The concert Three Icons in Budapest gave audiences not only the chance to enjoy solo performances from the evening’s headliners, but also revealed new dimensions of the artists’ talents through long-awaited collaborations and unexpected duets.
The editorial team at DimashNews spoke with the evening’s guest performers, opera singers Elena Dudochkina and Viktoriia Buleieva, about the joint performances featured in the concert.
“I’m so happy that here, for the first time in the world, we were truly able to unite all genres together. I adore Dimash – he is an incredibly talented musician and a very kind, sincere person. In such a unique combination, you can create any kind of music at the highest possible level, because that is when something genuinely new is born.
I grew up with classical music, but I always loved and sang jazz, crossover, and other styles too, though it used to be a secret. And now I can openly say that I love and perform all of it. So I’m delighted that together we were able to present such a beautiful concert.
Dimash’s duet with Maestro Domingo, when they performed the iconic O Sole Mio, is exactly what the union of opera and modern sound looks like, because music is one. We absolutely need more concerts like this. There is a mutual exchange of energy that amplifies the emotional impact and spreads love for music across all generations.
While Dimash fans had previously heard his renditions of O Sole Mio and Bésame Mucho at gala concerts or in a cappella moments during solo shows, the duet from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary Broadway musical The Phantom of the Opera was performed by the Kazakh artist for the very first time.
The surprise finale duet with Ukrainian opera singer Viktoriia Buleieva drew an outpouring of enthusiastic reactions from the audience.
