Concerts

Concert Venue Addresses

Thursday The 19th

Early Music Academy Ensemble performs Bach and Handel. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Mikhail Utkin (cello) and the New Russian Quartet perform Boccherini. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Moscow Forum: New Music Studio Ensemble and soloists perform Stockhausen's Mantra and the world premieres of works by Nikolai Khrust, Nikolai Popov and Alexander Khubeyev. Dom Kompozitorov. 6:30 p.m.

MT PICK MozART Group: Polish cabaret string quartet. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Natalia Trull (piano) performs Chopin. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Olesya Kravchenko (organ) and Yekaterina Pushkaryova (guitar) perform Albenis, Boccherini and Rodrigo. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.

Paata Burchuladze (bass) performs Rachmaninov's romances and Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Roman Demidov (bass) performs arias and folk songs from the repertoire of Fyodor Chaliapin. Dom Shalyapina. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Chamber Orchestra of Russia performs Beethoven's Quartet No. 1, Mozart's Symphony No. 28, Haydn's Concerto for piano and chamber orchestra in D major and Moscheles' Concertante for flute, oboe and orchestra. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Friday The 20th

Big Children's Choir performs Purcell, Handel, Britten and Balfe. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

Brass Orchestra of Russia in a concert of Baroque music. Soloists Fyodor Stroganov (organ) and Varvara Komarovskaya (soprano). Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Diana Jaunzeme (organ) performs Bohm, Pachelbel, Guilmant and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8:30 p.m.

FESTIVAL Moscow Forum: The closing concert features Helmut Lachenmann's Interieur I for one percussionist, Karlheinz Stockhausen's Vibra-Elufa for vibraphone, Edison Denisov's Laments for soprano piano and percussion and Hans Werner Henze's Five Scenes From the Snow Country for marimba. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7:30 p.m.

FESTIVAL Moscow Forum: works by Natalia Prokopenko, Anna Romashkova, Denis Khorov and others. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 6 p.m.

Night at the Cathedral: Venice Mysteries: vocal and instrumental works by Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Frescobaldi and others. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 9 p.m.

Oksana Panchenko (soprano) performs Italian arias and songs. Dom Shalyapina. 7 p.m.

Philharmonic Debut: Dmitry Borodin (violin), Anastasia Popova (violin), Kamila Bikkulova (viola), Akim Korkin (cello) and others in concert. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra performs Khachaturyan. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Pavel Kogan Orchestra performs Franck's Symphony in D minor, Saint-Saens' Violin Concerto No. 3 and Ravel's Bolero. Soloist Kristof Barati, conductor Pavel Kogan. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Saturday The 21st

Christmas Fairy Tale: compositions by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Bizet and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 1 p.m.

Grechaninov's Missa Festiva, compositions by Bach, Vivaldi, Caccini, Faure, Vetlugina and the world premiere of Iventyev's Mass for chorus and organ. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

Madrigal Ensemble performs Bach. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Mikhail Utkin (cello), Alexander Chernov (violin), Yury Nugmanov (guitar), Alexander Burikov (cello) and Nadezhda Sosland (harpsichord, piano) perform Tartini, Vivaldi and Paganini. Moskvich Cultural Center. 6 p.m.

Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 and his Trio for piano, violin and cello. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.

Radchenko Choral School Choir, Tatyana Lanskaya (soprano) and Ivan Ipatov (organ) perform Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Franck and Tchaikovsky. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 4 p.m.

Vladimir Tverskoi (bass) performs works by Italian composers. Dom Shalyapina. 4 p.m.

Yevdokia Ionina (violin) and Vladimir Tropp (piano) perform Bach, Haydn and Mozart. International Roerich Center. 6:30 p.m. Yulia Igonina (violin) and Alexander Malkus (piano) perform Mozart. Yauza Palace. 5 p.m.

Yury Slesarev (piano) performs Schubert, Chopin and Liszt. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Sunday The 22nd

Alexander Udaltsov in a concert of organ music. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.

Ave Maria Vocal Ensemble and Alexei Shmitov (organ) perform Grechaninov, Dargomyzhsky, Yusupova, Taneyev and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.

Claire Lefilliatre (soprano) and the Pratum Integrum Orchestra in a concert of Baroque music. Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 6:30 p.m.

Concert of Harp Music. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Evening of Chamber Music: Maxim Kuzmin-Karavayev (bass) and Olga Vorobyova (piano) perform Chopin, Glinka, Dargomyzhsky, Rachmaninov and others. Vernadsky Geological Museum. 5 p.m.

Hermitage Ensemble in a concert of violin music. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 1 p.m.

Maria Ostroukhova (mezzo-soprano) performs Handel, Brahms, Bach, Wagner, Ravel and others. International Roerich Center. 6:30 p.m.

Mark Pekarsky Percussion Club: Alisa Gitsba (soprano) and Yury Polubelov (piano) perform Hindemith's vocal cycle on poems by Rilke. Dom Shalyapina. 7 p.m.

Moscow Conservatory Student Orchestra performs Lyadov and Stravinsky. Conservatory Great Hall. 2 p.m.

MT PICK Pavel Baransky (baritone), Irina Shashkova-Peterson (organ), Ramis Abasov (trumpet) and the Soli Deo Gloria Chamber Choir perform Bach, Schubert, Stradella, Luzzi, Handel, Bizet, Tosti and others. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Garri Grodberg (organ) performs Bach. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

The Rite of Spring: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring arranged for two pianos, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Jewish folk songs and tunes performed by Pyotr Laul, Pavel Raikerus (both piano), Sergei Starostin (vocals, percussion, folk instruments) and the Virtualnaya Derevnya Ensemble. Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater smal stage. 7 p.m.

Vladislav Igolinsky (violin) and Mikhail Mordvinov (piano) perform Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn and others. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Voices 8: British vocal ensemble in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Monday The 23rd

Aici Forever Vocal Group and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra perform contemporary pop music and opera classics. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Mark Pekarsky's Musical Landscapes: Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble performs Stockhausen, Lachenmann, Denisov and Bach. Dom. 8 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Russian National Orchestra performs Britten and Tchaikovsky. Mikhail Pletnev conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Soul of Japan: Itiro Makihara plays shakuhachi (Japanese flute). Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday The 24th

Bolshoi Opera Soloists perform Sviridov's vocal compositions. Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 7:30 p.m.

Christmas Concert of the Novaya Opera Chamber Choir performs Christmas songs and A Ceremony of Carrols by Britten. Novaya Opera Foyer. 7 p.m.

Concert of Piano Music: Natalya Vlasenko, Vitoria Korchinskaya-Kogan, Vladimir Daich and Oleg Stepanov perform Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Da Camera e da Chiesa Ensemble performs Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, Rossini and others in a Christmas concert. Sergei Prokofiev Museum. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Mark Pekarsky's Musical Landscapes: Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble, the Cantando String Quartet and Venedikt Peunov (accordion) perform Alexander Khubeyev and Nikolai Popov. Dom. 8 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and Glazunov's Symphony No. 5. Soloist Viktor Tretyakov, conductor Yury Simonov. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Alexei Volodin (piano) performs Chopin. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Masters of Choral Song Choir perform Vivaldi's Gloria and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Yury Stadler in a concert of piano transcriptions. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Wednesday The 25th

Evening of Chamber Music by Shostakovich. Golitsyn Manor. 7 p.m.

Hermitage Ensemble performs Vivaldi, Bach, Piazzolla, Sviridov and others in the Christmas Fantasy concert. Glinka Museum. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Mark Pekarsky's Musical Landscapes: Mark Pekarsky (drums), Anna Toncheva (lute, viola, harp) and Andrei Bairamov (percussion) in a concert of rare early music. Dom. 8 p.m.

Moscow Cello Quartet performs Schubert, Beethoven and Franck. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Music of Love: Agunda Kulayeva, Alexei Tatarintsev and the Novaya Opera Orchestra in a concert of arias and duets. Novaya Opera. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Mariinsky Theater Symphony Orchestra performs Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4 and Tchaikovsky's opera music. Vladimir Gergiev conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Nikolai Lugansky (piano) and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven's PIano Concerto No. 5 and his Symphony No. 5. Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Vladimir Ovchinnikov (piano), Svetlana Stepchenko (viola) and the Vesna Children's Choir perform Rachmaninov. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Thursday The 26th

FESTIVAL Bach: opening concert. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.

Fyodor Stroganov (organ) and Konstantin Kaznacheyev (violin) perform Winter from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.

Mario Durand performs pop and classic vocal works. Pavel Slobodkin Center. 7 p.m.

Mark Pekarsky's Musical Landscapes: Anton Batagov in a concert of minimalist music. Dom. 8 p.m.

Music Viva Chamber Orchestra performs Boccherini, Shostakovich and Hartmann. Soloist Ilya Gruberg (violin). Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra and the Bolshoi Theater Children's Choir in a New Year's concert. Soloists Daniela Schilaci (soprano) and Vasily Gorello (baritone). Fabio Mastrangelo conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Tatarstan Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Russian National Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Khachaturyan's Symphony No. 3. Mikhail Pletnev conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Soloists of the Osipov Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments perform popular European, Russian and Latin American music. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Vladimir Baikov (bass) and Mikhail Arkadyev (piano) perform Mussorgsky, Sviridov and Arkadyev. Glinka Museum. 7 p.m.

Yelena Obraztsova (mezzo-soprano) in a jubilee concert. Bolshoi Theater Main Stage. 7 p.m.

Yelena Tarasova (piano), Lena Semyonova (violin), Oleg Bugayev (cello) and the Modus Vivendi Quintet perform Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Poulenc and Francaix. Tchaikovsky Cultural Center. 7:30 p.m.

and Beyond…

Christmas Concert: vocal and instrumental works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Verdi, Prokofiev and others. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Christmas: Pedro Javier Gonzalez (guitar) and the Pavel Kogan Orchestra perform Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez and other works by Spanish composers in the opening concert. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dec. 27, 8:30 p.m.

Concert of Chamber Vocal Music features Konstantin Shushakov (baritone). Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m.

From Vivaldi to Rock: Classic Girls Group in concert. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m.

La Poeme Harmonique: French ensemble of Baroque music in a concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

New Year's Phantom of the Opera: Vera Kononova (soprano), Pyotr Borisenko (tenor), Vadim Zaplechny (tenor), Andrei Baturkin (baritone) and the Concertino Ensemble perform Lloyd Webber, Verdi, Gershwin, Johann Strauss, Kalman and others. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

Philharmonic Debut: Diana Pasko (violin) and Sergei Voronov (piano) perform Stravinsky, Podgaits, Richard Strauss and Bizet. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra performs Sibelius' Tapiola, Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 and Richard Strauss' Burlesque. Soloist Viktoria Postnikova (piano), conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL MT PICK Russian Winter: Boris Berezovsky (piano) and the National Philharmonic of Russia perform Liszt's Piano Concertos No. 1 and No. 2 and Prokofiev' Piano Concerto No. 2. Dmitry Liss conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

Mikhail Petukhov (piano) performs Shostakovich. Conservatory Small Hall. Dec. 28, 7 p.m.

Pavel Slobodkin Center Chamber Orchestra in the New Year's Fireworks concert. Pavel Slobodkin Center. Dec. 28, 7 p.m.

FESTIVAL Russian Winter: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 and Wagner's Lohengrin introduction. Soloist Barry Douglas (piano), conductor Yury Simonov. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 28, 7 p.m.

Alexander Kobrin (piano) performs Beethoven and Mussorgsky. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. Dec. 29, 7 p.m.

Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (Fialka Monmartra): a concert version of Imre Kalman's operetta performed by Moscow opera soloists and the Symphony Capella of Russia. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 29, 7 p.m.