Putin wants to form new song contest to rival Eurovision
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to create an international song competition in Russia as a rival to the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). Russia
Kremlinvision! Putin launches rival song contest
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Monday establishing a Russian version of the Eurovision Song Contest, after the country was excluded from the continental competition nearly three years ago.
Russia to relaunch Soviet-era Eurovision Song Contest rival in Moscow under Putin’s orders
The revived contest, planned to take place in Moscow later this year, is Russia's way of directly challenging Eurovision while promoting "traditional values." View on euronews
Putin relaunches Soviet-era Intervision song contest amid Eurovision ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Feb. 3 ordering the revival of the Intervision song contest, the Soviet Union's equivalent to Eurovision. The Eurovision Song Contest banned Russia from participation in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia relaunches Intervision after Eurovision exit
According to RIA, the Russian news agency, after being excluded from Eurovision, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, has decided to revive Intervision, a musical competition from the Soviet era. The goal is to promote Russian culture and unite countries sympathetic to Russia.
Putin announces plan for 'Intervision' music contest this year
Putin announces plan for 'Intervision' music contest this year President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree on holding an international music contest called "Intervision" in Russia this year, after the country was banned from the Eurovision Song Contest.
To ban Tchaikovsky or not, that is the question
Lithuania’s then-Culture Minister Simonas Kairys decided that performing Russian composer Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet "The Nutcracker" was no longer an appropriate way to celebrate the ...
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Russian musician dies after falling during police raid
Russian musician Vadim Stroykin, known for his contributions to the bard music genre, died after falling from his 10th-floor apartment window during a police search, media reported on ...
Amid controversy, Palm Beach Opera stands by decision to have soprano Netrebko at gala
But Netrebko’s visit comes with controversy. A decorated artist of the Russian state, she was uninvited to numerous U.S. and ...
Fort Worth Symphony plays Russian music, with dancers in Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’
FORT WORTH — Both the Fort Worth and Dallas symphony orchestras paired related works on concerts this week. Following the DSO’s Austro-German program, reviewed separately, the FWSO on Friday presented ...
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Ukraine folk artists harness music to fight Russian 'assimilation'
spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against cultural "assimilation" of their country by its neighbour Russia. Ukraine's DakhaBrakha ensemble starts ...
3 Years Into War, Ukrainian Musicians Ask, ‘Will We Ever Go Home?’
The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about ...
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Russia's cultural revival: Intervision returns to the stage
According to RIA, the Russian news agency, after being excluded from Eurovision, Russia, led by Vladimir Putin, decided to ...