friday, february 5
ballet
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s ever-popular ballet about the fate of a swan princess. In four acts with a prologue. Musical director and conductor - Valery Gergiev, choreographer K. Sergeyev. Mariinsky Theater
La Bayadere Marius Petipa’s choreography set to Ludwig Minkus’ score tells a tragic love story of a professional dancer, in India, punished for her love for a warrior destined to marry the king’s daughter. Hermitage Theater
opera
Gala-Concert St. Petersburg Opera Theater soloists. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Old Music Handel. Old music ensemble. Art director Vladimir Shulyakovsky. Soloist Viktoria Yevtodyeva (soprano), Vladimir Shulyakovsky (violin). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall
Symphony Music Gavrilin. Philharmonic Academy Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Mikhail Golikov. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
Forbidden Songs Smolny Cathedral Chamber Choir. Art director and conductor Vladimir Begletsov. Smolny Cathedral, 3/1 Rastrelli Square, M. Chernyshevskaya, tel. 271-9182
Symphony Music Schedrin. Mariinsky Theater choir and symphony orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
saturday, february 6
ballet
PREMIERE! Petrushka, Scheherazade Harry Christ directs Michel Fokine’s one act ballets to the music of Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Mariinsky Theater
Cabaret on Italyanskaya Maria Bolshakova stages and choreographs a ballet dedicated to the Silver Age. Musical Comedy Theater
The Nutcracker The classic Romantic ballet theater performs Tchaikovsky’s Christmas favorite. Hermitage Theater, 7.30 p.m.
opera
La Traviata Stanislav Gaudasinsky directs Verdi’s opera about a courtesan who renounces her true love and has an affair with a member of the aristocracy, before being reconciled with her first lover and dying of consumption. Mikhailovsky Theater
Tosca Yuri Alexandrov stages a revisionist variation on Puccini’s passionate opera. Sergei Stadler conducts. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Organ Recital Buxtehude, Grigny, Bach, Mendelssohn, Reinberger, Brahms, Reger, Duprez. Soloist Dmitry Ushakov. Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669
Symphony Music Beethoven, Dvorak. Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Conductor Maxim Shostakovich. Soloist Anna Laukhina (violin). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
Chamber Music Ravel, Franck. Glinka Quartet. Solioist Polina Fradkina (piano). Smolny Catherdal, 3/1 Rastrelli Square, M. Chernyshevskaya, tel. 271-9182
Symphony Music Schedrin, Mahler. Mariinsky Theater Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev. Soloist Timur Matrynov (trumpet). Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
Symphony Music St. Petersburg Camerata Hermitage Orchestra. Conductor Emre Araji (Turkish). Cappella
sunday, february 7
ballet
A Michel Fokine Evening Fokine’s ballets “The Firebird” and “Petrushka.” Mariinsky Theater
Giselle Nikita Dolgushin stages St. Petersburg’s most popular and oft-performed ballet, Adolphe Adam’s tale of a young peasant woman deceived in love by a young aristocrat. Mikhailovsky Theater
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky’s signature ballet, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and performed by the St. Petersburg Theater of Classical Ballet. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, 8 p.m.
concert
Organ Recital “Journey to Paris” lecture-concert, given by Boris Barinov. Soloists Boris Barinov (alto), Mikhail Mishenko (organ). Maltiyskaya Cappella 26 Sadovaya UI. Tel. 498-0669, 3 p.m.
Symphony Music “Let’s build a symphony orchestra” lecture-concert given by Irina Smunkul. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall, 3 p.m.
Symphony Music Stravinsky. Mariinsky Theater Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev. Soloists Andrei Ilushnikov, Dmitry Voropayev (both – tenor), Andrei Serov (bass-baritone), Pavel Shmulevich (basso), Alexei Volodin (piano). Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov, 3 p.m.
Piano Recital Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Glinka, Liszt, Rubinshtein, Chopin. Soloist Viktor Ryabchikov. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall
Organ Recital Mendelssohn, Merkel, Reubcke, Reger. Soloist Oleg Kinyayev. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
monday, february 8
ballet
A Michel Fokine Evening Fokine’s ballets “The Firebird” and “Petrushka.” Mariinsky Theater
concert
Symphony Music Beethoven, Mahler. Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev. Soloist Sergei Khachatryan (violin). Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
tuesday, february 9
opera
Boris Godunov Viktor Kramer’s symbolistic staging of the original, 1869 version of Mussorgsky’s opera set in the troubled times of Russian history toward the end of the reign of Godunov, who murdered the heir to the throne to take power for himself. Feruccio Furlanetto in the main role. Mariinsky Theater, 8 p.m.
Cavallera a Rusticana Liliana Cavani directs Pietro Mascagni’s opera. Mikhailovsky Theater
concert
Symphony Music Rakhmaninov, Stravinsky. Part of the Sixth Maslenitsa Festival. Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev. Soloist Denis Matsuyev (piano). Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov, 6 p.m.
Symphony Music Academy Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Andrei Danilov. Soloists Dmitry Kouzov (cello), Pyotr Laul (piano). Lecture by Alexander Malich. Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
Choral Music Fauré. St. Petersburg TV and Radio Children Choir. Conductor Stanislav Gribkov. Children Choir “Cappella Saint-Maritim,” France. Conductor Jean-Joel Duchêne (France). Cappella
wednesday, february 10
ballet
Gala-Concert Mariinsky Theater soloists. Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
opera
Oedipus Rex/ Le Rossignol Two Stravinsky one-act operas, based on tales from antiquity. Conducted by Valery Gergiev. Mariinsky Theater
PREMIERE! Russian Three, Seven, Ace… Yuri Alexandrov stages a scenic fantasy to music by Banshikov, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Schedrin, based on the tale by Pushkin. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Vocal Music Malakhovskaya, Mikheyenko, Gladkikh, Cavalli, Bononcini, Bach, Handel, Rainberger, Lucci. Soloists Olga Bondarchuk, Julia Yakovenko (both – soprano), Anna Chizhik (violin), Yegor Bobnev (clarinet), Yekaterina Bernikova (piano), Anna Tatarchuk (piano), Antonina Krymova, Denis Makhankov, Yuri Semenov (all – organ). Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, Small Hall
Symphony Music Cappella Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Vladislav Chernushenko. Soloists-readers Alexei Yemelyanov, Semen Sytnik. Cappella
Chamber Music Poulenc, Allegri, Mozart. Chamber choir “Cappella Saint-Maritim,” France. Art director Jean-Joel Duchêne (France). St. Yekaterina Evangelical-Lutheran Cathedral, 1a Bolshoy Prospekt V.O. Tel. 323-1852, 7.30 p.m.
Choral Music Don Cossacks Choir (Austria). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall, 8 p.m.
thursday, february 11
ballet
A Michel Fokine Evening Fokine’s ballets “Chopiniana,” “Le Carnaval,” and “Petrushka”. Mariinsky Theater
Giselle Adolphe Adam’s tragic ballet, staged by Nikolai Dolgushin, about the tragic consequences of one young peasant woman’s love for a member of the aristocracy. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, 8 p.m.
concert
Organ Recital Bach, Mendelssohn, Pärt, Uibo. Soloist Andres Uibo (Estonia). Cappella
Chamber Music Contemporary music ensemble “eNsemble.” Conductor Fyodor Lednev. The Popov Central Museum of Communication 3 Pochtamtsky Pereulok, M. Nevsky Prospekt, tel. 323-9718
Choral Music Russian folk songs in arrangements by Rimsky-Korsakov, Igor Stravinsky, Alexander Sveshnikov, Oleg Kolovsky, Feodosy Rubtsov, Anatoly Novikov, Andrei Petrenko. Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
friday, february 12
ballet
Swan Lake The Theater of Russian Ballet performs Tchaikovsky’s romantic classic. Hermitage Theater, 7.30 p.m.
opera
The Snow Maiden Rimsky-Korsakov’s lyrical opera based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s fairy tale, set in the time of legends when the Snow Maiden is born to Spring and Father Frost. Later, the cruel Sun God persues her in order to convert her heart into the harmful flame of love. Alexander Galibin direction. Mariinsky Theater
Boris Godunov Yury Alexandrov directs Modest Mussorgsky’s opera based on Pushkin’s historical drama about guilt and power, using the first version of the many currently in use. St. Petersburg Opera
concert
Chamber Music QuARTru ensemble. Soloists Andrei Ivanov (cello), Yevgeny Krivoshein (clarinet), Vladimir Orlov (accordion), Olga Kotlyarova (piano). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Maly Hall
Vocal Music Part of the Sixth Maslenitsa Festival. Serov, Dargomyzhsky, Rubinshtein, Rakhamninov. Soloists Yevgeny Nikitin (bass-baritone), Sergei Alexashkin, Vladimir Vaneyev (both – basso). Mariinsky Theater Concert Hall 37 Ul. Dekabristov
Symphony Music Schubert, Bruckner. Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Conductor Alexander Titov. Soloist Alexei Zuyev (piano). Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall
Organ Recital Bach. Soloist Rubin Abdullin. Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory Theater, Small Hall
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