On August 2 the second concert of the 25th season of the Salavat song theatre headed by a Russian Honoured artist, People’s Artist of Tatarstan, Gabdulla Tukai State Prize laureate, popular singer Salavat Fatkhetdinov took place in Kazan.
Salavat Fatkhetdinov’s concerts are traditionally held at Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre for the 25th time from August 1-15.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev together with his wife Sakina Shakirovna visited today’s spectacular performance devoted to the Song Theatre’s 25th anniversary.
Salavat Fatkhetdinov sang famous songs from previous seasons and about ten new ones.
Famous singers Khamduna Timergalieva and Firzar Murtazin also performed at the concert.
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.