KEMEROVO, August 26 (RIA Novosti, Elena Popova) - More than 7,000 people gathered Friday on the main square of Kemerovo, the capital of Russia's mining region located in Russia's largest coal basin (Kuzbass) in West Siberia, for a concert by well-known baritone Dmitry Khvorostovsky dedicated to Miner's Day, celebrated this Sunday.
The singer performed in rainy weather together with a local symphony orchestra and chorus on a modern covered stage brought from Moscow. Russia's merited artist sang miners' opera arias and songs by Soviet composers.
Kuzbass governor Aman Tuleyev presented Khvorostovsky and well-known conductor Konstantin Orbelyan, who led the local orchestra, with a regional order of precious stones.
