The “concert-sermon” is organized by the St. Petersburg clergy in the chapel of the Vorontsov Palacetranslated

Prikhody.ru 10/17/2026. The “anniversary concert” of the clergy choir of the St. Petersburg Metropolis, dedicated to two significant dates - the 80th anniversary of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' and the 55th anniversary of the choir itself - will take place in the Maltese Chapel of the Vorontsov Palace of the northern capital.

The history of the choir is inextricably linked with the personality of the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church: the group was created in 1971 with the blessing of Metropolitan Nikodim (Rotov) of Leningrad and Novgorod, the mentor of the future Patriarch Kirill. Thus, the concert will become not only a celebration in honor of anniversaries, but also evidence of the continuity of spiritual and cultural traditions that unite generations of church ministers and musicians, the St. Petersburg Metropolis reports in its telegram channel.

The Clergy Choir of the St. Petersburg Metropolitanate is a unique musical group consisting of clergy and clergy, mostly graduates of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy. Under the leadership of the artistic director and chief conductor Yuri Anatolyevich Gerasimov, who headed the choir in 2009, the ensemble is actively performing: from 2010 to 2023...