This year, the Festival of World Symphony Orchestras is placing special emphasis on orchestras from the Americas. Participants, all of whom have never performed in Moscow, come from Houston, Bogota and Cuba. Russia will be represented by Moscow and Yaroslavl, and the program includes both classical...

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’...

....I. 10 p.m. Vadim Ivashchenko and Boneshakers: r&b, rock, rockabilly, swing. Roadhouse. 9 p.m. W.K.?: breakbeat, reggae, dub, funk. Gogol. 8 p.m. MT Pick Yury Shevchuk and DDT with the Inache program. Crocus City Hall. 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26th 1/2 Orchestra: experimental brass band. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m. Ashanti (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Butman Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m. Botanic Project: reggae, hip-hop. Project O.G.I. 10 p.m. Coffeetimeband: a’capella. Durov...

... opens the 20th International Stars of the White Nights festival, which runs through July 15. Spanning eight weeks, the annual festival at the Mariinsky Theater showcases a wealth of international classical music talent, from the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra to Greek virtuoso violinist Leonidas Kavakos (June 19) and mesmerizing French pianist Helene Grimaud (June 18). The orchestra will perform Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" under the baton of Mariinsky artistic director Valery Gergiev...

... while the refreshments will include 5,000 bottles of sparkling wine produced by Russian winemaker Abrau-Dyurso. A march by Tchaikovsky will be played as Putin passes through the parade halls of the Grand Kremlin Palace, said presidential orchestra head conductor Anton Orlov, according to a statement posted Friday on the website of the Federal Guard Service. After Putin is sworn in as president, the Russian national anthem will be sung by a choir made up of female singers...

... 9 p.m. Sergei Babkin & K.P.S.P.: alternative, indie. rock. Gogol. 8 p.m. Shaky Jake: blues, Southern rock. Roadhouse small hall. 8:30 p.m. So Skripom: guitar and violin. Tramplin. 8 p.m. Spleen: rock. Gorky Park Zelyony Theater. 8 p.m. Surganova and Orchestra: soft rock. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m. The Prodigy: English electronic dance band. StadiumLive. 8:30 p.m. The Prodigy Afterparty with Gordy & Pepper and Baseface. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 11:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2nd Armen Mirabov and Mariam Trio:...

... procession. Aircraft piloted by veterans will fly over the parade with 1.8 ton flags streaming behind commemorating each branch of the Russian military. The parade started at 10:00 a.m. to the music of a composition called Holy War performed by a military orchestra composed of more than 1,000 musicians, followed by the the Russian National Anthem. The day's festivities will conclude at 10 p.m. with fireworks at locations around the city. 179742

... 5th Gvidon: Alexander Manotskov’s opera based on Daniil Kharms’ dialogues with God and eternity. Directed by Alexander Ogaryov. School of Dramatic Art. 7 p.m. Maria Callas: an operatic show performed by the Novaya Opera soloists, choir and orchestra. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m. The Love for Three Oranges (Lyubov K Tryom Apelsinam): Prokofiev’s opera based on a comedy by Carlo Gozzi. Directed by Peter Ustinov. Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6th MT Pick Carmen: original...

... 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 to 14 members, the band performs a mixture of very diverse music styles. "Doom metal, disco, acid house and Donna Summer had a car crash on the highway...

... still alive." Mariinsky Theater Artistic Director Valery Gergiev chose Mussorgsky's original 1869 version of the opera. It has a strong rebellion theme and focuses on Boris's inner drama, which initially frightened critics. The Mariinsky symphony orchestra delivered a magnificent performance Friday, sensitive to both Mussorgsky's score and Vick's interpretation. The rapport with the director's take on the piece was remarkable, resulting in an intense and suspenseful drama. Vick's admirable courage...

... opens with "Emeralds," set to a pair of suites, "Pelleas et Melisande" and "Shylock," by French composer Gabriel Fauré. "Rubies," which follows, is danced to Igor Stravinsky's "Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra." And the finale, "Diamonds," employs all but the first movement of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3. Balanchine developed a keen interest in precious stones through his acquaintance with the noted jeweler Claude Arpels. Nevertheless...