Acclaimed Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair will play a joint concert with the Moscow Rachmaniov Trio (pictured) at the Tretyakov Gallery on Thursday, followed by a performance with pianist Victor Yampolsky at the Moscow International House of Music on Tuesday. <br /> Thursday, May 17th Anastasia Bykova...

French soprano Veronique Gens sings with the National Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance that will include works by Mozart, Bizet and Berlioz on Tuesday at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. At 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24th Hermitage Ensemble performs Vivaldi. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. Kullervo: Sibelius’ symphonic poem performed by the Kastalsky Men’s Choir, the Moscow Conservatory Opera Orchestra, Yekaterina...

(Video) The Moscow metro celebrated its birthday with a nighttime concert featuring choral music, contemporary hits and beat boxing at the Kropotkinskaya metro station. The Moscow metro celebrated its birthday with a nighttime concert featuring choral music, contemporary hits and beat boxing at the Kropotkinskaya...

... choreography from Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Mauris Petipa. 7 p.m. <br /> Thursday, May 17th Giselle: Yury Grigorovich’s version of Adolphe Adam’s ballet. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m. Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble in a concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m. Friday, May 18th Cinderella (Zolushka): Prokofiev’s ballet based on the fairy tale. Choreographed and staged by Oleg Vinogradov. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m. Giselle: (See...

.... Bilingua. 8 p.m. Jazz Conversations with Yekaterina Chernousova. ArteFAQ. 8 p.m. Jazz Meeting: jazz. FAQ Cafe. 8 p.m. Live Version Band: jazz. Cool Train. 9 p.m. Los Angeles: pop. B2. 7 p.m. Maata: new ethno, new improvisational music. DVD release concert. Dom. 7:30 p.m. Manfred Mann’s Earth Band: rock from Britain. Crocus City Hall. 7 p.m. Mavrin: rock. Birthday and CD release party. Milk Moscow small hall. 8 p.m. Perekati-Pole: rock. Schwein. 7 p.m. Petlya Pristrastiya: indie rock. China...

... Chyorny Khleb: blues. Roadhouse. 9 p.m. Jah Division: reggae. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m. Kaya Brothers: reggae. Cool Train. 11 p.m. Kirpichi: hip-hop, rock. Gogol. 8 p.m. Kradenoye Solntse: rock. Schwein. 7 p.m. Leonid Fyodorov: CD release concert. TsDKh. 7 p.m. Live Electronic Night: The Yoz, Three Colors of White and Miusha. Shestnadtsat Tonn. Midnight. Los Machos: Latino. B2 small hall. 11 p.m. Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m. Moralny Kodeks: rock, jazz, pop. Shestnadtsat...

... Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2. Powerful Russian pianist Denis Matsuev, a Russian audience favorite, will play Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 on June 22. Thrilling Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie will perform a program on June 25 at the Mariinsky Concert Hall alongside the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev. Deaf from the age of 12, Glennie gained international fame as one of the world's leading solo percussionists with her astounding technique and unique tactile approach to music:...

... reported. 6:28 p.m., Navalny Arrested: Police have detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny, lawyer Nikolai Polozov wrote on Twitter, attaching the photo below — Navalny is in the gray shirt in the center: 6:22 p.m., Pro-Kremlin Rally Begins With Concert: A rally at Poklonnaya Gora sponsored by pro-Kremlin group the All-Russia People's Front has begun with a concert by various musical groups, Kommersant-FM reported. The Twitter account of ruling party United Russia posted a photo showing demonstrators...

... production. Kremlin Palace. 6 p.m. Monday, May 28th The Little Mermaid (Rusalochka): John Neumeier’s homage to Hans Christian Andersen. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater. 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29th Beryozka Dance Ensemble in a concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m. and Beyond… Anyuta: Valery Gavrilin’s ballet based on the story by Chekhov about a poor teacher’s daughter who marries a government official. Choreographed by Vladimir Vasilyev. Bolshoi Theater...

... Godunov: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m. The Tsar’s Bride: (See Thurs. listing.) Helikon Theater. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26th Boris Godunov: (See Thurs. listing.) Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m. La Boheme (Bogema): The concert version of Puccini’s opera performed by the Moscow Conservatory Opera Theater. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m. La Forza del Destino (Sila Sudby): Giuseppe Verdi’s opera tells a tragic love story set in the 18th-century. Stanislavsky...

... now-Brooklyn-based P-Orridge announced his/her retirement from touring in "any and all bands" to concentrate on art, writing and music, but lately seems to have had second thoughts. However, the festival's organizers warn that "every concert could be the last, and it can't be excluded that this visit to Russia will be the last in the history of the band." Chrome Hoof, an experimental orchestra from London, will be the main act to perform on the second night. Featuring from eight...

... part of the city's sixth annual Night at the Museum project. Most participating venues will be open from 6 p.m. until midnight, some much later, and will offer free admission. The evening's calendar includes special night tours, performances, street concerts and master classes on a range of topics from cooking to painting. "This project is important for Moscow because the whole city is participating," said Natalya Malafeyeva, spokeswoman for the night's organizing committee. By organizing...

... Myakininî metro station at the western end of the Dark Blue Line was built through a private-public partnership between the city and real estate holding Crocus Group. The station connects directly to Crocus Expo exhibition center and Crocus Citi Hall concert center. It was the first subway station in Russia to be built with funds from a private investor, according to the Crocus Group website. Also, gold company Russkoye Zoloto contributed to the financing of the construction of an additional exit...

... <br /> Thursday, May 17th Falstaff: Verdi’s opera based on Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” and his comedy “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Helikon Opera on Arbat. 7 p.m. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center Soloists in a concert of opera scenes. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. New Iolanta: Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera about a blind princess based on the lyrical drama “King Rene’s Daughter” by Danish poet Henrik Hertz. Directed by Dmitry Bertman...

... tossed it to the first few rows of reporters, shouting “just put it on Sony’s bill.” The journalists were so mesmerized that as the conference ended, at least 25 journalists rushed to the stage like teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert, pen and notebook at the ready for autographs. The movie itself, “Men in Black 3,” tries to ride on the back of Smith’s magnetism to entrance fans with the third installment of the “Men in Black” series, but just...

... Foreign Ministry issued an indignant statement last week and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a television interview that he had taken the case right up to discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, after Kobzon was refused a visa for concerts in the United States over the Victory Day holidays. Kobzon sang one of the best Soviet popular songs ever, "Moments," the theme tune to the 17 Moments of Spring spy series. He's an old-school pro who wears an improbable toupee. He doesn't...

... of veterans such as Kolotushkin are still remembered countrywide at Victory Day celebrations, which the southern city of Volgograd in particular prides itself on. This time around, the city hosted more than 100 events over the extended May holidays. Concerts, exhibitions and dance performances lent the center a celebratory mood, with locals and guests mixing freely and visiting open-air events side by side. A delegation of Ukrainian veterans watching the military parade Wednesday morning said they...

... communism and survivors' texts and testimonies in many languages. For town after town, village after village, and even just spots in the countryside, Dean and his team assembled pieces of a grisly puzzle, which he said "shows that the Nazis made a concerted effort to find every last Jew in every last place" and eliminate each one. Dean is a Holocaust scholar at the museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and former senior historian for the Nazi War Crimes Investigation Unit at Scotland...

... festival. The Nomadic Museum, which will feature the artists pushing and pulling their works through central Moscow, will begin at 6 p.m. The Night at the Museum is an annual event in which city museums open all night for special tours, performances, concerts and master classes. 418973 179742

... most famous songs and it is called, "Song about the Arbat." It came to mind today because of a press release I received from the Contemporary Play School. Every year this theater conducts a weeklong commemoration of Okudzhava's life with concerts and events held on their indoor stage and on the square in front of the theater on Neglinnaya Ulitsa. These events, which have grown in popularity over the years, roughly coincide with the great poet, novelist and singer's birthday on May 9....