04.10 Young Russian Musicians Enjoy Hague Success

BRUSSELS, October 4 (RIA Novosti) – A group of young musicians from Russian gave a gala concert in The Hague on Thursday, as part of a year of cultural exchange between Russia and the Netherlands.

Organizers said their performance in the Palace Church was “a great success,” and audience members said they were “very moved” by the performance, RIA Novosti reported. 

The musicians, aged 10-16, have won prizes at a number of festivals and competitions. They played pieces by Scriabin, Glinka, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov, Doppler, Tchaikovsky and Martinu.

The Russian Gift gala concert was held as part of the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia.