| Main Performers | Bryan Ferry,
Dame Shirley Bassey,
Katherine Jenkins,
Melanie C,
Lara Fabian,
Paul Anka,
Andrey Makarevich,
Mashina Vremeni,
Dmitri Hvorostovsky - vocals
Igor Krutoi,
Andrey Gavrilov - piano
Mila Jovovich,
Shimon Peres,
Arnold Schwarzenegger - speakers
Bolshoi and Mariinsky Ballet Soloists |
| Orchestra or Band | Scorpions,
The London Symphony Orchestra |
| Choirs | Turetsky Choir (from the Moscow Central Synagogue) |
| Conductors | Valery Gergiev,
Anthony Inglis,
Stuart Barr,
James McWilliam,
Jon Crosse |
| Set List | Red Carpet
'Overture' from La Forza del Destino, Verdi (London Symphony Orchestra),
'Wind of Change', Hurricane' (Scorpions, LSO),
'Vecchi Illusioni' (Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Igor Krutoy),
'Yeletsky's Aria' from Queen of Spades, Tchaikovsky (Dmitry Hvorostovsky),
'Una Voce Poco Fa' from Barbiere di Siviglia, Rossini (Katherine Jenkins),
'Habanera' from Carmen, Bizet (Katherine Jenkins),
'Tri Okna (3 Windows)' (Andrey Makarevich),
'JeT'aime' (Lara Fabian, Igor Krutoy),
'Piano Concerto No.2, 3rd movt.', Rachmaninoff (Andrey Gavrilov),
'Diamonds Are Forever' (Dame Shirley Bassey),
'Lady is a Tramp' (Dame Shirley Bassey),
'I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself' (Melanie C),
'Ain't Got No (I Got Life)' (Melanie C),
'Go Down, Moses' (Turetsky Choir),
'Mnogie Leta' (Turetsky Choir),
'Don't Stop the Dance' (Bryan Ferry),
'Slave to Love' (Bryan Ferry),
'You Are My Destiny' (Paul Anka),
'My Way' (Paul Anka),
Final Song - 'Changing the World For Us All' (Paul Anka, Andrey Makarevich, Artists at the Gala) |
| Performance Notes | Mikhail Gorbachev is one of the few people who can justify the label 'The man who changed the world'. In March 2011, he turned 80. Outstanding representatives of the world of culture, science, sport, entertainment and politics from around the globe joined together at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate the life of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and transformational 20th Century figure.
This fantastic gala evening brought together the greatest artists from East and West, who performed unique duets on the Royal Albert Hall stage to honour Gorbachev's achievements. Together, they celebrated the seven stages of Mr Gorbachev's life including his childhood, rise to high office, the reforms of Perestroika, his international peace efforts and the charitable work of the Gorbachev Foundation.
Other guests at the event included Ksenia Gorbacheva and Anastasia Virganskaya (granddaughters), Avram Grant (football manager), Irina Virganskaya (Mikhail Gorbachev's daughter), Andrey Trukhachev, Shoo Iwasaki (founder of Green Cross Japan), Ted Turner (CNN Founder), Ksenia Gorbacheva (actress), Perry Oosting (Vertu CEO), Holly Valance (actress), Goldie Hawn (actress), John Major (former UK Prime Minister), Earl Spencer, Boris Johnson (Mayor of London), Tim Berners-Lee, Fabio Capello, and former Polish President Lech Walesa.
The event was filmed for TV broadcast by Russian Channel 1.
VIP pre-show gallery reception. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/2011/10),
Digital Photographs |