
"Opera Stars of the 21st Century," a concert at Dom Muzyki showcasing new talent on Russia's opera scene, will feature Yekaterina Lyokhina (soprano) and Gregory Vasilev (tenor) on Thursday.
Thursday, February 9th
Friends’ Tunes. Greece, Cyprus, Italy: Russian tenors and the Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments in concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Hermitage Ensemble performs Mendelssohn, Elgar and Richard Strauss. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Natalya Letyuk (organ) performs Widor, Vierne, Rossini and Prokofiev. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.
National Philharmonic of Russia performs Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1, Tchaikovsky’s Italian Capriccio and Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain. Vladimir Spivakov conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
New Music Studio Ensemble in a concert of contemporary Hungarian and Russian music. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission.
Philharmonic Debut: Vyacheslav Kiselyov (piano) performs Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Yekaterina Lyokhina (soprano), Georgy Vasilyev (tenor) and the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater Orchestra in a concert of arias and duets. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Friday, February 10th
Back in the U.S.S.R.: a concert of Soviet songs and film music. Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Helmut Volkl (organ) performs Mozart, Saint-Saens and Lefebure-Wely. St. Mary’s Cathedral. 8:15 p.m.
Shostakovich String Quartet of Vladislav Igolinsky (violin), Sergei Pishchugin (violin), Yury Tkanov (viola), Alexander Korchagin (cello) and Mikhail Voskresensky (piano) performs Schumann and Brahms. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Soloist Alessandro Safina (tenor) with the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs opera arias and pop songs. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Yana Ivanilova (soprano), Alexander Trostyansky (violin), Margarita Spiridonova (viola), Mikhail Beznosov (clarinet), Mikhail Nikeshichev (piano) and others perform Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Yury Favorin (piano) performs Schubert. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 11th
Back in the U.S.S.R.: (See Fri. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Classical Argentinean Tangos performed by the Sexteto Mayor Ensemble from Spain. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Evening of Russian Romances. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Garri Grodberg (organ) performs Bach. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Mikhail Lidsky performs Russian piano music. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra performs Myaskovsky’s Cello Concerto, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kizhe Suite. Soloist Alexander Knyazev. Alexander Vedernikov conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Sviridov’s Chamber Vocal Compositions performed by Moscow Opera Soloists. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Sylvain Pluyaut (organ) performs Mozart. St. Mary’s Cathedral. 8:15 p.m.
Sunday, February 12th
Alexander Fiseisky (organ) performs Bach, Vivaldi and Handel. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Alexander Udaltsov (organ) performs Bach. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.
Back in the U.S.S.R.: (See Fri. listing.) Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m.
Irina Bogdanova (piano) performs Chopin. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Johann Trummer (organ) performs Bach, Couperin, Lefebure-Wely and Guillemain. St. Mary’s Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.
Tigran Alikhanov (piano) performs Debussy. Conservatory Small Hall. 2 p.m.
Yurlov Capella, Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble, Ivan Rudin (piano), Maria Bulgakova (soprano), Agunda Kulayeva (mezzo-soprano) and other soloists perform Russian folk songs, Sviridov’s Kursk Songs and Stravinsky‘s The Wedding. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Monday, February 13th
Alexei Parshin (organ) performs Bach, Buxtehude, Pachelbel, Liszt, Brahms and others. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Festival Conservatory Great Hall: Khibla Gerzmava (soprano) and the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater Orchestra perform Verdi, Puccini, Richard Strauss and Ravel. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Ksenia Knorre (piano) performs Mozart and Chopin. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Philharmonic Debut: Anton Pavlovsky (cello) performs Myaskovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Vologda Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Saint-Saens’ Symphony No. 3. Soloists Alexander Lubyantsev (piano) and Vladimir Korolevsky (organ). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 14th
Brahms Trio performs Brahms. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, Liszt’s Tasso symphonic poem, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2. Soloist Vladimir Ovchinnikov, conductor Yury Simonov. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Piazzolla Quintet performs Piazolla and Scarlatti. Gnesin Academy of Music. 7 p.m.
Purcell, Handel and Early Tunes of Britain performed by Yevgenia Afanasyeva (soprano), Yelena Guseva (soprano), Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov (tenor), Dmitry Kondratkov (baritone) and others. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m.
Festival Serenades: Anna Aglatova (soprano), Georgy Vasilyev (tenor) and the Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra in the opening concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Vivaldi Orchestra performs music from Chaplin’s films. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 15th
Lyudmila Matsyura (organ) performs Bach, Vierne, Buxtehude, Cabezon, Lefebure-Wely, Widor and others. St. Mary’s Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.
Masters of Choral Song in a concert. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Moscow Trio performs Tchaikovsky and Taneyev. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.
MT Pick Novaya Rossia Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, Paganini’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini. Soloist Kristof Barati, conductor Yury Bashmet. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Orpharion Ensemble performs Scarlatti, Pergolesi, Bortnyansky, Sarti, Pashkevich and others. Soloist Yana Ivanilova (soprano), Rustam Yavayev (countertenor) and Yury Martynov (piano). Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Pavel Kogan Orchestra performs Glinka’s Jota Aragonesa, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Spanish Capriccio, Balakirev’s Overture on Spanish Themes, Rodrigo’s Concerto de Aranjuez and Chabrier’s Espana rhapsody. Soloist Artyom Dervoyed (guitar). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Festival Serenades: Quatro and the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra with the Romances About Love program. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Svetlana Stepchenko (viola) and the Russian Viola Ensemble perform Rota and Shelygin. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
American Avant-Garde: Ivan Sokolov (piano), Alexei Lyubimov (piano), Stanislav Malyshev (violin) and Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble in concert. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
MT Pick Festival Conservatory Great Hall: Moscow Camerata, the Dominant Quartet, the Schubert Duet, Yelena Revich (violin), Graf Murzha (violin), Sergei Korsakov (piano), Ilya Gofman (viola), Rustam Komachkov (cello) and others in concert. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Mikhail Dubov (piano) performs Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy and Messiaen. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Moscow Chamber Choir performs Soviet songs and Gavrilin’s War Letters. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Olga Guseva (mezzo-soprano), Mikhail Gusev (violin) and Veronika Dobrzhinskaya (organ) perform Bach, Brahms, Eshpai and others. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church. Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Festival Serenades: Yevgeny Dyatlov (vocals, guitar) with a program of love songs. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.
Dmitry Grinikh (baritone), Yekaterina Antokolskaya (cello) and Anna Petrova (organ) perform Vivaldi, Bellini, Puccini, Verdi, Donizzetti and others. St. Mary’s Cathedral. Feb. 17, 8:15 p.m.
Lad Chamber Choir, Maria Voinova (organ, piano) and Pyotr Glavatskikh (drums) perform Ives, Reich, Gershwin and others in a concert of American music. Conservatory Small Hall. Feb. 17, 7 p.m.
MT Pick Russian National Orchestra performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 and Glazunov’s Symphony No. 6. Soloist Ilya Repin, conductor Mikhail Pletnev. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 18, 7 p.m.


