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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Sitar in Petersburg''' is the annual non-commercial music festival first held in 2008 on the initiative of a group of musicians under the guidance of Aleksandr Konanchuk, a [[sitar]] player, and with the support of St.Petersburg State [[Nicholas Roerich|Roerich Family]] Museum-Institute, St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music, and the Consulate General of India in St.Petersburg, Russia. Since 2011 St.Petersburg State [[Nicholas Roerich|Roerich Family]] Museum-Institute has become the organizer of the festival. The festival is also supported by the Committee of Culture of [[St.Petersburg]].<br />
The festival program includes concerts of [[Indian classical music]] and [[Indian classical dance|dances]] with participation of both Indian and Russian performers, exhibitions of [[Indian musical instruments]], thematic arts exhibitions, lectures and workshops dedicated to the basics of [[Indian classical music]] and to playing the [[sitar]]. <br />
Festival events take place throughout the year at the concert halls of the organizations that provide support to the project: “More chaya” (“Sea of Tea”) Tea Club, DK Gorkogo, Youth Center of the Vasileostrovsky district, and others.<br />
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==Participants of the festival==<br />
* Aleksandr Konanchuk<br />
* Sergey Gasanov<br />
* Larisa Ragosa<br />
* Sergey Donchenko<br />
* Wladimir Yeliseyev<br />
* Viktor Khan<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Indian classical music festivals]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.roerich.spb.ru/en/en/sitar/ Page dedicated to the festival on the website of St.Petersburg State Roerichs Family Museum-Institute<br />
* http://www.sitarspb.info/index.php/ Official website of the festival (in Russian)<br />
* https://www.youtube.com/user/HappyMedum/videos?view=0 (YouTube Channel of the Festival - video history of Sitar in Petersburg 2008-2011)<br />
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73VjjKe5rC4&feature=player_embedded (Sitar in Petersburg 2012 Day 1)<br />
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMFy2UAATV4&feature=relmfu (Sitar in Petersburg 2012 Main Event)<br />
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[[Category:Music festivals in Russia]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Russia]]<br />
[[Category:Folk festivals in Russia]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani classical music festivals]]<br />
[[Category:Music festivals established in 2008]]<br />
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