And this applies not only to political, but also cultural events. 2013 may 8 in the Central Square of Heroes at the Hofburg Palace, which had been the scene of confrontation between the extreme right and left, is a landmark event: a Celebration of joy (Fest der Freude). In the morning representatives of the government here lay wreaths at the memorials to the fallen as the war soldiers, and fighters against Nazism and its victims, and in the evening is a concert by the Vienna Symphony orchestra under the open sky, with the speeches of the President, the Chancellor and some of the witnesses of the anti-fascist resistance, and always with the participation of musicians, representing the victorious powers. The ambassadors of Russia, USA, UK and France are also always sit in the first row and in a video message broadcast on stage. And all this in front of thousands of people in the square and even more – in TV screens.
this year, the meeting in the square was impossible. The organizers said that the concert is transferred online. It will be held on the website and on Austrian television. You will hear fragments of records of the previous years and the mounting of the orchestra, who recorded isolation of a fragment of the 7th Symphony of Beethoven. The concert was part of the well-known Russian singer Julia Lezhneva, and will she be able to participate online, is unclear.
the Russian Embassy also arranges an online concert on may 9 with the participation of the living in Vienna Russian masters of arts, and the laying of wreaths at the Central cemetery and at the monument on Schwarzenbergplatz may 8, will hold in sharply reduced composition. And “Immortal regiment”, and a few shares on the occasion of the festival is also moving to the Internet.
the Russian centre of science and culture in Vienna from the 1st of may began to publish a daily video greetings famous artists, their partners, guests, compatriots and Austrians. Among the dozens of protesters, called “Great in uniform”, war veteran, participant of the liberation of Vienna Mr Rospolychem, world famous tenor Dmitry Korczak, the Elena Obraztsova Foundation, composer Alexander Zhurbin and working in Vienna Russian folklore ensemble “Kalinka”. Soloist of the Vienna Opera Paul Kolgatin together with his son Lawrence sang the song “the sound of birches,” and the soloist of the Vienna Opera Margarita Gritskova performed at home a fragment of the vocal-symphonic poem by Valeriy Gavrilin letters of war and excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev’s cantata “Alexander Nevsky”. The soloist of the Theater an der Wien Ilona Rafalska together with her husband, laureate of international competitions, pianist Alexander Panfilov has included in his greetings to the Russian folk song. As an artist and songwriter Xenia Ostrovskaya wrote and sang to share his new song.
“This is a Holy day. Especially sad if you think about those who lies in a foreign land, far from homeland and family. I want to say to all of them who died for us: we remember and honor you, we thank you” – said “RG” Margarita Gritskova, answering the question of why she decided to participate in the action.
this task – to unite his friends in memory of war victims and gratitude to the participants and winners in the period when the doors of the center closed and set ourselves the RCSC, said “RG” Director Dmitry Sokolov: “We are doing this in memory of generations. Through these personal experiences, we appeal to common great event”.
