The Byzantine choir of the Annunciation Greek Church performed in the palace of N. D. Alferakitranslated

On October 9, 2026, a concert of the Byzantine choir of the Annunciation Greek Church in the city of Rostov-on-Don took place at the Museum of History and Local Lore in the Palace of N.D. Alferaki in the city of Taganrog.

The program entitled “Voice of Byzantium: the eternal hymn of the Christian East” was timed to coincide with the landmark anniversary - the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Cultural and Educational Society of the Don and Azov Greeks “Tanais”.

Alferaki Palace is historically associated with the culture, spirituality and heritage of the Greek diaspora of the Azov region.

Before the start of the musical program, the rector of the Annunciation Church, Hieromonk Grigory (Sokolov), the executive director of the Greek society “Tanais” M. P. Leonova, as well as the director of the Taganrog State Literary and Historical-Architectural Museum-Reserve E. V. Lipovenko addressed the audience with words of greeting.

Under the direction of regent M. Kondratyev, liturgical chants of the Byzantine osmoglasia were performed in the main hall of the palace, the solo part of the program was performed by the teacher of Byzantine music E. Tsolakidis (Greece).

The concert brought together numerous connoisseurs of sacred music, historians, representatives of Greek cultural autonomies,…