Monument to G.F. Ponomarenko

An open competition was announced. 12 creative groups presented their projects at once. The winner was a duet of famous Krasnodar masters - sculptor Olga Yakovleva and architect Yuri Subbotin, who completed the work over two years of hard work. The monument is cast in bronze. It was originally installed on the Boulevard by the Aurora cinema, not far from the house where the famous composer lived and worked. Then he was moved to the entrance to the Philharmonic building, where he is now.

Grigory Fedorovich Ponomarenko (1921-1996), Russian composer, People's Artist of the USSR (1990). The author of musical works for domra, bayana, music for theatrical performances, films and popular songs "Orenburg downhill scarf", "Where can I get such a song", "Ivyushka", "White snow" and others. The works of the composer were performed by Lyudmila Zykin, Olga Voronets, Ekaterina Shavrina. Since the mid 70-ies Ponomarenko lived and worked in the Kuban. In January 1996, he tragically died in a car accident.

When looking at the monument, you immediately feel the kind and cheerful character of the composer, the wise and slightly cunning squint of the eye, familiar to every admirer of the master’s talent. At hand - so beloved by Grigory Fedorovich Bayan.