Thursday The 18th
Christmas Music: Anastasia Bykova (organ) and Yelizaveta Kanauzova (soprano) perform Bach, Bruhns, Franck, Saint-Saens, Mascagni and Mozart. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.
Glinka Competition of Vocalists: third round. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
My Paris: Yury Medyanik (violin, accordion) and the Pluri Art Orchestra perform French music. Gnesin Academy of Music. 7 p.m.
New Music Studio Ensemble performs Berio, Crumb, Lachenmann, Sciarrino, Murail, Tarnopolsky and others. Dom Kompozitorov. 6:30 p.m.
Pavel Kogan Orchestra performs Weber's Der Freischutz Overture, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Mozart's Symphony No. 41. Soloist Darius Mazintas, conductor Natalia Ponomarchuk. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Pianomusica: Mikhail Lidsky performs Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Methner. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Friday The 19th
Andrei Gugnin (piano) performs Liszt's Transcendental Etudes. Scriabin Museum. 7 p.m.
Bolshoi Theater Chamber Orchestra performs Britten's Serenade for tenor, French horn and strings and Shostakovich's Suite to Verses by Michelangelo. Soloists Bogdan Volkov (tenor), Artur Arzumanov (French horn) and Alexander Naumenko (bass). Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sveshnikov Choir perform Bodrov's Kyrie Eleison for symphony orchestra, choir and organ. Also in program are Prokofiev's Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra and Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2. Soloist Alexander Knyazev, conductor Yury Simonov. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Mozart's Requiem performed by the Blagovest Ensemble, Alexei Parshin (organ), Svetlana Polyanskaya (soprano), Maria Patrusheva (mezzo-soprano), Stanislav Mostovoi (tenor) and Dmitry Fadeyev (bass). Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.
Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) performs Bach, Handel, Couperin and Rameau. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Radio Orpheus Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninov and Sviridov. Soloist Yevgeny Mikhailov (piano), conductor Denis Kirpanyov. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.
Sergei Govorov (saxophone) and Olesya Kravchenko (organ) perform Bach, Piazzolla, Krebs, Guy de Lioncourt, Bolcom and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8:30 p.m.
Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra Soloists perform Tchaikovsky, Cherepnin, Shostakovich and Ustvolskaya. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Symphony Capella of Russia performs Mahler's Symphony No. 6 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 4. Soloist Andrei Korobeinikov (piano), conductor Valery Polyansky. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Saturday The 20th
MT PICK Alexander Romanovsky and the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 and his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Also in program is Sibelius' Symphony No. 7. Marius Stravinsky conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Clownductor Melvin Tix and the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Noon.
Fiori Ferraresi: Basiliensis Ensemble (Britain-Austria) in a concert of rare classical compositions. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven's Egmont Overture, his Piano Concerto No. 3, Sonatas No. 14 and No. 23. Soloist Konstantin Shcherbakov, conductor Sergei Tatarin. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 5 p.m.
Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra performs Vivaldi. Soloist Rodion Petrov (violin), Svetlana Usachyova (oboe) and others, conductor Sergei Tatarin. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Tatarstan Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 and Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Soloist Sergei Tarasov, conductor Alexander Sladkovsky. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Sunday The 21st
12 Opera Kings: Vasily Khoroshev (countertenor), Chingis Ayushev (tenor), Maxim Perebeinos (baritone), Oleg Budaratsky (bass) and others in concert. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Alexander Udaltsov (organ) performs Bach, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Gershwin, Yanchenko and Piazzolla. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.
Andrei Gugnin (piano) performs Tchaikovsky, Liszt and Rachmaninov. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Clownductor Melvin Tix and the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Noon.
From Classics to Jazz: St. Petersburg Ensemble of Cellists in concert. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Garri Grodberg (organ) performs Bach and Italian music. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Svetlana Polyanskaya (soprano), Nina Gvamichava (harp) and Garri Yeprikyan (organ) perform Handel, Bach, Schubert and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.
Yury Slesarev (piano) performs Mozart, Schubert and Mussorgsky. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Monday The 22nd
MT PICK Medialab: New Music Studio Ensemble musicians perform Yannis Kyriakides, Nikolai Popov, Alexander Khubeyev and Alexei Nadzharov. Meyerhold Center. 7 p.m.
National Philharmonic of Russia and the Masters of Choral Song Choir perform Beethoven's Mass in D major. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
MT PICK Russian National Orchestra performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15. Mikhail Pletnev conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra in concert. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Tuesday The 23rd
Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano) and the Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra perform Verdi, Cilea, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bizet, Gounod, Puccini and others. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.
Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Soloists perform Mozart and Edward Dupuy. Bolshoi Theater Beethoven Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Contemporary Academic Music Festival features the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, Alexander Manotskov (piano), Yelena Revich (violin) and others. Masterskaya. 7 p.m.
Oleg Pogudin in a concert of romances. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL The Heart of Japan: Kabuki theater music and dance. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra in concert. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 24th
Contemporary Academic Music Festival features the Moscow Ensemble of Contemporary Music, Alexander Manotskov (piano), Yelena Revich (violin) and others. Masterskaya. 7 p.m.
Intrada Vocal Ensemble and the Chamber Orchestra of Russia perform Mozart and Vivaldi in a Christmas concert. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Nikolai Lugansky (piano) performs Schubert, Franck and Tchaikovsky. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.
Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography performs film music by Rota and Artemyev. Philharmonic-2 Hall. 7 p.m.
Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and Strauss in a jubiee concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Early Music Academy Ensemble in a Christmas concert. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra performs Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto No. 1 and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Soloist Sergei Roldugin, conductor Yury Simonov. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.
Strauss Gala: Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Dec. 25, 7 p.m.
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons performed by Konstantin Kaznacheyev (violin) and the Camerata Chamber Ensemble. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Dec. 25, 7:30 p.m.
FESTIVAL Christmas: Feliz Navidad: Organist of the National Orchestra of Spain Daniel Oyarzabal in concert. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dec. Dec. 26, 8:30 p.m.
Christmas Gala: Incanto Soprano Vocal Quartet (Italy) and the Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
Denis Matsuyev (piano) and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra perform Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
From Vivaldi to Rock: Classic Girls interpret classics. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Dec. 26, 7:30 p.m.
MT PICK Remix: Schubert, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Anton Batagov (piano) in concert. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. Dec. 26, 7 p.m.
Albina Shagimuratova (soprano) and the National Philharmonic of Russia perform Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Dec. 27, 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL Christmas: Early Christmas Music performed by Raquel Andueza (soprano) and the La Galania Ensemble. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dec. Dec. 27, 8:30 p.m.
The Four Seasons. Winter: Olesya Kravchenko (organ) and Anton Paisov (flute) perform Vivaldi. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Pavel Kogan Orchestra performs dance music by the Strauss family of composers. Conservatory Great Hall. Dec. 30, 7 p.m.
FESTIVAL Christmas: Christmas Pastoral: Guy Bovet in a concert of organ music. St. Mary's Cathedral. Dec. Dec. 31, 8 p.m.
Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum
55/32 Arbat, entrance from Denezhny Pereulok. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-9295, www.pushkinmuseum.ru
Alexander Pushkin Museum
12/2 Ul. Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-5674, www.pushkinmuseum.ru
Alexander Goldenweiser Apartment Museum
17 Tverskaya Ul., apt. 110. M. Tverskaya. 495-629-2929, glinka.museum/about/apartment_museum_goldenweiser/
Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Culture and Art
10 Andronyevskaya Ploshchad. M. Rimskaya, Ploshchad Ilicha. 495-678-1467, www.rublev-museum.ru
Arkhipovsky Salon
2/14 Bryusov Pereulok. Bldg. 8. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-692-1003/0311, www.arkhihall.ru
Barvikha Luxury Village
114 Rublyovo-Uspenskoye Shosse, Posyolok Barvikha. M. Molodyozhnaya. 495-933-7363
Bryusov House
30 Prospekt Mira. M. Prospekt Mira (circle line). 495-680-8683, www.goslitmuz.ru/ru/bryusov-museum
Concert Hall Na Prechistenke
32 Ulitsa Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-3783
Conservatory Great Hall
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall
11 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Conservatory Small Hall
13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. M. Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401
Dom
24 Bolshoi Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok, Bldg. 4. M. Novokuznetskaya. 953-7236
Dom Kompozitorov
House of Composers. 8 Bryusov Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-629-1365
Dom Muzyki, Moscow International House of Music
52 Kosmodamianskaya Naberezhnaya, Bldg. 8. M. Paveletskaya. 495-730-1011/1852
Dom Uchyonykh
House of Scientists. 16 Ulitsa Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 495-637-4555, www.cdu-art.ru/afisha.shtml
Dom Shalyapina
In the wing of the Chaliapin Museum, 25 Novinsky Bulvar. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-605-6236, 252-2530
Dom Zhurnalista (
House of Journalists)
8A Nikitsky Bulvar. M. Arbatskaya. 495-691-5698, 495-222-1060, 495-697-20-86, www.domjour.ru
Yauza Palace (Dvorets Na Yauze)
1 Ploshchad Zhuravlyova. M. Elektrozavodskaya. 495-645-2245, www.yauza-palace.ru
FINOMI Hall (New Music Art Philharmonia)
20 Podsosensky Pereulok. M. Kurskaya, Chkalovskaya. 8-968 358 25 93, finomi.ru, tickets at finomi.ru/tkt/
Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center
25 Ulitsa Ostozhenka, Bldg. 1. M. Kropotkinskaya, Park Kultury. 495-637-4378/7703, www.opera-centre.ru/index
Glinka Museum
4 Ul. Fadeyeva. M. Mayakovskaya, Novoslobodskaya. 495-739-6226
Gnesin Academy of Music
30/36 Ul. Povarskaya. M. Arbatskaya. Tickets and information, 495-690-2422
Gnesin Hall Na Povarskoi
38 Povarskaya Ulitsa. M. Arbatskaya, Barrikadnaya. 495-691-3086, www.gnesin.ru
Golitsyn Manor
5 Kozitsky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-694-0372, sias.ru
International Roerich Center
3/5 Maly Znamensky Pereulok. M. Kropotkinskaya. 499-271-3417/20, www.icr.su
Ivan Turgenev Museum
37 Ulitsa Ostozhenka. M. Park Kultury. 495-695-1078, www.pushkinmuseum.ru
Izmailovo Tsar's Estate
12 Bauman Gorodok (Izmailovsky Island). M. Partizanskaya. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.ru/izmailovo, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Jewish Museum & Tolerance Center
Ul. Obraztsova, Bldg. 1A. M. Savyolovskaya, then two stops by bus 12 to Ulitsa Obraztsova. 495-645-0550, www.jewish-museum.ru
Kolomenskoe Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall
39 Prospekt Andropova. M. Kolomenskaya. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Mon. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.ru/kolomenskoe, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Kosmos Hall
150 Prospekt Mira. M. VDNKh. 495-234-1054, www.cosmos-hall.ru
Kremlin Palace
Moscow Kremlin, the Troitsky Gate entrance. M. Alexandrovsky Sad. Ticket office 1 Ul.Vozdvizhenka. M. Borovitskaya. 495-628-5232, 917-2336, kremlinpalace.org
Kuskovo
2 Ulitsa Yunosti. M. Novogireyevo, Vykhino. 495-375-3131 or automated service, 495-370-0160
Leo Tolstoy Museum
Located at 11 Ul. Prechistenka. M. Kropotkinskaya. 499-766-9328, tolstoymuseum.org
Leo Tolstoy Center Na Pyatnitskoi
Located at 12 Pyatnitskaya Ul. M. Novokuznetskaya. 495-951-5808, tolstoymuseum.org
Literary Museum
28 Petrovka. Metro Pushkinskaya. 495-625-1226, www.goslitmuz.ru
Luzhniki Stadium
24 Luzhnetskaya Naberezhnaya. M. Sportivnaya, Vorobyovy Gory. 495-637-0262
Lyublino Estate
39 Prospekt Andropova. M. Kolomenskaya. 499-614-2092/2132, mgomz.com, mgomz.ru/posetitelyam/koncerty
Marina Tsvetayeva Museum
6 Borisoglebsky Pereulok. M. Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya. 495-697-5369, www.dommuseum.ru
MDM
28 Komsomolsky Prospekt. M. Frunzenskaya. 499-248-6688, www.mdmpalace.ru
Mir Concert Hall
11 Tsvetnoi Bulvar, bldg. 2. M. Tsvetnoi Bulvar. 495-624-9647, www.mir-hall.ru
Moscow Opera Club
at the Glinka Museum. 4 Ul. Fadeyeva. M. Mayakovskaya, Novoslobodskaya. 495-739-6226, operaclub.wordpress.com, www.glinka.museum
Moscow Planetarium
5 Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Ul. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-221-7690, www.planetarium-moscow.ru
Moskvich Cultural Center
46/15 Volgogradsky Prospekt. M. Tekstilshchiki. 499-178-3606, www.mskcc.ru
Museum of the Contemporary History of Russia
21 Tverskaya Ul., M. Tverskaya. Info at 8-915-137-3368, www.nota-agency.com, tickets at bigbilet.ru/place/nota
Nikolai Ostrovsky Humanitarian Center
14 Tverskaya Ul. M. Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya. 495- 629-8552, www.museumpreod.ru, www.ChamberOrchestraKremlin.ru
Olimpiisky Sports Complex
16 Olimpiisky Prospekt. M. Prospekt Mira. 495-786-3333, www.olimpik.ru
Orchestrion Hall
19 Ulitsa Garibaldi. M. Noviye Cheryomushki. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Scriabin Museum
11 Bolshoi Nikolopeskovsky Pereulok. M. Okhotny Ryad. 499-241-1901/2152
Pavel Slobodkin Center
48 Ulitsa Arbat. M. Smolenskaya. 499-241-6226/6588, www.center-slobodkina.ru
Philharmonic Chamber Hall
29 Tverskaya Ulitsa, Bldg. 3. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Sergei Prokofiev Museum
6 Kamergersky Pereulok. M. Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad. 495-692-7959, www.glinka.museum/about/museum_of_prokofiev
Slavic Cultural Center
9/13 Chernigovsky Pereulok, Bldg. 2. M. Tretyakovskaya. 495-951-2951, 953-0168, www.slavfond.ru
Sokolniki Park
1 Ulitsa Sokolnichesky Val. M. Sokolniki. 499-393-9222, www.park.sokolniki.com
Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater
17 Bolshaya Dmitrovka. M. Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-723-7325
St. Andrew's Anglican Church
8 Voznesensky Pereulok. M. Pushkinskaya. 495-772-5842
St. Mary's Cathedral
27/13 Malaya Gruzinskaya Ulitsa. M. Barrikadnaya, Ulitsa 1905 Goda. 252-4051
7/10 Starosadsky Pereulok. M. Kitai-Gorod. 495-624-5820
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. M. Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400, 232-5353
Tchaikovsky Cultural Center
46/54 Kudrinskaya Ploshchad. M. Barrikadnaya. 495-690-2588
Theater Gallery Na Maloi Ordynke
9 Malaya Ordynka, Bldg. 1. M. Polyanka, Tretyakovskaya. 495-953-1245, www.bakhrushin.theatre.ru/branches/mo
Tretyakov Gallery
10/12 Lavrushinsky Pereulok. M. Tretyakovskaya. Ticket office open 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., closed Mon. 495-951-1362, 499-230-7788, 238-1378
Tsaritsyno Estate Museum
1 Ulitsa Dolskaya. M. Tsaritsyno, Orekhovo. 499-725-7287
TsDRI
9 Pushechnaya Ulitsa. Metro Kuznetsky Most, Lubyanka. 495-625-0267, www.cdri.ru
Vernadsky Geological Museum Concert Hall
11 Mokhovaya Ul., Bldg. 11. M. Okhotny Ryad. 8-905-520-1749, www.sgm-hall.ru
Watercolor and Fine Arts Academy
15 Ul. Akademika Vargi. M. Tyoply Stan, bus 144, 227, 281 to Ulitsa Akademika Vinogradova. 495-531-5555, ext. 298, academy.andriaka.ru
Shchusev Architecture Museum
5 Vozdvizhenka. M. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina, Arbatskaya, Alexandrovsky Sad. 495-691-2109, www.muar.ru
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