In September 1997, Tribute staged the largest entertainment show ever on the Red Square, to open the 850th Anniversary celebrations of Moscow. The setting for the show was spectacular, claiming the area in front of St. Basil's Cathedral and reaching the Kremlin's Spasskaya Gates.
Artists
Evgeny Kissin
Makvala Kasrashvili
Pelageya Khanova
Stanislav Varki
Valery Gergiev
Yuri Bashmet
The Chamber Orchestra of Moscow Soloists
The Choral Academy of TV and Radio
The State Academy of Classical Ballet
The Russian National Orchestra
The Joint Chorus Academy of Choral Art and The Ostkano TV Children’s Choir
The State Academy Kuban Cossack Choir
Folk Bands
Velikorossi
Dmitry Pok
Russichi
Nerekhtshiye Rozhechniki
Military Bands
Ministry of Defense Orchestra
Military Folk Band of Moscow Region
Military Folk Band of Alexandrov
Military Historical Association of Russia and CIS
Acrobatic Circus Troupe Russhichi
Ali Bek Horses
Creative & Production
International Executive Producers: Alan Broach, Tony Hollingsworth
Creative Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Russian Producer: David Smeliansky
Broadcast Director: Gavin Taylor
Show Designer: Mark Fisher
Lighting Designer: Steve Nolan
Event Production Manager: Robbie Williams
TV Production Manager: Mary Hutchinson
TV Line Producer: Sandy Fone
Theatre Director: Valentine Gneushev
Folk Music Producer: Boris Bazurov
Choreographers: Marina Knyazera, Alla Sigalova
Costume Designers: Okga Savarenskaya, Vladimir Fehrer
