▁cre ative ▁Studio ▁pop ▁art , ▁was ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁However , ▁study ▁here ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁completed . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sy k ty v kar ▁Phil harm onic ▁took ▁the ▁group , ▁which ▁included ▁Le ont iev , ▁back ▁to ▁Sy k ty v kar . ▁In ▁Sy k ty v kar ▁Le ont iev ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁solo ist ▁in ▁the ▁ensemble ▁of ▁" D ream ers ", ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁became ▁the ▁solo ist ▁of ▁the ▁ensemble ▁" E cho " ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁However , ▁the ▁concert s ▁were ▁mostly ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁houses ▁of ▁culture . ▁ ▁Cl im bing ▁on ▁the ▁big ▁stage ▁began ▁for ▁the ▁singer ▁later ▁- ▁after ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁G ork y ▁Phil harm onic ▁and ▁receiving ▁first ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁All - Union ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁of ▁songs ▁of ▁the ▁social ist ▁countries ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Less ▁than ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁Le ont iev ▁already ▁gave ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁solo ▁concert ▁in ▁Moscow ▁Vari ety ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁compos itions ▁by ▁David ▁T uk h man ov ▁" D ance ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁sun " ▁he ▁received ▁First ▁prize ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Festival ▁" G old en ▁Or phe us ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Le ont iev ▁sang ▁in ▁various ▁concert s ,