Thursday The 26th
FESTIVAL Advent: Ave Maria: Alexandra Durseneva (mezzo-soprano), Margarita Korolyova (organ) and a children's choir perform Caccini, Bach, Purcell and Handel. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.
Aidana Karasheva (harp), Natalya Letyuk (organ) and Yury Tashtamirov (saxaphone) perform Schubert, Albinoni, Saint-Saens, Piazzolla and Elgar. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.
Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra performs Sibelius, Nielsen and Grieg. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.
Student Concert of music for clarinet. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission.
FESTIVAL Viva Cello: features Ivan Monigetti, Boris Andrianov, Jonathan Roozeman and the Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra. In program are works by Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Rozenblat. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL MT PICK Vladimir Spivakov Invites: National Philharmonic of Russia performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto No. 1 and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. Soloists George Li (piano), Alexander Ramm (cello) and Clara-Jumi Kang (violin). Vladimir Spivakov conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Friday The 27th
Alexander Vinnitsky (violin), Lilia Gaisina (soprano) and the Veritas Chamber Orchestra perform Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Mndoyants. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Mozart's Requiem. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.
Roman Perucki (organ) performs Bach, Widor, Surzynski and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8:30 p.m.
MT PICK Russian National Orchestra performs Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2. Soloist Dmitry Karpov, conductor Mikhail Granovsky. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.
Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Vivaldi's Piazzolla's The Four Seasons, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires and his tangos. Soloists Gaik Kazazyan (violin) and Nikita Vlasov (accordion), conductor Sergei Tararin. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
MT PICK Sigmund Satmari (organ) performs Bach, Buxtegude, Liszt and his own compositions. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 6 p.m.
Variations on a Rococo Theme: choreographic divertimento to music by Weber, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky performed by Marianna Ryzhkina (choreographer and dancer) and the Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra. Soloist and conductor Alexander Rudin (cello). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Yulia Igonina (violin) and Sofia Gyulbadamova (piano) perform Faure, Franck and Saint-Saens. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 28th
Artyom Dervoyed (classicl guitar) and the Hermitage Ensemble in an educational concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Noon.
Borodin Quartet performs Tchaikovsky and Dvorak. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Evening in Memory of Bulat Okudzhava. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Fairy Tales: Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra performs Lyadov and Rimsky-Korsakov. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.
Naira Asriyan (mezzo-soprano) and Alexei Lukovnikov (piano) perform Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben. Scriabin Museum. 7 p.m.
MT PICK Opera. Jazz. Blues: Khibla Gerzmava (soprano), Daniil Kramer (piano) and his trio in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Popular Organ Music and Italian Arias: Maria Moiseyeva (organ) and Nikolai Kartsev (tenor) in concert. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7 p.m.
Solo and Duet: National Orchestra of Folk Instruments soloists in concert. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Student Concert of piano music. Conservatory Small Hall. 2 p.m. Free admission.
Yevgenia Lisitsyna (organ), Gevorg Vardanyan, Armen Oganesyan (both duduk), Mikhail Troshin (saxophone) and Ivan Ipatov (organ) perform Bach, Handel, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.
Yevgenia Lisitsyna (organ), Marina Karpechenko (soprano), Tatyana Lanskaya (soprano), the Gnesin College Choir and the Belsound Orchestra perform Poulenc's Organ Concerto and Faure's Requiem. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 4 p.m.
Sunday The 29th
21st-Century Tenors: Dmitry Sibirtsev, Alexander Bogdanov, Maxim Paster, Georgy Faradzhev, Alexander Skvarko, Stanislav Mostovoi and Yury Medyanik (violin, bandoneon) perform film songs. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Concert of Early Russian Spiritual Music. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Maria Moiseyeva (organ) and Yekaterina Pushkarenko (guitar) perform Vivaldi, Bach and Rodrigo. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7 p.m.
Night at the Cathedral: final round of the Odoevsky Competition of Organists. St. Mary's Cathedral. 10 p.m.
Odoevsky Competition of Organists: final round. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 6 p.m.
Olivier Darbellay (French horn) and the Rachmaninov Trio perform Schumann and Brahms. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Poetic Suite: Art duet of Svetlana Berezhnaya (organ) and Piotr Nikiforoff (violin) perform? ? Schnittke, Yanchenko, Franck, Debussy, Boellmann and Saint-Saens. St. Mary's Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.
Russian Competition of Conductors: winners of the competition in concert with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Rimsky-Kosakov, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and others. Fabio Mastrangelo conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL MT PICK Vladimir Spivakov Invites: Dmitry Korchak (tenor) and the National Philharmonic of Russia perform opera overtures and arias by Gounod, Cilea, Verdi, Donizetti, Massenet and Bizet. Vladimir Spivakov conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Monday The 30th
Student Concert of cello music. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission.
The Nutcracker: opening concert of this year's competition of young musicians features the Russian National Orchestra, winners of the previous competitions and guests. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Vasily Gorello (baritone) and the Novaya Opera Orchestra in an operatic concert. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 1st
Concert of Early Music features Natalya Muradymova (soprano), Yekaterina Lukash (mezzo-soprano), Sergei Nikolayev (tenor), Dmitry Kondratkov (baritone), Anna Kabashnaya (violin), Alina Golubo (viola), Natalya Makhotkina (harpsichord) and Anastasia Chertok (organ). Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
From Baroque to Rock: Chamber Orchestra of Russia in concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Jubilee Evening of Eduard Grach features the Moskovia Chamber Orchestra, the Yakutia Virtuosos Ensemble of Violinists, Pierre Frapier, Gaik Kazazyan, Igor Khukhua, Ani Schnarch, Ani Schnarch and other violinists. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Melodies and Rhythms: Bolshoi Theater Ensemble of Violinists, Boris Shayev (piano), Yevgeny Guryev (trumpet), the Bolshoi Theater Percussion Ensemble and Natalya Boreslavtseva (synthesizer) perform classical and contemporary music. Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Pavel Kohout (organ) performs Bach and Dvorak. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Student Concert of piano music. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission.
FESTIVAL Svyatoslav Richter December Nights: Soloists of Moscow Ensemble performs Britten, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. Soloist Ksenia Bashmet (piano). Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 2nd
Marianna Vysotskaya (organ) and Olesya Rostovskaya (thereminvox) perform Bach, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Vierne, Satie and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8 p.m.
Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3, his Piano Concerto No. 3 and Symphony No. 3. Soloist Francois-Frederic Guy (piano), conductor Dmitry Yurovsky. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Symphony Capella of Russia performs Mahler's Symphony No. 7 and Scriabin's Prometheus. Soloist Tatyana Polyanskaya (piano), conductor Valery Polyansky. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Yekaterina Mechetina (piano), Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin) and Sergei Antonov (cello) perform Mendelssohn, Schubert, Smetana and Suk. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Dmitry Alexeyev (piano) performs Schumann, Methner, Scriabin and Chopin. Philharmonic-2 Hall. Dec. 3, 7 p.m.
Early Music Academy Ensemble performs minimalist music by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. Dec. 3, 7 p.m.
From Bach to Villa-Lobos' Bachianas: Natalya Letyuk (organ), Yury Tashtamirov (saxophone) and Anastasia Zvereva (soprano) in concert. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m.
MT PICK Leif Ove Ansnes (piano) performs Sibelius, Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Dec. 3, 7 p.m.
MT PICK Pavel Kogan Orchestra performs Respighi's The Pines of Rome, his Roman Festivals, The Fountains of Rome and La Boutique Fantastique ballet music. Pavel Kogan conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 3, 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL Svyatoslav Richter December Nights: Ksenia Vyaznikova (soprano) and Alexander Gindin (piano) perform Schumann's Frauenliebe und Leben, Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death and The Nursery. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Dec. 4, 7 p.m.
Vladimir Ovchinnikov (piano) performs Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Prokofiev. Conservatory Small Hall. Dec. 4, 7 p.m.
Marianna Vysotskaya (organ) performs Mikolaj z Krakowa, Buxtehude, Bach, Krebs, Fanny Mendelssohn and Buttstett. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL Svyatoslav Richter December Nights: Plamena Mangova (piano) performs Scarlatti, Brahms, Schubert and Liszt. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Dec. 6, 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL Svyatoslav Richter December Nights: Emerson String Quartet performs Beethoven, Bartok and Shostakovich. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum
55/32 Arbat, entrance from Denezhny Pereulok. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-9295, pushkinmuseum.ru
Alexander Pushkin Museum
12/2 Ul. Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-5674, pushkinmuseum.ru
Alexander Goldenweiser Apartment Museum
17 Tverskaya Ul., apt. 110. M. Tverskaya. 495-629-2929, glinka.museum/about/apartment_museum_goldenweiser/
Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Culture and Art
10 Andronyevskaya Ploshchad. M. Rimskaya, Ploshchad Ilicha. 495-678-1467, rublev-museum.ru
Arkhipovsky Salon
2/14 Bryusov Pereulok. Bldg. 8. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-692-1003/0311, arkhihall.ru
Barvikha Luxury Village
114 Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Shosse, Posyolok Barvikha. M. Molodyozhnaya. 495-933-7363
Bryusov House
30 Prospekt Mira. M. Prospekt Mira (circle line). 495-680-8683, goslitmuz.ru/ru/bryusov-museum
Concert Hall Na Prechistenke
32 Ulitsa Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-3783
Conservatory Great Hall
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall
11 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Conservatory Small Hall
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Dom
24 Bolshoi Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok, Bldg. 4. M. Novokuznetskaya. 953-7236, dom.com.ru
Dom Kompozitorov
House of Composers. 8 Bryusov Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-629-1365
Dom Muzyki, Moscow International House of Music
52 Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 8. M. Paveletskaya. 495-730-1011/1852
Dom Uchyonykh
House of Scientists. 16 Ulitsa Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-4555, cdu-art.ru/afisha.shtml
Dom Shalyapina
In the wing of the Chaliapin Museum, 25 Novinsky Bulvar. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-605-6236, 252-2530
Dom Zhurnalista (?House of Journalists)
8A Nikitsky Bulvar. M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-5698, 495-222-1060, 495-697-20-86, domjour.ru
Yauza Palace (Dvorets Na Yauze)
1 Ploshchad Zhuravlyova. M. Elektrozavodskaya. 495-645-2245, yauza-palace.ru
FINOMI Hall (New Music Art Philharmonia)
20 Podsosensky Pereulok. M. Kurskaya, Chkalovskaya. 8-968 358 25 93, finomi.ru, tickets at finomi.ru/tkt
Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center
25 Ulitsa Ostozhenka, Bldg. 1. M. Kropotkinskaya, Park Kultury. 495-637-4378/7703, opera-centre.ru/index
Glinka Museum
4 Ul. Fadeyeva. M. Mayakovskaya, Novoslobodskaya. 495-739-6226
Gnesin Academy of Music
30/36 Ul. Povarskaya. M. Arbatskaya. Tickets and information, 495-690-2422
Gnesin Hall Na Povarskoi
38 Povarskaya Ulitsa. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-691-3086, gnesin.ru
Golitsyn Manor
5 Kozitsky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-694-0372, sias.ru
International Roerich Center
3/5 Maly Znamensky Pereulok. M. Kropotkinskaya. 499-271-3417/20, icr.su
Ivan Turgenev Museum
37 Ulitsa Ostozhenka. M. Park Kultury. 495-695-1078, pushkinmuseum.ru
Izmailovo Tsar's Estate
?12 Bauman Gorodok (Izmailovsky Island). M. Partizanskaya. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.ru/izmailovo, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Jewish Museum & Tolerance Center
Ul. Obraztsova, Bldg. 1A. M. Savyolovskaya, then two stops by bus 12 to Ulitsa Obraztsova. 495-645-0550, jewish-museum.ru
Kolomenskoe Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall
39 Prospekt Andropova. M. Kolomenskaya. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.ru/kolomenskoe, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Kosmos Hall
150 Prospekt Mira. M. VDNKh. 495-234-1054, cosmos-hall.ru
Kremlin Palace
Moscow Kremlin, the Troitsky Gate entrance. M. Alexandrovsky Sad. Ticket office 1 Ul.Vozdvizhenka. M. Borovitskaya. 495-628-5232, 917-2336, kremlinpalace.org
Kuskovo
2 Ulitsa Yunosti. M. Novogireyevo, Vykhino. 495-375-3131 or automated service, 495-370-0160
Leo Tolstoy Museum
Located at 11 Ul. Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 499-766-9328, tolstoymuseum.org
Leo Tolstoy Center Na Pyatnitskoi
Located at 12 Pyatnitskaya Ul. M. Novokuznetskaya. 495-951-5808, tolstoymuseum.org
Literary Museum
28 Petrovka. Metro Pushkinskaya. 495-625-1226, goslitmuz.ru
Luzhniki Stadium
24 Luzhnetskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Sportivnaya, Vorobyovy Gory. 495-637-0262
Lyublino Estate
39 Prospekt Andropova. M. Kolomenskaya. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.com, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Marina Tsvetayeva Museum
6 Borisoglebsky Pereulok. M. Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya. 495-697-5369, dommuseum.ru
Masterslavl Hall
4 Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 1. M. Vystavochnaya (exit to the Bagration Bridge). 495-788-5835, masterslavl.ru
MDM
28 Komsomolsky Prospekt. M. Frunzenskaya. 499-248-6688, mdmpalace.ru
Mir Concert Hall
11 Tsvetnoi Bulvar, bldg. 2. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 495-624-9647, mir-hall.ru
Moscow Opera Club
at the Glinka Museum. 4 Ul. Fadeyeva. M. Mayakovskaya, Novoslobodskaya. 495-739-6226, operaclub.wordpress.com, glinka.museum
Moscow Planetarium
5 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-221-7690, planetarium-moscow.ru
Moskvich Cultural Center
46/15 Volgogradsky Prospekt. M. Tekstilshchiki. 499-178-3606, mskcc.ru
Museum of the Contemporary History of Russia
21 Tverskaya Ul., M. Tverskaya. Info at 8-915-137-3368, nota-agency.com, tickets at bigbilet.ru/place/nota
Nikolai Ostrovsky Humanitarian Center
14 Tverskaya Ul. M. Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya. 495- 629-8552, museumpreod.ru, wChamberOrchestraKremlin.ru
Olimpiisky Sports Complex
16 Olimpiisky Prospekt. M. Prospekt Mira. 495-786-3333, olimpik.ru
Orchestrion Hall
19 Ulitsa Garibaldi. M. Noviye Cheryomushki. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Scriabin Museum
11 Bolshoi Nikolopeskovsky Pereulok. M. Okhotny Ryad. 499-241-1901/2152
Pavel Slobodkin Center
48 Ulitsa Arbat. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-6226/6588, center-slobodkina.ru
Philharmonic Chamber Hall
29 Tverskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 3. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Sergei Prokofiev Museum
6 Kamergersky Pereulok. M. Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad. 495-692-7959, glinka.museum/about/museum_of_prokofiev
Slavic Cultural Center
9/13 Chernigovsky Pereulok, Bldg. 2. M. Tretyakovskaya. 495-951-2951, 953-0168, slavfond.ru
Sokolniki Park
1 Ulitsa Sokolnichesky Val. M. Sokolniki. 499-393-9222, park.sokolniki.com
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater
17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325
St. Andrew's Anglican Church
8 Voznesensky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-772-5842
St. Mary's Cathedral
27/13 Malaya Gruzinskaya Ulitsa. M. Barrikadnaya, Ulitsa 1905 Goda. 252-4051
7/10 Starosadsky Pereulok. M. Kitai-Gorod. 495-624-5820
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Tchaikovsky Cultural Center
46/54 Kudrinskaya Ploshchad. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-690-2588
Theater Gallery Na Maloi Ordynke
9 Malaya Ordynka, Bldg. 1. M. Polyanka, Tretyakovskaya. 495-953-1245, bakhrushin.theatre.ru/branches/mo
Theater Na Perovskoi
75 Perovskaya Ulitsa. M. Novogireyevo. 8-916-789-3657, teatrperovo.ru
Theater of Russian Song
14 Olimpiisky Prospekt. M. Prospekt Mira. 495-681-3410, folkteatr.ru
Tretyakov Gallery
10/12 Lavrushinsky Pereulok. M. Tretyakovskaya. Ticket office open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., closed Mon. 495-951-1362, 499-230-7788, 238-1378
Tsaritsyno Estate Museum
1 Ulitsa Dolskaya. M. Tsaritsyno, Orekhovo. 499-725-7287
TsDRI
9 Pushechnaya Ulitsa. Metro Kuznetsky Most, Lubyanka. 495-625-0267, cdri.ru
Vernadsky Geological Museum Concert Hall
11 Mokhovaya Ul., Bldg. 11. M. Okhotny Ryad. 8-905-520-1749, sgm-hall.ru
VDNKh
M. VDNKh. 495-544-3400, vdnh.ru
Watercolor and Fine Arts Academy
15 Ul. Akademika Vargi. M. Tyoply Stan, bus 144, 227, 281 to Ulitsa Akademika Vinogradova. 495-531-5555, ext. 298, academy.andriaka.ru
Shchusev Architecture Museum
5 Vozdvizhenka. M. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina, Arbatskaya, Alexandrovsky Sad. 495-691-2109, muar.ru