On December 8, 2023, at 10.00 a.m., the scientific conference PATH and DESTINY will be held at the Centre for the Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Researches of the NAS of Belarus (Minsk, Surganova str., 1, building 2, room 302), dedicated to the anniversaries of outstanding academic musicologists, laureates of the State Prize – Dr. hab. in Musicology Viktor Ivanovich Yelatov (100th anniversary), Dr. hab. in Musicology, Professor Galina Grigoryevna Kuleshova (95th anniversary), Dr. hab. in Musicology, Honoured Arts Worker of the BSSR Zinaida Yakovlevna Mozheyko (90th anniversary).

Their scientific biography was connected with the activities of the Kondrat Krapiva Institute of Art History, Ethnography and Folklore of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The planned conference aims to summarize the theoretical heritage of scientists, to demonstrate the development of their scientific concepts in modern research. The reports will cover a wide range of topics – creative portraits and scientific achievements of the 2023 anniversaries (Viktor I. Yelatov, Galina G. Kuleshova, Zinaida Y. Mozheyko), topical issues of studying the oral traditional creativity of Belarusians, issues of theory and history of the musical art of Belarus, problems of musical and theatrical art, as well as visual anthropology. The conference will be attended by researchers from leading scientific organizations and educational institutions of the Republic of Belarus and the People's Republic of China.

The presentation of the monograph by Tatiana G. Mdivani and Yelena P. Kurtyonok "Musical Culture of Gomel of the Late XVIII – Early XXI Centuries" will take place within the framework of the conference. It is symbolic that the book was published in the year of the 95th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and is dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Belarusian musicologist Galina G. Kuleshova, whose 95th anniversary is also celebrated in 2023. The publication explores the musical culture of Gomel in all spheres of its manifestation – musical education, composing, concert practice, art criticism and educational activities, as well as at all stages of its historical development. For the first time, the musical society of Gomel is considered as an integral multidimensional phenomenon, an integral part of the national musical culture, forming a context for the Russian and Western European artistic heritage. It is addressed to professional musicians and music lovers.