EVENTS

* Performances start at 7pm unless otherwise stated. All performances, except operas and concerts, are in Russian; operas and concerts in original language unless otherwise stated. Events courtesy of the Institute for Cultural Programs.


TUESDAY, APRIL 18

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) S Laskin's "Accelerata."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Organ evening: Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn and others.

SHOSTAKOVICH Organ evening with Y Semyonov.

SMOLNY (6:30pm) The Alfred Levengouthe Youth Chamber Orchestra (France) performs with the Concert Choir of St Petersburg Music School number 12.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) B Ratser and V Constantinov's "Architect of Victory."

ALEXANDRINSKY A Ostrovsky's "Svoi lyudi -- sochtyemsya"

GLINKA CAPPELLA (6pm) The Orchestra of Traditional Russian Instruments performs with the Academic Women's Choir.

MUSSORGSKY M Mussorgsky's "Khovanshchina."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra performs under the direction of Mu Khai Tank.


THURSDAY, APRIL 20

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) A Daudet's "The Tartar from Taraskov."

BOLSHOY DRAMA A Ostrovsky's "Homer Sometimes Nods."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The Alfred Levengouthe Youth Chamber Orchestra (France) performs.

MUSSORGSKY Evening of ballet to the music of Tchaikovsky

SHOSTAKOVICH Evening of cello music with D Shafran.


FRIDAY, APRIL 21

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) M Bulgakov's "Zoikina Apartment."

ALEXANDRINSKY Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

BOLSHOY DRAMA M Gorky's "The Last."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The Cappella Choir and Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff. MUSSORGSKY Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin."

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano evening with US pianist M A Barane

SMOLNY (6:30) Tenor E Salim-Meruet performs Vivaldi with the Smolny Chamber Choir.


SATURDAY, APRIL 22

AKIMOVA (10:30am) M Bulgakov's "Zoikina Apartment." (7:30pm) B Johnson's "The Alchemists."

ALEXANDRINSKY (6pm) A Chekhov's "Platonov."

BOLSHOY DRAMA C Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers."

GLINKA CAPPELLA The St Petersburg Amateur Choir performs Schubert, Bruckner and Brahms.

MUSSORGSKY Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs.

SMOLNY (6:30pm) Easter canticles. The Childrens Choir of Television and Radio performs Tchaikovsky, Chesnokov and others.


SUNDAY, APRIL 23

ALEXANDRINSKY (6pm) K Goldoni's "The Innkeeper." (small stage) G James' "Divine Juliana." Premiere.

BOLSHOY DRAMA A Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya."

MUSSORGSKY (noon) Adan's "Giselle." (7pm) Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Golden Cockerel."

SHOSTAKOVICH The Russian National Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.

SMOLNY (noon) Easter concert, midday canticles. The Smolny Chamber Choir performs Russian spiritual music.


MONDAY, APRIL 24

AKIMOVA (7:30pm) Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew."

GLINKA CAPPELLA Young musicians from Kalininsky District Musical School number 3 perform.

SHOSTAKOVICH The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven with the Smolny Choir.


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