Moscow's 850th Anniversary Pageant
moscow th anniversary pageant saint george bell dragon opened moscow weeklong anniversary celebration september staged red square front st basil cathedral broadcast live throughout russia commonwealth independent state ci country major broadcast market elsewhere pageant featured cast thousand plus horse russian classical choral folk music well dance largescale graphic used depict scene moscow past event commissioned mayor moscow yuri luzhkov british producer impresario tony hollingsworth brought executiveproduce show creative director andrei konchalovsky renowned russian film director show watched speciallyinvited live audience russian ci television sale handled luzhkov owner russian channel central tv hollingsworth received per cent fee city moscow rest coming television sale country right event held tribute inspiration limited evgeny kissin makvala kasrashvili pelageya khanova stanislav varki valery gergiev yuri bashmet chamber moscow soloist choral academy tv radio state academy classical ballet russian national orchestra joint chorus academy choral art ostkano tv childrens choir state academy kuban cossack choir velikorossi dmitry pok russichi nerekhtshiye rozhechniki red army band military folk band moscow region military folk band alexandrov military historical association russia ci acrobatic circus troupe russhichi ali bek horse