“Pizza,” Alsou and Baskov will perform as Heart of Eurasia festival headliners in Ufa

This year, the Heart of Eurasia International Arts Festival will be held in an open-air format and will become one of the central events in Ufa's 450th-anniversary celebration. The opening ceremony will take place on August 30 in the arena of the Toratau Congress Hall.

“The Heart of Eurasia Festival will be held in Ufa for the eighth time: this indicates that the festival is truly in demand, not only by residents of the republic but also guests from other Russian regions and countries. The Toratau Natural Amphitheater annually becomes a point of attraction for more than one hundred thousand people who sincerely share the values ​​of culture, peace, and friendship between peoples. We are waiting for everyone on August 30 and 31,” invited the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan Amina Shafikova.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Culture, on the first day of the festival, bright and popular performers will perform for Ufa spectators, including the group "Pizza," its soloist is a native of Ufa, Honored Artist of Bashkortostan Sergey Prikazchikov.

One of the festival participants is the original orchestra, "Bishbarmak." Its repertoire includes over 40 songs and compositions in different genres, from classical to modern. Some of the songs have become hits.

Russian pop stars Vanya Dmitrienko and Alexey Vorobyov, as well as the boy band "HARIZMA" - a Belarusian group created in 2023 based on the Youth Variety Theater of Minsk, will present their work to the audience of "Heart of Eurasia." The participants include Nikita Kostyukevich, Vladislav Sazonov, Artem Pinchuk, and Kirill Kuchinsky. On August 31, the audience will be delighted with the work of such stars as Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and People's Artist of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan Alsou, People's Artist of Bashkortostan Radik Yulyakshin (Elvin Gray), HammAli & Navai, ethno projects ZAINETDIN and "Hazina," Ufa hip-hop performers Rena RNT and Rody Dillon. The festival will end with a performance by People's Artist of Russia and Bashkortostan Nikolay Baskov. The Heart of Eurasia festival dates back to 2012, when the musical event was held as a form for the contemporary art of the people of Russia. In May 2016, the first International Arts Festival, "Heart of Eurasia," was held in the open-air format. During the festival, vocalists and musicians from 18 countries and 24 regions of Russia participated. The International Arts Festival, "Heart of Eurasia," is one of Russia's Top 10 best festivals. The total number of its viewers exceeded 1 million people, and more than 3 million people worldwide had the opportunity to watch the "Heart of Eurasia" broadcast online.

Author: Leila Aralbaeva