Chisinau City Hall has unveiled the programme for City Day

On City Day, 14 October, the City Council will organise concerts and events in the city centre that will bring together different generations and musical styles. This year’s celebrations mark the 590th anniversary of the first mention of Chișinău in historical documents.

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The city authorities have presented the programme for the City Church celebrations. The celebrations will begin at 08:30 with the Divine Liturgy, which will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ. This will be followed at 10:30 by the opening of the Chisinau City Church on the square in front of the cathedral.

The artistic programme will feature a male choir conducted by Mihai Gandraman and the ‘Andrieș’ boys’ choir from the Alexei Stârcea School of Arts. The performance will also feature soloists Mariana Bulicanu, Lilia Istrati, Sergiu Garabajii, Vadim Ceban, Constantin Moscovici, ‘Plăieșii’, and others.

Classical, folk and rock – all on one stage

The celebrations will continue at 2.00 pm in the Great National Assembly Square, where children and teenagers from arts schools will present a musical performance dedicated to Chișinău on the main stage.

Then, at 5.00 pm, a retro music programme will begin, featuring the Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of conductor Mihail Agafița, as well as soloists Nina Crulicovschi, Lidia Botezatu and Radu Dolgan, Ricu Vodă, Anatol Mârzenco, Gheorghe Țopa, Vitalie Dani, Maria Stoianov, Silvia Grigore, Tatiana Costiuc, Jeta Burlacu, Aura, Cristofor Aldea-Teodorovici and others.

From 7.45 pm, a large-scale show will begin in the Great National Assembly Square, featuring performers of folk music and folk rock. Taking to the stage will be artists from the Municipal Folk Orchestra, conducted by the Advahov brothers, the band Zdob și Zdub, Calancea’s WOLVES, as well as Zinaida Julea, Mihai Ciobanu, Adrian Ursu, Cătălin Josan, Pasha Parfeni, Natalia Barbu, Natalia Gordienko and BRIO SONORES.

As well as the musical performances, residents and visitors to the capital will be able to visit the food court, the winemakers’ and beekeepers’ fairs, and the ‘Oktoberfest 2026’ beer festival. There will also be children’s areas and a fair featuring local producers.

For those unable to attend in the city centre, the entire event will be broadcast live on the Chisinau City Hall’s official Facebook page, as well as on rlive.md.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.

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