The ceremonial meeting at the Bolshoi Theater. At the podium: D. Shostakovich, A. Khachaturian, EF Gnessin, Gliere, AA Yablochkina, LP Alexander, K. Kondrashin, EA Furtseva, A . Goldenweiser, LV Baratov, T. M. Zuev, etc. Speakers: T. Khrennikov, Shostakovich. A scene from the opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila, Cracovienne from the opera" Ivan Susanin. The British delegation in the hall.