October 17, 2004 RACH-C sponsored the concert of Russian bards Mark Freidkin and Sergey Kostuhin, both from Russia, at the Jewish Center in Fair Lawn, NJ, . October 16, 2004 RACH-C sponsored and organized an Opera Singers Concert at Advent Lutheran Church, NYC. October 6, 2004 RACH-C sponsored a concert of the Russian bard Timur ... Read more
December 18, 2005: Vocal and instrumental Community Concert featuring classical vocal and instrumental musical selections by Russian performers and/or composers consistent with the RACH-C’s concept of inclusiveness and performed by a diverse group of artists. RACH-C Director Olga Zatsepina and CB 12 Chair Martin Collins opened the evenings events. Bass Michel Beresovski, soprano Ruth Ann Cunningham, ... Read more
2006February 17, 2006: Russian Salon at Barnard College "Pushkin's Life in Odessa" was the topic of the evening featuring commentary and poetry by journalist and music critic Bella Ezerskaya with musical interpretation by Victoria Spivak and commentary by the noted translator of Pushkin Poetry, Julian Lowenfeld. 2005 December 2, 2005: Russian Salon at Barnard ... Read more
Recital of Russian Music, The Sounds of Spring, Concert of Taneev & Shostakovich Music, Gala Winter Concert
Lehman College, with the co-sponsorship of RACH-C, held the first of two major symposium on issues confronting Russia and China today. Ambassador Andrey I. Denisov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, and Ambassador Yishan Zhang, Deputy Representative, Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the U.N., led off the Saturday March 25, event.
May 19, 2007: "Children's Festival of Russian Culture." Dr. Olga Zatsepina, President of RACH-C, introduces Children's folk Ensembles from Washington DC, to Siberia, to Brooklyn, as they brave Spring rains to perform before hundreds of guests anxious to see authentic Russian dances and songs by costumed performers at the first Children's Festival of Russian Culture, ... Read more
RACH-C Salon at Radio Davidzon & screening of "I Am Not Giordono Bruno"
RACH-C Summer and Fall Concerts
January 28, 2008: RACH-C organized a fact finding meeting for a group from Russia led by Boris Sergeev, Dir. Inst. on Demographic Migration and Regional Development in Russia.
On May 31, 2008 twelve hundred visitors attended the children's performances at Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan.
July 8, 2008 - President Hotel (Moscow, Russia): Honored guests included descendants of Sikorsky, Sheremetev, Pushkin, Shalyapin, Witte, Rodzyanko, Shakhovsky, etc. Prominent among the children and grandchildren of the highly regarded and respected forebears was Dr. Patricia Thompson, accomplished author and CUNY Professor herself, who is also known as Elena Vladimirovna Mayakovskaya, the only child of the ... Read more
August 10, 2008 Arias from opera favorites & romantic art songs of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and others. Featured artists: Viktoria Kurbatskaya- soprano; Rouben Aivazawsky- pianist; Inna Leytush, music director.
OCTOBER 19, 2008 Performances By; MAGDALENA LLAMAS- MEZZO-SOPRANO (M.M. Granada Conservatory) is a Mezzo soprano from Andalusia, Spain. She performs opera and concerts around US and Europe (Carnegie Hall, Cami Hall, Guggenheim museum, Accademia di Spagna in Roma, Auditorio Nacional, Madrid, Oratorio Gonfalone di Roma…) She teaches voice technique and confidence on stage. She studied ... Read more
October 29, 2008 Russian American Cultural Heritage Center (RACH-C) presented a wide ranging Forum on the topic of “Saving Russian Heritage for Adopted Russian Children in the US” held at Columbia University, with the Harriman Institute co-hosting on October 29, 2009. There were 56 distinguished and diverse participants including linguists, psychologists, writers, bookstores’ owners, clergy ... Read more
"War and Peace"; Women’s Leadership Colloquia with International House, Columbia University; screening of the documentary, "Ms. Gulag"; "Children's Role in Preserving Heritage."