on 24 May 2012

The Musical Olympus Foundation held a concert for prisoners at the Kresty Prison

On May 24 within the frameworks of the Musical Olympus festival for the first time a concert of classical music took place at the Kresty Prison. Participants of the concert were young Russian musicians, laureates of international competitions in Europe, Asia and the Americas: Anastasia Subrakova (violin), Anastasia Golovina (violin), Sophia Viland (flute), ESSe-Quintet (Kirill Evseev, balalaika prima; Dmitry Gogolev, domra alto, domra small; Daria Chernykh, balalaika kontrabass; Ksenia Kvochko, accordion; Mikhail Krylov, accordion). The artists performed the works by Paganini, Izaya, Zraya, Gershwin, as well as their own compositions. The concert was held by the president of the Musical Olympus Foundation Irina Nikitina. The artists’ performance at the Kresty Prison was the first in a series of the Festival’s social concerts. These concerts are also scheduled at the № 2 House of Veterans (May 28) and the Children's Hospice (May 30).

The weapon of musician is an musical instrument. Sofia Viland clean her flute

Discussion of the concert scenario

Irina Nikitina (Musical Olympus foundation president) opens the concert

Anastasia Subrakova plays for prisoners

Irina Nikitina announces the next number

Ksenia Kvochko (ESSe)

Dmitry Gogolev (ESSe)

Irina Nikitina and Olga Rendino in the auditorium

Daria Chernykh (ESSe)

ESSe-Quintet