Premiere of “Shurale” ballet held at Mariinsky Theatre
30 June 2009, Tuesday
The opening night of the ballet based on folklore story and Gabdullah Tukai’s poem “Shurale” was held in Saint Petersburg at Mariinsky Theatre on June 28. It has been recreated in the theatre repertoire in the year of composer Farid Yarullin’s anniversary.
Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Moukhametshin, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan – Minister of Culture Zilya Valeyeva, Russia People’s Artist, Marrinsky Theatre art director, famous orchestra director Valery Gergiev attended the premiere, the official website of the Republic of Tatarstan informs.
After the performance, Farid Moukhametshin thanked the production creators and decorated them with the Republic of Tatarstan state awards. By Tatarstan President’s decree, Valery Gergiev received a medal of the Republic of Tatarstan “For Valorous Work”.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On January 20, the First President of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev celebrates its 89 birthday.
He received numerous congratulations from the state and regional leaders, public figures, figures in science, education and culture and residents of the country and Tatarstan.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.
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