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The overture to the Sollertinsky International Music Festival in Vitebsk will be a concert by famous American organist Ronald Ebrecht on 2 December, BelTA learned from artistic director of the Vitebsk regional philharmonic Nelly Matsaberidze.

The production Nil by Japan’s Ayaka Habata & Cotaro ITO Dance Company won the Grand-Prix of the 27th International Festival of Modern Choreography (IFMC) which took place in Vitebsk on 19-23 November, BelTA has learned.

The twinning arrangements between the towns of Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus and Latvia foster sustainable cooperation in the area of self-administration, Head of the Latvian Consulate in Vitebsk Dagnija Lace-Ate told BelTA.

The concert “Dedication to Latvia” starring folk dance companies Saime and Laismena will be the culmination of the Days of Latvia in Vitebsk, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Cultural Center.

A museum exposition about the First World War has opened in Postavy. It occupies four halls of the Tyzenhaus Palace, BelTA learned from research associate of the Postavy Local History Museum Vadim Shishko.

Belarusian companies should put more efforts into reaching international levels and entering the international market. The opinion was voiced by Chairman of the Polish-Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kazimierz Zdunowski in Vitebsk on 24 October, BelTA has learned. Kazimierz Zdunowski is in Vitebsk Oblast on 23-28 October on a business visit. The Polish-Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Vitebsk Oblast Marketing Center signed a partnership agreement in...