Saint Petersburg Honors Flag Day with 'Singing Bridges' Show

St. Petersburg will dedicate the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation to the audio show 'Singing Bridges' on Palace Bridge.

Consensus

• The event took place in Saint Petersburg on the night of August 21 to 22, 2024.
• The event was held in honor of the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation.
• The 'Singing Bridges' sound show was held on the Palace Bridge over the Neva River.
• The program included the song 'The Anthem of the Great City' from the ballet 'The Bronze Horseman'.
• The song 'Where Does Homeland Begin' by Veniamin Basner was performed by Iosif Kobzon.
• The piece 'August' from Peter Tchaikovsky's 'The Seasons' was included in the program.
• The show has been held since 2016 and has attracted over 20 million visitors.
• The project is part of the top-25 events in Saint Petersburg's Unified Calendar of Events.

Points of divergence

• The performance began with 'The Anthem of the Great City' from 'The Bronze Horseman' ballet. — gazeta_spb
• The performance used an archival recording of Iosif Kobzon from 1976. — riamo
• The performance included a fragment of 'August' from Tchaikovsky's 'The Seasons'. — gazeta_spb
• The performance used an archival recording from 1972 by the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR under Evgeny Svetlanov. — riamo

Coverage (2 sources)

• In honor of the State Flag Day, a thematic tracklist will play over the Neva - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
• Saint Petersburg will mark Flag Day with the show 'Singing Bridges' — РИАМО

Key entities

• Russia
• Saint Petersburg
• Neva
• SPB RU News Newspaper
• Palace Bridge
• St. Petersburg Diary
• Yosef Kobzon
• Veniamina Basner
• Reingolda Gliera
• Saint Petersburg Above the Neva