On the eve of International Women's Day on March 8, the Magtymguly National Music and Drama Theater hosted a highly successful concert by the State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Honored Artist of Turkmenistan Resul Gylyjov.

The festive program opened with the lyrical melody by Alexandra Pakhmutova from the film “Three Poplars in Plyushchikha”. Deep and impetuous, this music sounded like a prelude to the entire concert. The evening’s program was structured so that after each orchestral piece, a song followed—naturally, about love for a woman.

The waltz by Valery Gavrilin from the ballet “Anita” enchanted not only the audience but also the conductor himself with its magic. It was evident that while leading the orchestra, he was enjoying this remarkable composition.

Among this stream of waltz melodies, the evening would not have been complete without the magnificent music by Eugen Doga from the film “My Sweet and Tender Beast”.

The vocalists also performed brilliantly. Maisa Niyazova, Ayna Veliakhmedova, Dovran Shamyev, and Mansur Sharipov passionately performed some of the greatest hits from different years. Among them were such songs as “Thank You” by Arno Babajanyan, “Echo of Love” by Yevgeny Ptichkin, “Extraordinary” by Alexey Chumakov, and “Those Eyes Opposite” by David Tukhmanov.

Resul Gylyjov then announced the next number—the song “My Only One” by Philipp Kirkorov, performed by Mansur Sharipov. Every woman at the concert felt like the Only One.

The concert continued with the lively melodies of “Croatian Rhapsody” and “Gypsy Dance” (Tsyganochka).

When the conductor asked the audience, “What should we perform for an encore?”, the public responded that they wished to hear the song by Philipp Kirkorov once again. And once more, in the performance of Mansur Sharipov, the admiring words addressed to every woman filled the hall.