Description
Kuban Cossack Choir — is a unique and historically significant choral group founded in 1811. Full name of the team — State Academic Order of Friendship of Peoples and the Holy Blessed Grand Duke Dimitry Donskoy, 1st degree Kuban Cossack Choir. This group is the only professional folk art group in Russia that has a continuous, successive history since the beginning of the 19th century. The artistic director of the choir is Viktor Zakharchenko, under whose leadership the choir performs Kuban Cossack, Russian and Ukrainian folk songs, as well as songs based on poems by Russian and Ukrainian poets.
The Kuban Cossack Choir is recognized as a genuine national cultural brand and is a particularly valuable object of cultural heritage of the Krasnodar Territory. The beginning of the creative path of the group is considered to be October 14, 1811, when the Black Sea Military Singing Choir was created. The choir's repertoire contains songs from different eras, reflecting the military and cultural development of Kuban, the biography of the Kuban Cossack army, the secular and spiritual culture of Yekaterinodar.
The songs of the Kuban Cossack Choir capture the tragic events of the Civil War, the persecution of the Cossacks and repressions of the 30s, as well as the Soviet aesthetics of the “grand style” in national art. The choir, in its songs and vocal and choreographic compositions, introduces the audience to the historical heroics, the great drama of the Cossacks and the everyday life of the musical culture of Kuban. In a certain sense, the Kuban Cossack Choir is a historical monument that captures the events of two centuries of history in the forms of musical and singing culture.
If you want to immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of the Kuban Cossack Choir, you can purchase tickets on our website quickly and easily. The schedule and poster of upcoming performances can also be viewed on our website. Don't miss the opportunity to become part of this unique cultural event!