The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra performed the Soviet song Katyusha and Kalinka composed by Ivan Larionov before a 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage match between Spain and Japan in Qatar on Thursday.

That kind of program is not at all compatible with Larionov’s wish and while he may dream of getting to work with as talented a youngster as Demidov, it will remain just that, a dream.

According to Rossia-1, it is Kalinka, a popular folk tune written in 1860 by the Russian composer Ivan Larionov. And that is, indeed, what is heard in the video. But something seems off.

Three-time Stanley Cup champion and Hall of Famer Igor Larionov made headlines in his first press conference as SKA St. Petersburg head coach by announcing that he would welcome Ivan Demidov back ...