On April 18, the National Symphony Orchestra of the memory of the poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko presents Symphony No. 13 ("Babiy Yar") by Dmitry Shostakovich.

This evening the choir of basses of the State Academic Choir Chapel of the Republic of Bashkortostan is taking part in the concert. T. Saifullina (artistic director and chief conductor - laureate of the Shabir Ibrahimov Open Republican Competition, laureate of the State Republican Youth Prize named after Sh. Babich Alsu Khasbiullin). Soloist - Yuri Monchak (bass, Mikhailovsky Theater of St. Petersburg). Conductor - art director of the orchestra, Honored Artist of RB Raushan Yakupov.

It is known that on September 19, 1962, the Literaturnaya Gazeta was snatched away at kiosks with lightning speed - there was published a poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko "Babi Yar." The poet became the hero of the day. Yevtushenko himself later said: "In the Thirteenth symphony, I was stunned first of all by the fact that if I suddenly saw the rumor, I would write absolutely the same music. Moreover, Shostakovich's reading of my poems was so intonational and meaningful that it seemed that he, invisible, was inside of me when I wrote these poems, and composed music along with the birth of the lines. " The basis of the text were five poems by Yevtushenko: Babiy Yar, Humor, In the store, Fears, Career. The first performance of the symphony was held in Moscow on December 18, 1962 under the direction of Kirill Kondrashin.

The event will be held at the State Concert Hall "Bashkortostan" (Lenina, 50). The beginning at 19.00.