Lev Leshchenko performed a new song at a concert in Vitebsk and gave a stage name to the singer

July 18, Vitebsk / Alexander Sam - BELTA /. People's Artist of Russia Lev Leshchenko sang a new song at a concert in Vitebsk on the evening of July 17 and gave a stage name to a Russian singer, a BELTA correspondent reports. Taking the stage of the packed Summer Amphitheater, the maestro of Russian show business noted that he dedicates the concert to his friends. "I have a lot of friends in Belarus, and I am glad that my second jubilee performance will take place on the Vitebsk land," said the laureate of the Special Prize of the President of Belarus "Through Art - to Peace and Mutual Understanding". The theme of loyal friendship between artists from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, symbolizing the unbreakable bonds of peoples, became the main storyline of the concert. A constellation of "People's," "Honored," and laureates of the Vitebsk pop song contest addressed their congratulations to Lev Leshchenko on his 70th birthday: Igor Luchenok, Anatoly Yarmolenko, Nikolai Gnatiuk, Maxim Dunaevsky, Lolita, Alexander Marshal, Sofia Onopchenko, Soso Pavliashvili, Rustam Shtark, Ruslan Alekhno, Alsou, Nadezhda Babkina, Oksana Bogoslovskaya, Varvara, Vladimir Vinokur... Together with them, Lev Leshchenko sang duets of songs from his repertoire that became part of the golden fund of Soviet and Russian music, including "Roditelsky Dom" (Parental Home), "Tango Nashey Lyubvi" (Tango of Our Love), "Gorodskiye Tsvety" (City Flowers), "Ekho" (Echo), "Ochi Chernyye" (Dark Eyes)... The composition "My - Deti Galaktiki" (We Are Children of the Galaxy) was performed as a quartet by Leshchenko, Gnatiuk, Pavliashvili, and Yarmolenko. The performance was symbolic and touching. Upon hearing the chords of the song "Den Pobedy" (Victory Day), the audience rose to their feet and sang the legendary lyrics along with Lev Leshchenko. Noting that "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" ignites new names in the constellation of pop stars, Lev Leshchenko introduced a new Russian singer to the audience. "We thought for a long time about how to present this girl, as she has not appeared on a big stage before. She is still a schoolgirl, originally from a village in Voronezh, and I am sure she has a brilliant future ahead of her. In honor of her debut taking place at 'Slavianski Bazaar,' we decided to give her the name Slaviana," said the jubilee artist. The young performer charmed the audience with her voice, singing a Russian folk song. Lev Leshchenko's concert once again confirmed that in July, Vitebsk becomes not only a meeting place for artists from different countries but also for compatriots. Congratulating the jubilee artist, his long-time friend Maxim Dunaevsky admitted that he could only do so in Vitebsk, as meeting in Moscow was impossible due to lack of time. Lev Leshchenko also sang a duet with Lolita for the first time. "I hope it turned out well," the artist joked. "Lev Leshchenko sings songs that have soul, which is why they are eternal," noted People's Artist of the USSR Igor Luchenok, explaining the maestro's incredible popularity. On this evening, Lev Leshchenko was not so much receiving congratulations as giving songs, joy, and love. A true gift for the concertgoers, all guests, and participants of the festival was the new song "My - Yedinoe Tseloye!" (We Are One Whole!), dedicated to the sincere and loyal friendship of people and nations. -0-