CLASSICAL PROGRAM

Tuesday 14 November

  • Glinka Cappella Rachmaninov's "Vespers Vigil for Capella choir, opus 37," performed by the St Petersburg Singing Capella. Artistic director -- V Chernushenko.

  • Mariinsky Theater of Opera and Ballet, K Levenschold, "Silfida."

    Wednesday 15 November

  • Glinka Cappella A piano evening, with Stanislav Igolinsky.

  • Glinka Chamber Hall of the Philharmonia A literary evening. The works of S Kryuchkova, Petrovykh, Akhmatova, Tsvetayeva, Tyutchev, Pushkin and Baratynsky.

  • Mussorgsky Theater (Maly Opera and Ballet) M Mussorgsky, "Khovanshchina."

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia Piano concert, featuring N Trull, performing works by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.

  • Smolny Cathedral (6:30 pm) Mozart's "Requiem," performed by the Smolny Cathedral Chamber Choir. Artistic director -- Andrei Petrenko.

    Thursday 16 November

  • Mussorgsky Theater (Maly Opera and Ballet), P Tchaikovsky," The sleeping beauty."

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia The Philharmonia's Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor -- E Erdynysh (Turkey); Soloist -- I Gekalyp (piano). Featuring the works of Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel.

  • Smolny Cathedral (6:30 pm) Arias, ariettas, romances, canzoni from Vivaldi, Donzetti, Caccini, Cerubini and Rossini. With soprano soloist M Alaverdi, from the Mariinsky Theater, and pianist N Frolova.

    Friday 17 November

  • Glinka Chamber Hall of the Philharmonia A piano evening, with Episo Virsaladze.

  • Mariinsky Theater of Opera and Ballet, GVerdi, "Don Carlos."

  • Mussorgsky Theater (Maly Opera and Ballet) D Puccini,"Chio-Chio-San."

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia The Philharmonia's Academic symphony orchestra. Conductor -- V Altshuler; soloist -- V Pleshakov (France)

  • Smolny Cathedral (6:30 pm) Chamber ensemble "Soloists of St Petersburg," performing the works of Bach, Handel and Tchaikovsky. Artistic director and soloist -- M Gantvarg.

    Saturday 18 November

  • Mussorgsky Theater (Maly Opera and Ballet), T Pugni, "Esmeralda"

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia Organ concert with S Tsatsorin, playing Bach, Gilman, Frank and Vidor.

    Sunday 19 November

  • Glinka Chamber Hall of the Philharmonia (12 noon) Lecture-concert, "Folk Tales of the World and Their Place in Music." Lecturer -- Irina Levant.

  • Mariinsky Theater of Opera and Ballet M Mussorgsky, "Khovanshchina"

  • Mussorgsky Theater (12 noon) T Khrennikov, "The Naked King."

  • Mussorgsky Theater (7 pm) P Tchaikovsky, "The Nutcracker" Rimsky-Korsakov.

  • Conservatoire's Music Theater (6 pm) P Tchaikovsky, "Yevgeny Onegin."

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia (3 pm) The St Petersburg Mozart chamber orchestra, conducted by A Shteylykht; soloist -- A Ivanovich. Featuring the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.

  • Smolny Cathedral (12 noon) Noon Chants. The Trinity Cultural Center chamber choir sings Russian spiritual and folk songs. Conducted by I Semenkova.

    Monday 20 November

  • Mussorgsky Theater G Verdi, "Traviata."

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire's Music Theater S Prokofiev, "An Engagement in the Monastery"

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia The Philharmonia's Academic symphony orchestra Conductor -- L Korkhin; Soloist -- Y Marusin.

    Tuesday 21 November

  • Shostakovich Philarmonia The Philharmonia's Academic symphony orchestra perform Haydn. Conductor -- L Korkhin; soloist -- K Kravtsov.

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