Digest of Yessentuki Events in August 2025
We have prepared for you a selection of interesting events worth a visit during the vacation.
Venue: Shalyapin Concert Hall, Yessentuki, 2 Kislovodskaya Street.
1.Organ concert “The Music of Love” (12+). August 1, 19:00 (75 minutes)
The works of great composers of different eras will be performed, inspired for artistic endeavour with a clear feeling of love for Woman, for Music, for God.
J.S.Bach, W.A. Mozart, A. Vivaldi… poetry, light installations.
Svetlana Berezhnaya, Distinguished Artist of Russia (organ, piano, harpsichord, poetry).
2. Stage play “Another Life” (12+). August 2, 19:00 (2 hours with intermission)
A striking love story, which may occur only once in a lifetime. Francesca lives a boring slow paced life on the farm with her husband and two children, until the car of Robert, a talented photographer, taking pictures of the surrounding landscapes for a famous magazine, stops near her house. Francesca’s husband and children are away, and she agrees to help Robert to find the way.
Cast:
Francesca – Elena Yakovleva, People’s Artist of Russia
Robert – Boris Khvoshchnyansky
Directed by Roman Samgin (Mark Zakharov Lenkom Theatre)
3. Musical “The 12 Chairs” (12+). August 3, 19:00 (2 hours 30 minutes with intermission)
This original version by Gennady Gladkov, Yulia Kim and Mark Zakharov became a basis for the “The Twelve Chairs”, a new performance of the North Caucasian Philharmonic.
“The Twelve Chairs” is one of the most famous and popular iconic works of Russian comedy literature. The story of two charming fortune-seekers, the great combinator Ostap Bender and the former head of the civil registration office “Kisa” Vorobyaninov, hunting for treasures hidden in one of the chairs of the family set, have multiple film versions.
4. Ani Lorak concert tour (12+). August 7, 19:00
Ani Lorak is one of the most prominent singers of the present time, having a really strong voice range of 4.5 octaves.
5. Tragicomedy based on the play by Florian Zeller “The Father” (12+). August 12, 19:00
“The Father” is a realistic family story keeping the viewers on their toes from the very beginning.
Sergey Makovetsky and other actors tell the story of a father and daughter trying to realize the changes occurring with a person who begins to lose control of his mind dramatically.
6. NANCY Group concert tour (6+). August 17, 19:00
Nancy group is the legendary participant of the 90s discos. This was the time when people played Tetris and chewed ‘Love Is’, when Lyonya Golubkov bought MMM shares on TV.
7. Stage play “Dynasties” (16+). August 18, 19:00
“Academy of Culture and Creativity named after Joseph Davydovich Kobzon” presents the “Dynasties” play. The main roles are played by actresses belonging to the great artistic families of the country – Ilze Liepa, Ekaterina Rozhdestvenskaya and Alexandra Zakharova.
The guardians of traditions of three outstanding dynasties will take the stage together for the first time to unite three types of arts – ballet, poetry and theater into a single piece of art.
