On March 24, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The star of Igor Luchenok will be unveiled on the Alley of Laureates of the Special Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "Through Art – to Peace and Mutual Understanding" during the XX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk". This was announced today at a meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee by Vladimir Terentyev, Head of the Culture Department of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, as reported by a BELTA correspondent. The renowned and beloved by generations of listeners, People's Artist of the USSR, composer Igor Luchenok, works in various genres: vocal-symphonic, chamber-instrumental, chamber-vocal, but most productively in songwriting. "Pamyat serdtsa", "Moy rodny kut", "Zhuravli na Polesye letyat", "Spadchyna", "Alesya", "Veronika", "Mayskiy val's", "Dorogie moi zemlyaki", "Verasy", "Khatyn", "Yesli b kamni mogli govorit'", "Pis'mo iz 45-go", "Poka na zemle sushchestvuet lyubov'" – this is far from a complete list of his famous songs. The repertoires of Mikhail Finberg's orchestra, Iosif Kobzon, and the ensemble "Pesniary" were formed from the composer's works. It is noteworthy that at the previous festival, in 2010, the star of the ensemble "Pesniary" and its founder Vladimir Mulyavin appeared on the Alley. Earlier, stars were unveiled here in honour of composers Andrei Petrov, Alexandra Pakhmutova, and performers Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, Valery Leontiev. The Special Prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "Through Art – to Peace and Mutual Understanding" was established by a decree of the Head of State in 2005. It is awarded to cultural and art figures, creative teams, and organisations that have made a significant contribution to strengthening international cultural cooperation, promoting achievements and examples of world artistic culture based on humanistic ideals and values. The XX International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held from July 8 to 14, 2011. -0-

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