Music unites people of DPRK, RF - conductor Pavel Ovsyannikov.

PYONGYANG, August 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The Mansudae Art Troupe - State
Symphony Orchestra of DPRK, has shown a variable and interesting programme
together with their Russian colleagues at a concert on the DPRK's national
holiday - the 65th anniversary of Korea's liberation. The conductor of the
XXI Century Orchestra Pavel Ovsyannikov, a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
Oleg Gulko, popular singers Felix Tsarikati, Oksana Molodtsova and Anna
Novikova, a famous bass soloist Vladimir Yarovitsin came from Russia to
take part in the concert.
The audience liked the performance of Russian folk songs by the All OK
ensemble from Yekaterinburg.
"Music brings the people of our countries closer to each other,"
Ovsyannikov said. "We contributed to the governmental concert of our
Korean friends, and we believe that the concert devoted to the national
holiday was a success."
The XXI Century orchestra has come to the DPRK several times, and this
time the musicians have prepared a new programme.
"Should the Korean side approve the programme, we shall perform it in
Pyongyang," he said.
The orchestra toured North Korea for the first time back in September
of 2009. The performance was a real success.
The DPRK's leader Kim Jong Il visited the earlier performance in May
of the current year. He said that the Russian orchestra "brings true joy
to the people of Korea and favours the development of friendly relations
between the two countries."