Bells of Suzdal

2024 was a significant year for the Vladimir region. It was the year of the 1000th anniversary of the city of Suzdal and the 300th anniversary of the transfer of the relics of Prince Alexander Nevsky from the Vladimir-Suzdal region to St. Petersburg.

The music festival "Modern Composers - for the 1000th Anniversary of Suzdal", dedicated to these dates, was held from September 7 to 11, 2024 in the Vladimir region.

The geography of the festival covered Krasnoyarsk, Orenburg, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Vladimir. Authors from different parts of the country spent several months creating the musical canvas of the concert, immersing themselves in the lives of the ascetics of Suzdal, including Princes Alexander Nevsky and Andrei Bogolyubsky, and the blessed, and the saints who made an invaluable contribution to the formation of Russia, and holy women who demonstrated the feat of prayer and love for God, for their Fatherland and for people.

Among the modern composers of the project are not only famous young authors, but also masters of the art of composition.

Composer Nicolas Cheloro, a graduate of the Higher National Conservatory of Paris and the Conservatory of Versailles, presented his musical gift to Suzdal - a new piano cycle "Bells of Suzdal", on which he worked for three years. It was performed as part of the festival.

WORKS:

N. Cheloro. Bells of Suzdal:

1. The Sun Rises Over the City

2. The Play of Light on the Kamenka River

3. In the Embrace of Peace and Beauty

4. The Clameur of the Past Sounds Louder

5. When the Silence of Stone Becomes a Prayer

6. The Light of Joy Illuminates the City

7. The Enchanted Cathedral

8. Bells of Suzdal

9. Reverie or an Autumn Dream in Suzdal / Rêverie ou rêve d'automne à Souzdal

10. Snow falls on the golden domes of Suzdal / Il neige sur les coupoles dorées de Souzdal

11. Prayer for Suzdal / Prière de Souzdal

12. Between earth and sky / Entre terre et ciel

PERFORMERS:

Nicolas Cheloro - piano

Artistic director of the project - People's Artist of Russia Larisa Gergieva

The project was implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives and the Orpheus Television and Radio Broadcasting Center.

Suzdal. September 8, 2024