The concert is a continuation of the Musical Wednesdays concert cycle, which has attracted the city's musical laureates to the tiny Museum of Theatrical and Musical Art on Ploshchad Ostrovskovo.
This week's performer toured Russia before emigrating in 1972, first to Rome, then back to Russia's Scandinavian neighbor, Sweden.
Critics have described him as "a master of his craft," and assenting voices have included Dmitry Shostakovich and Yehudi Menuhin.
The Alliance Francaise is an international organization which promotes French language and culture. (SPP)