A memorial plaque in honor of Mark Fradkin will be unveiled in Vitebsk

In Vitebsk, as part of the city festival, a memorial plaque will be unveiled in honor of the USSR People's Artist, composer Mark Fradkin, whose 100th anniversary is celebrated this year.

Our countryman is the author of many works that have become part of the golden fund of song art. Among them are "Na tot bolshak", which was performed for many years by Klavdiya Shulzhenko, and one of Lyudmila Zykina's signature songs - "Techet reka Volga". Edita Piekha considers Mark Fradkin her "godfather" on stage. The ensemble "Samotsvety" became known thanks to his hits "U derevni Kryukovo", "Uvezu tebya ya v tundru" and "Tam, za oblakami". In collaboration with the poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky, the composer created such hits as "My zhili po sosedstvu", "Za fabrikchnoy zastavoy", "A gody letyat", "Komsomoltsy-dobrovoltsy

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«My native Vitebsk is an old city. I can talk about it endlessly, because one always loves the city of youth with a special, enduring love», – wrote Mark Fradkin.

The installation of a memorial plaque on the building of the former polytechnic college (now the machine tool college), which the composer graduated from, will be part of the anniversary events. At the «Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk» a concert dedicated to our countryman will be held, titled «I returned to my homeland». It will feature the National Academic Concert Orchestra of Belarus conducted by Mikhail Finberg, Ruslan Alekhno, Irina Dorofeeva, Nikolai Skorikov, Anatoly Yarmolenko and the ensemble «Syabry», the vocal group «Chisty Golos», Iosif Kobzon, VIA «Samotsvety» and other artists.

Tatyana Pasternak, "Vitebskiye Vesti"