Concerts

Thursday, February 7th   

Brahms Trio and Charles Neidich (clarinet) perform Brahms. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

MT PICK FX Quartet performs the Russian premiere of Christian Lindberg's Gypsy Kingdom. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.

Fyodor Stroganov (organ) performs Daquin, Vierne, Franck, Widor, Dupre and Durufle. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m. 

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 4 for orchestra and his Violin Concerto. Soloist Maxim Fedotov, conductor Vladimir Ponkin. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Music for Two Pianos by Ravel, Chabrier, Dukas, Gershwin and Bartok. Dom Kompozitorov. 6:30 p.m.

New Music Studio Ensemble performs Gubaidulina, Suslin, Schnittke, Shchedrin, Rannev, Filonenko and Nevsky. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m. Free admission.

MT PICK Pavel Kogan Orchestra, performs Verdi, Puccini and Alfeyev. Soloist Svetlana Kasyan (soprano), conductor Pavel Kogan. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m. 

Philharmonic Debut: Young violinists in concert. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

Sergei Glavatskikh (piano) performs Rachmaninov. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Friday, February 8th 

Alexei Koshvanets (violin) and Andrei Diyev (piano) perform Bruch, Ravel, Bloch and Gershwin. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Ave Maria: Yevgenia Sigenyuk (contralto) and Stanislav Dyachenko (piano) perform Luzzi, Saint-Saens, Franck, Bizet, Verdi, Schubert, Caccini and others. Tchaikovsky Cultural Center. 7 p.m.

Concert of Russian Film Music. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Great Cathedrals of the World: Pastime Ensemble, the Arte Fakt Ensemble, Veronika Dobrzhinskaya (organ), Yaroslav Zdorov (countertenor), Dmitry Rodionov (piano) and others perform Frescobaldi, Palestrina, Vivaldi and Allegri. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.

Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra in a concert of Baroque and contemporary music. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Novoye Trio performs Rachmaninov. Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum. 7:30 p.m.

Questa Musica Ensemble, Maria Alikhanova (flute), Dmitry Bulgakov (oboe) and Fyodor Stroganov (piano) perform Bach and Schnittke. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Russian Folk Songs and Dances. Glinka Museum. 7 p.m.

Souvenir de Florence: Ilya Gaisin (violin), Sergei Kryukovtsev (French horn), Olga Kirpichyova (piano) and the Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra soloists perform Tchaikovsky, Mozart and Brahms. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Lyadov. Tretyakov Gallery Vrubel Hall. 7 p.m.

The Creation: Haydn's Oratorio performed by the Masters of Choral Song and the Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra. Helmuth Rilling conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Viktor Tretyakov (violin) in a jubilee concert. Estrada Theater. 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 9th 

Bach and Romantic Miniatures: Anna Uchaikina (organ) and Mikhail Kalinichev (cello) in an educational concert. Kolomenskoye Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall. 2 p.m.

Concert Dedicated to Russian Tenor Sergei Lemeshev features tenors Roman Muravitsky, Stanislav Mostovoi, Oleg Dolgov and the Chorus-Quartet. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Elmar Gasanov (piano) performs Schubert, Franck and Brahms. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Novaya Opera Soloists perform Verdi's arias and duets. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Bazhenovsky Hall. 3 p.m.

Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments Soloists in concert. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

P.S. Dreams (P.S. Gryozy): Ivan Popovski stages a theatrical concert of songs by Schubert and Schumann. Yelena Kamburova Theater. 7 p.m.

MT PICK Pavel Kogan Orchestra, the Yurlov Capella and the Moscow Chamber Choir perform Brahms' Song of Destiny, his Rhapsody for alto, men's choir and orchestra and Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces. Soloist Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano). Pavel Kogan conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m. 

Prague Chamber Orchestra performs Dvorak's Czech Suite, Mozart's Don Juan Overture, his Symphonies No. 38 and No. 40. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Ulyana Kislitsyna (violin), Konstantin Kaznacheyev (violin) and Maxim Zolotarenko (cello) perform Bach, Kodaly, Handel and others. Dvorets Na Yauze. 5 p.m.

Varvara Chaikova (soprano), Olesya Kravchenko (organ) and The Moscow Conservatory Chamber Capella perform Bach. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Atrium Hall. 5 p.m.

Verdi Arias and Duets performed by sopranos Antoina Yefimova, Viktoria Shkitskaya, Anastasia Mirzoyeva, Yulia Zagoskina, Maria Simakova, mezzo-soprano Tatyana Rubinskaya, baritones Nikolai Shchemlev, Azamat Tsaliyev, Alexander Zagorinsky (cello) and Yelena Borisova (organ). Also in program is Verdi's Liber Scriptus. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

Yevgeny Starodubtsev (piano) performs Scriabin, Enescu, Barto and Liszt. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Zakhar Bron (violin), Irina Vinogradova (piano) and Alexander Rudin (cello) perform Brahms and Prokofiev. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 10th 

Alexander Shaikin (piano), Alexander Maiboroda (violin) and Fyodor Zemlerub (cello) perform Schubert and Mendelssohn. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

Alexei Lundin (violin) and Lilia Zilbershtein (piano) perform Beethoven's sonatas. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Centaurs: Premiere of Sergei Akhunov's chamber composition performed by Yulia Igonina (violin), Rustam Komachkov (cello) and Anna Khvostenko (vocals). Masterskaya. 7 p.m.

Konstantin Volostnov in a concert of French and Spanish organ music. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 1 p.m.

Lyubov Shishkhanova (organ) and the Sveshnikov Boy's Choir perform Pergolesi, Bach, Part, Dubkova and others. Conservatory Small Hall. 2 p.m.

Lyudmila Matsyura (organ) performs Bach, Piazzolla, Langlais, Vierne and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.

Marianna Vysotskaya (organ) performs Vivaldi, Bach and Handel. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m. 

Pyotr Laul (piano) performs Mussorgsky and Shostakovich. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Stepan Starikov (violin), Anna Voiskovskaya (soprano), Alexei Starikov (piano), Dmitry Abramov (baritone), Anastasia Chulkova (flute) and others perform Tchaikovsky, Luzzi, Veraccini, Paganini and Verdi. Tchaikovsky Cultural Center. 5 p.m.

MT PICK The Gothic Story: a video installation and concert of classical music. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

MT PICK The Swingle Singers in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tim Livshits, Dmitry Akinfin (both violin), Anna Larionova (viola), Vladislav Provotar (cello) and Anna Kiskachi (piano) perform Brahms, Sarasate and Paganini. Lyublino Estate Museum Durasov Palace. 3 p.m.

Yana Ivanilova, Svetlana Markina (both soprano) and the Orpharion Ensemble perform Bach, Zelenka, Hasse and Schutz. Dvorets Na Yauze. 5 p.m.

Young Opera Artists in a concert of Tchaikovsky's romances. Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 6 p.m.

Monday, February 11th

Andrei Yaroshinsky (piano) performs Tchaikovsky. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Compositions by Mikhail Bronner performed by the Odessa String Quartet. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

Dargomyzhsky's Romances and excerpts from his operas performed by the Novaya Opera soloists. Novaya Opera Foyer. 7 p.m.

The Four Seasons (Vremena Goda): Ivan Popovsky's musical staging. Yelena Kamburova Theater. 7 p.m.

Vladislav Piavko (tenor) and Vladimir Baikov (bass) perform Sviridov. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 12th

Alexander Strukov (piano) performs Mozart, Schubert, Chopin and Liszt. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana performed by the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, the Yurlov Capella and the Bolshoi Theater Children's Choir. Soloists Elvira Khokhlova (soprano), Alexander Bogdanov (tenor) and Andrei Butyrkin (baritone), conductor Sergei Tatarkin. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Moscow Camerata Chamber Orchestra performs Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Schnittke, Elgar and others. Glinka Museum. 7 p.m.

Sergei Antonov (cello), Yekaterina Mechetina (piano), Maxim Mogilevsky (piano) and Yevgeny Stembolsky (violin) perform Rachmaninov, Richard Strauss and Shostakovich. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

MT PICK Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms, Toyama, Takemitsu and Mayuzumi. Junichi Hirokami conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m. 

The Four Seasons (Vremena Goda): Ivan Popovsky's musical staging. Yelena Kamburova Theater. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 13th

Alexander Vinitsky (guitar) and Lev Serov (viola) perform compositions on classical jazz themes. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

Concert Dedicated to Fyodor Chaliapin features basses Dmitry Ageyev, Vladimir Verin, Viktor Grigoryev, Mikhail Guzhov, Mikhail Svetlov, Otar Kunchulia, Denis Sedov, Andrei Fetisov and the Saratov Opera Theater Orchestra. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Fyodor Tarasov (bass) performs arias, romances and folk songs. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Russian Folk Songs in the arrangements by Shostakovich, Sveshnikov, Agafonnikov and others performed by the Sveshnikov Russian Choir and soloists. Also in program are Russian romances. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Tribute to Chaliapin: Vladimir Gerts (bass), Olga Balashova-Leman (mezzo-soprano), Roman Demidov (bass), Igor Danilov (baritone) and Vladimir Potansky (tenor) in a vocal concert. Dom Shalyapina. 7 p.m.

Valery Shurupa (piano) performs Rachmaninov. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Vienna Waltzes: Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra performs Johann Strauss. Conductor Jon Marin. Kremlin Palace. 7 p.m. 

and Beyond...

Feast of Music: Masterpieces of classical music performed by the Yurlov Capella, the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov, Yury Bashmet, Khibla Gerzmava, Yekaterina Mechetina and others. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 14, 7 p.m. 

Ilya Gaisin (violin) and the Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra perform Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. Pavel Slobodkin Center. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Maria Moiseyeva (organ) and Yekaterina Pushkarenko (guitar) perform Vivaldi and Bach. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. 

Musical Avowals: Novaya Opera soloists and orchestra in a romantic concert. Novaya Opera. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Piano Duet of Irina Silivanova and Maxim Puryzhinsky performs Saint-Saens, Chabrier, Dukas, Ravel and Poulenc. Conservatory Small Hall. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Rodion Zamurayev (violin) and the Mobilis Ensemble performs Piazzolla. Gnesin Academy of Music. Feb. 14, 7 p.m. 

Sergei Kasparov (piano) performs Beethovan and Stravinsky. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

St. Valentine's Day Concert features the Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Svetlana Sychyova (soprano) performs arias and romances by Glinka and Dargomyzhsky. Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum. Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Tango de Buenos Aires: a music and dance show. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Vremena Goda Chamber Orchestra performs Bach and Frid. Dom Kompozitorov. Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Yana Ivanilova (soprano) and the Orpharion Ensemble in a musical performence based on Mozart's letters to his father. Glinka Museum. Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

Mozart. Father and Son: instrumental and vocal compositions. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. Feb. 15, 8 p.m.

National Philharmonic of Russia performs Prokofiev's Overture on Hebrew Themes, his Violin Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 2. Alexander Vedernikov conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Russian Guitar Quartet in concert. Soloist Maria Okhotina (classical guitar). Dom Zhurnalista. 7 p.m.

Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Vivaldi. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Yury Martynov (piano) performs Schubert and Prokofiev. Conservatory Small Hall. Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

Italian Baroque Masterpieces performed by the Da Camera e Da Chiesa Ensemble. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Atrium Hall. Feb. 16, 5 p.m.

Juan de la Rubia (organ) performs Bach, Vierne and Dupre. St. Mary's Cathedral. Feb. 16, 8:30 p.m.

La Spiritata Consort in a concert of early music. Kolomenskoye Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall. Feb. 16, 3 p.m.

MT PICK Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, Brahms' Symphony No. 2 and the Russian premiere of Glanert's Theatrum Bestiarum. Soloist Johannes Moser, conductor Semyon Bychkov. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m.

Moscow Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms' Symphony No. 4, Rubinstein's Piano Concerto No. 4 and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1. Soloist Mikhail Petukhov, conductor Artur Arnold. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 16, 7 p.m. 

MT PICK Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart's Symphony No. 41, his Piano Concerto No. 25, Rondo for piano and orchestra and The Marriage of Figaro Overture. Soloist Olivier Cave, conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini. Gnesin Academy of Music. Feb. 16, 7 p.m. 

Tenors Parade features Sergei Borzov, Sergei Vysokinsky, Nikolai Kartsev, Vasily Matveyev and Valentin Sukhodolets. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Bazhenovsky Hall. Feb. 16, 3 p.m.

Svetlana Abzalova (soprano) performs Handel, Glinka, Rachmaninov and Villa-Lobos. Lyublino Estate Museum Durasov Palace. Feb. 17, 3 p.m.

Symphony Capella of Russia performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Soloists Vladimir Ovchinnikov (piano) and Anna Pegova (soprano). Valery Polyansky conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 17, 7 p.m. 

Vivaldi. The Four Seasons performed by Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra musicians. Kolomenskoye Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall. Feb. 17, 3 p.m.

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana performed by the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, the Yurlov Capella and the Bolshoi Theater Children's Choir. Soloists Elvira Khokhlova (soprano), Alexander Bogdanov (tenor) and Andrei Butyrkin (baritone), conductor Dmitry Yurovsky. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

Devichnik. Dreams at the Opera (Devichnik. Son v Opere): Dmitry Bertman stages a concert of lullabies. Helikon Opera on Arbat. Feb. 21, 7 p.m. 

MT PICK National Philharmonic of Russia performs Barber's Esse No.1 for orchestra and Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Ken-David Masur conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

MT PICK Soloists of Moscow Chamber Ensemble performs Schubert's Symphony No. 8, Kancheli's Chiaroscuro, Bruch's Romance for viola and orchestra and Haydn's Symphony No. 83. Soloist and conductor Yury Bashmet. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 27, 7 p.m. 

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana performed by the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, the Yurlov Capella and the Bolshoi Theater Children's Choir. Soloists Elvira Khokhlova (soprano), Alexander Bogdanov (tenor) and Andrei Butyrkin (baritone), conductor Julian Gallant. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Feb. 28, 7 p.m.