Concert-presentation of Olga Brilon’s book
“BELARUSIAN POP. NOSTALGIC DIVERTISSEMENT. THE HISTORY OF THE STAGE OF THE BELARUSIAN STATE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. 1930S–1980S”
National Academic Folk Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus named after I.Zhinovich
Chief Conductor – People’s Artist of Belarus, professor Mikhail Kozinets
The concert is attended by:
founder of VIA “Syabry”
People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus Anatoly Yarmolenko
legends of VIA “Verasy”
People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus Yadviga Poplavskaya
Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus Nadezhda Mikulich
Leonid Koshelev
Lucina Shemetkova
co-founder of VIA “Pesnyary” Vladimir Mulyavin
Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus Vladislav Misevich
Belarusian stage artist Viktor Sinaisky
songwriter Oleg Zhukov
rock group “Suzor’e”:
Andrey Kozlovsky
Andrey Filatov
Pavel Kharevich
VIA “Charaunitsy”
Igor Zadorozhny
Andrey Kolosov
Anastasia Rachitskaya
Conductor and arrangements – Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Kremko
Presenter – Olga Brilon
On November 17, 2021, the National Academic Folk Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus named after I.Zhinovich, led by People’s Artist of Belarus, professor Mikhail Kozinets, invites the audience to its new concert project. On this evening, with a big gala concert with the invitation of Belarusian pop stars, the Belarusian State Philharmonic will present the project of musicologist Olga Brilon, who wrote the book “Belarusian Pop. Nostalgic divertissement. The history of the stage of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society. 1930s–1980s”. For the first time, the book tells in detail about the origin and formation of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society in the pre-war years. Since then, almost constantly until its disbandment in January 1990, the variety department was one of its divisions. For several decades, hundreds of pop artists have passed through the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society and glorified it. The names of some of them are well-known, and many have been unfairly forgotten over the years. The book is dedicated to the story of these wonderful people. Entertainers and acrobats, singers and dancers, artists of the original genre and vocal and instrumental ensembles are among her heroes. In her new book Olga Brilon recreated the chronicle of the Belarusian pop scene bit by bit, discovered the unique facts of its history. The publication includes hundreds of photographs and archival documents.
The concert-presentation, accompanied by an orchestra, will feature famous Belarusian artists who have become heroes of the book: the founder of VIA “Syabry”, People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus Anatoly Yarmolenko, legends of VIA “Verasy”, People’s Artist of the Republic of Belarus Yadviga Poplavskaya, Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus Nadezhda Mikulich, Leonid Koshelev and Lucina Shemetkova, co-founder of VIA “Pesnyary” Vladimir Mulyavin, Honored Artist of Belarus Vladislav Misevich, Artist of the Belarusian pop stars Viktor Sinaisky, songwriter Oleg Zhukov, musicians of the legendary rock band “Suzor’e” Andrey Kozlovsky, Andrey Filatov and Pavel Kharevich, as well as VIA “Charaynitsy” and orchestra soloists Igor Zadorozhny, Andrey Kolosov and Anastasia Rachitskaya. The concert, like the book itself, will become a bright event in the culture of Belarus.
The project is carried out with the participation of JSC “Belagroprombank”
