Grand finale: the names of the winners of the ninth season of the Blue Bird contest were announced on the Russia 1 channel
The day before, on December 18, the final gala concert of the season of the ninth All-Russian contest of young talents “Blue Bird” was held on the Russia 1 TV channel.
Gifted contestants and star guests of the Blue Bird project presented the audience with an unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration full of bright emotions, amazing meetings and real miracles. The most long-awaited event of the evening was the announcement of the winners – they were named by the host of the program Daria Zlatopolskaya.
In the ninth year, the legendary figurine “The Feather of the Blue Bird” and the main prize – million rubles were won by illusionist Daniil Potochkin, dancer Anatoly Voroshilov and vocalist Maria Panyukova.
Support young talents this evening was attended by famous theater, film, ballet and opera artists, contemporary music performers and world-famous stars. Together with the finalists arrived: composer Alexandra Pakhmutova, director Yuri Bashmet, host and doctor of biological sciences Nikolai Drozdov, people’s artists Alexander Domogarov, Evgeny Steblov, Vladimir Ilyin, Honored Artist of Russia Yulia Peresild, actors Evgeny Tkachuk and Nikita Efremov, Bolshoi Theater premier Denis Rodkin and leading soloist, ballerina Kristina Kretova, opera star Veronika Dzhioeva, musical group Therr Maitz, Dabro and Terem Quartet.
For the jury meeting – loyal fans of the guys: Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Denis Matsuev, Marina Neyolova, Evgeny Mironov and Sergey Bezrukov.
Bayanist Vsevolod Yakubovsky set the mood for the holiday by playing a potpourri from his favorite films. I will help him wait for the People’s Artist Yevgeny Steblov by reading an excerpt from the monologue from the film “On Family Changes.” The young trumpeter Valeria Mikheeva performed “The Lark” – that free melody from the intros to the program “In the World of Animals”, and also offers her, while reading fairy tales, the best friend among animals, the legendary presenter Nikolai Drozdov.
Nikolai Nikolaevich first appeared on the Blue Bird and immediately noted the special birth rate that prevails here. Domist Gleb Dushkin accompanied the actress Yulia Peresild, who performed the song “The Last Poem”. By the way, Julia is also new to the project.
The winner of the project, Maria Panyukova, sang the famous composition “Hallelujah of Love” in a duet with world opera star Veronika Dzhioeva. Mark-Malik Murashkin and actor Yevgeny Tkachuk presented the audience with a real fairy tale: they read an excerpt from the famous “The Little Prince” twice, while Mark-Malik played Schumann’s piano. Yevgeny Tkachuk, a regular guest of the Blue Bird, this time came with his daughter Eva, who also took part in the performance. The incomparable Alexandra Pakhmutova did not go with her attention to the Blue Bird this time either. The song “Tenderness” was performed by the finalist Vladislav Tyukin, Alexandra Nikolaevna herself was at the piano, and at the meeting the actor Nikita Efremov read the poems of Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov for the first time.
The winner of the project, Anatoly Voroshilov, can do just that, because maestro Yuri Bashmet himself conducts the orchestra. And “Swan Lake” on the oboe by Dmitry Melkumov is also possible, especially when the premieres of the Bolshoi Theater Denis Rodkin and Kristina Kretova are dancing at the meeting. The angelic voice of Angelina Sazonova, who received the special prize “The Blue Bird’s Bell”, again struck the eyes of the jury. In the final, Angelina performed the song “Where are you, dream” to the music of the great Eduard Artemyev. The People’s Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Ilyin came to support the participant. The illusionist Daniil Potochkin presented the programs with moments of real magic. The audience and members of the jury, it seems, the children were sincerely surprised at what Daniil was doing at the meeting. And for the New Year’s mood, Anton Belyaev and Therr Maitz are used.
But not only the participants were honored that evening. As you know, behind every talented child is an equally talented teacher. In gratitude for their work, Blue Bird established a grant for teachers. The director, People’s Artist of Russia Fyodor Bondarchuk climbed the mountain to award. Grants of the “Blue Bird” for 300,000 rubles were received by: Prokopiy Sergeevich Tormozakov, Abakan, (coach of Anatoly Voroshilov), Alexandra Bulatovna Petrova, Almaty, st. Moscow (teacher Alexander Dolgova), Natalia Vasilievna Junkind, Moscow Perm (teacher Vsevolod Yakubovsky). This year, the fourth grant was received by the teacher of Valeria Mikheeva – Sergey Nikolaevich Ostapenko.
Photo: Russia 1
Author: Ivan Gagarin