Festival of National Orchestras of Russia Opens in Elista

Elista hosts the Festival of National Orchestras of Russia from October 23 through November 3, 2026, opening the 38th season of the National Orchestra of Kalmykia. The October 23 concert is a joint program with the Metelitsa State Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments from Saint Petersburg. Later dated concerts on the same stage are October 30 with the Bulat Gazdanov National State Orchestra of Folk Instruments of North Ossetia-Alania from Vladikavkaz, and November 3 with the National Orchestra of Folk Instruments of the Republic of Bashkortostan from Ufa. A start time was not published. Venue address on the ticket page is 5 Pushkin Street. The festival is dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia. Source: https://www.kalmykiatour.com/2026/festival-nacionalnyh-orkestrov-rossii-2026/