Matsuev, Folk Dance and Birdman – What to do in Moscow on Tuesday

By The Moscow Times

March 9, 2015

Denis Matsuyev (piano) and the Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart's Divertimento No. 3, his Piano Concerto No. 17, Shostakovich's Prelude and Scherzo for strings and his Concerto for piano, solo trumpet and orchestra. Soloist Alexander Bakhayev (trumpet), conductor Vladimir Spivakov. Conservatory Great Hall. 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. At 7 p.m.

Igor Moiseyev Folk Dance Orchestra in concert. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 4/31 Triumfalnaya Ploshchad. Metro Mayakovskaya. 495-232-0400. At 7 p.m.

Wolves and Sheep (Volki i Ovtsy): Pyotr Fomenko's production of Ostrovsky's comedy about cheats and scoundrels. English, German and French subtitles available. Fomenko Studio New Stage. 29 Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921. At 7 p.m.

Iphigenia in Tauris (Ifigenia v Tavride): the concert version of Gluck's opera based on Euripides' play which deals with stories concerning the family of Agamemnon after the Trojan War. Novaya Opera. 3 Karetny Ryad. Metro Mayakovskaya, Chekhovskaya. 495-694-0868. At 7 p.m

Foreign-Language Movies

American Sniper (2014): Clint Eastwood's biographical war drama based on the book "American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History" by Chris Kyle. Stars Bradley Cooper.

Pioner. 21 Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240. At 1:50 and 9:30 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles

Birdman (2014): In the Oscar best-picture winner, a washed up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of a Broadway play. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's comedy starring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton.

Pyat Zvyozd-Novokuznetskaya. In the Arkadia mall, 8 Sredny Ovchinnikovsky Pereulok. Metro Novokuznetskaya. 495-916-9169. At 3:05, 7:30 and 11:55 p.m. In English; Russian subtitles.*

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