Leonid Kharitonov

Lost “Vasya-Vasilyok”

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:49:17 +0000

This pre-war comic song “Vasya-Vasilyok” was written by the famous Soviet composer Anatoly Grigorievich Novikov based on the verses of S.Ya. Alymov in 1940. Composer Novikov also wrote many other popular songs of that time. Among the most famous works were such as “Smuglianka“, “Oh, Roads!”, “The Ballad About Russian Boys“, “John Reed walks along […]

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Leonid Kharitonov on “RUSSIA 1” TV channel

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 20:43:19 +0000

We are so very grateful to the TV channel “RUSSIA 1” for remembering Leonid Kharitonov today in prime time. This popular TV Show “Hello, Andrey!” was devoted to the famous hits of the Soviet era, 14.11.2020.

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Our New Patron Fan Club

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:14:33 +0000

We have been looking for a good way to bring together the many fans of Leonid Kharitonov all over the world and to provide a means of giving greater access to the recordings of the artist and to items of interest with regard to his life and career. There is so much material available and we want to be able to share it as widely as possible.

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The son’s interview for the Sputnik News

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:54:35 +0000

September 18th was the birthday of Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov. In this regard, the news agency “Sputnik News International” (the part of “Russia Today”) published an article on its website today in which Mikhail, the youngest son of Leonid Kharitonov, answer the agency’s questions and tell them about his father’s legacy on the day of his […]

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Sunset on the Volga

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 20:33:40 +0000

Last year, ten days after Leonid Kharitonov passed away, “The New York Times” honoured him by including one of his performances among their musical selections (at the bottom of the page). We have received this link just recently and would like to share it with all of his fans. We would like to thank Julie […]

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The Red Army Choir #2 – Concert tour to France: Mireille Mathieu and Felix Yusupov, 1967

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 11:55:56 +0000

“The Red Army Choir #2 – Concert tour to France: Mireille Mathieu and Felix Yusupov, 1967” – is the next episode from the “Talking with my father” series (with English Subtitles). A Russian famous singer Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov will talk about the times when he used to work in the Red Army Choir (The Alexandrov […]

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The Red Army Choir #1 – Paul Robeson, Fidel Castro and a concert tour to Cuba, 1961

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:22:55 +0000

“The Red Army Choir #1 – Paul Robeson, Fidel Castro and a concert tour to Cuba, 1961” – is the next episode from the “Talking with my father” series (with English Subtitles). A Russian famous singer Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov will talk about the times when he used to work in the Red Army Choir (The […]

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Leonid Kharitonov has passed away

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:41:36 +0000

My name is Mikhail Kharitonov and I’m the younger son of Leonid Mikhailovich. I have a very sad news for all the admirers of the famous Russian operatic singer. Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov has passed away on the 19th of September, 2017, after suffering his 5th heart attack. This happened the next day after his 84th […]

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Soviet composers #3 – Matvey Blanter, part 1: The Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:45:03 +0000

The 3d episode (with English subtitles) is dedicated to the one of the most famous Soviet composers – Matvey Blanter. Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov will talk about his creative collaboration with this composer and will tell about the history of the Dark-Eyed Cossack Girl song and its premier with the Alexandrov Red Army Choir in the […]

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Soviet composers #2 – Ostrovsky, Tulikov, Ekimyan

info@leonidharitonov.ru (Mikhail Kharitonov) — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 21:59:41 +0000

“Soviet composers #2 – Ostrovsky, Tulikov, Ekimyan” – is the second episode of the series (with English subtitles) and is dedicated to another three famous Soviet composers. Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov will talk about his creative collaboration with the composers of Soviet patriotic songs – Arkady Ostrovsky, Serafim Tulikov (such songs as “Motherland”, “Son of Russia”, […]

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