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Moscow on Wednesday: Naked Lunch, Night on Bald Mountain, and Three Sisters

Naked Lunch (1991): David Cronenberg's adaptation of William S. Burroughs' sci-fi novel stars Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, and Roy Scheider. In English; Russian subtitles.

Pioner 21. Kutuzovsky Prospekt. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-240-5240. At 9:15 p.m.

Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra performs Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain," Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Richard Strauss' "The Life of a Hero." Soloist Viktor Tretyakov, conductor Mikhail Yurovsky.

Conservatory Great Hall. 13 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa. Metro Pushkinskaya, Biblioteka Imeni Lenina. 495-629-9401. At 7 p.m.

Russian Seasons (Russkiye Sezony): Leonid Desyatnikov's piece for violin, soprano, string orchestra and seven dancers, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky. "Classical Symphony": Yury Posokhov's one-act ballet set to Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1. "Apollon Musagete": George Balanchine's one-act ballet to Stravinsky's music.

Bolshoi Theater New Stage. 1 Teatralnaya Ploshchad. Metro Teatralnaya. 495-455-5555. At 7 p.m.

Three Sisters (Tri Sestry): Pyotr Fomenko's tragic rendition of Anton Chekhov's classic play. English, German and French subtitles available. Fomenko Workshop Theater New Stage. 29 Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko. Metro Kutuzovskaya. 499-249-1921. At 7 p.m.

Mike del Ferro (piano) and the Anton Gorbunov Quartet. Kozlov Club Second Floor. 16 Olimpiisky Prospekt, Bldg. 2, at the Art&Shock Complex. Metro Prospekt Mira. 926-952-0077. At 8:30 p.m.

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