anyone, but rather do what the participants of this festival are doing – to develop our traditional Russian culture.”

"These walls know a lot, this stage has seen a lot: solemn concerts, ballet, concerts by popular artists, conventions and performances. And now, finally, the true, spiritual and moral values, our real bonds, the spirit of our multinational, multi-religious people burst onto this scene. Thanks in particular to those who participate in the special military operation," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said after Pyotr Tolstoy. She stressed that for the first time in 10 years, the festival is in the place where it should be, in the Kremlin. "Many summers to this amazing, magical and very sincere event," concluded Maria Zakharova.
The concert program of the Gala Concert was divided into two parts - the military and the people's block.

At the beginning of the evening, the Dobrovision Prize was awarded to the Rus group. This was done by the head of the festival's organizing committee, State Duma deputy Oleg Nilov. “I am very pleased to present this folk music award to a simple ensemble from a Trans–Baikal village," said the parliamentarian. – These guys work, and then they play, compose songs. And there are real heroes among them. Unfortunately, there is also a deceased musician, the songwriter of this wonderful band, Sergey Igumnov. May his memory be blessed. His songs live on and help us win,” Oleg Nilov emphasized. Famous military songs, including "The Ballad of the Mother", "We need one Victory", "In a Sunny Meadow" and "Where the Motherland Begins" were performed as part of the gala concert. The Kuban State Academic Cossack Choir performed more than 5 compositions under the direction of its chief conductor Viktor Zakharchenko.

The Pyatnitsky Choir presented to the audience the folk song "Oh, my mists are foggy." Next, Peter Zakharov (St. Petersburg) and Veronika Syromlya (Sevastopol) took the stage, performing the duet "You survived, soldier." People's Artist of the Russian Federation Makka Mezhieva also took part in the program, presenting the audience with the author's song "Mama" based on folk poems and "Kolkhoznitsa".

The Stavropol State Cossack Song and Dance Ensemble presented the composition "From the Heroes of Bygone Times," and the Omsk State Academic Russian Folk Choir delighted the audience with a medley of military songs, including "Goodbye, Cities and Huts," "March of the Aviators," and other famous tunes.

Foreign participants also performed at the gala concert: the Moldovan band DoReDos (the composition "Bella Ciao"), the National Academic Folk Choir of the Republic of Belarus named after G.I. Cytovich (the songs "Good Evening" and "Yurochka"), as well as Chinese artist Jiang Shangrong, accompanied by an ensemble of foreign students ("Moscow nights").

Russian Russian Format Men's Choir, Bells of Russia Ensemble, Vataga Folk Music Ensemble, Vecherki Ensemble, Play, Accordion Ensemble, the State Song and Dance Ensemble of the Republic of Tatarstan, Orenburg State Academic Russian University also performed at the Gala concert. folk choir,

The large-scale gala concert ended with the performance of the song “We need a great Russia” by the combined choir of the X International Folk Song Festival “Dobrovision".