Concerts

Thursday, January 31st

Aidar Gainullin (accordion, vocals), Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, Alpine horn), Sergei Shamov (cajon), Roman Zorkin (guitar), Pavel Novikov (bansuri) and the Moscow Youth Orchestra perform Acosta, Shilkloper and Gainullin. Dom Muzyki Theater Hall. 7 p.m.

Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble of the Russian Army in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Evening of Chamber Music by Franck. Dom Kompozitorov. 6:30 p.m.

Inessa Mnatsakanova and Pavel Mnatsakanov perform Schubert. Tchaikovsky Cultural Center. 7 p.m.

Konstantin Volostnov (organ), Yekaterina Milkina (flute) and Pavel Sedov (violin) perform Bach, Handel, Mendellsohn and Bizet. Dvorets Na Yauze Foyer. 7:30 p.m.

Opera Soloists in a concert dedicated to the memory of Galina Vishnevskaya. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Osipov Orchestra of Folk Instruments, the Danilov Monastery Men's Choir and the Kupina Ensemble perform spiritual music, folk songs and waltzes. Soloist Taras Shtonda (bass). Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Pavel Dombrovsky (piano) performs Mozart, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

The History of Bagatelle: Nino Barkalaya (piano) performs Couperin, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and others. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Virtuosos of Moscow Chamber Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence and Mendelssohn's Octet. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Viva Verdi!: Novaya Opera soloists, chorus and orchestra in concert. Novaya Opera Foyer. 7 p.m.

Volkonsky Competition of Harpsichordists. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 10 a.m. Free admission.

Yaroslav Zdorov (coutertenor) and Natalya Letyuk (organ) perform Bach and Vivaldi. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m. 

Friday, February 1st

Anatoly Safiulin (bass), Regina Shteinman (viola) and Yelena Keilina (organ) perform Stradella, Marcello, Durante, Handel, Respighi and others. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Bach and Family: compositions by Bach, his sons and nephews performed by Yaroslav Zdorov (countertenor), Natalya Letyuk (organ), Alexander Zvonov (piano), Grigory Baranov (guitar) and others. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 8 p.m.

Herman Jordaan (organ) performs Bach, Durufle, Reger and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8:30 p.m.

Marina Shutova (mezzo-soprano) performs romances by Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Music by Mikael Tariverdiyev. Glinka Museum. 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.

Rem Urasin performs piano miniatures by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Rachmaninov and others. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Sergio Tiempo (piano) performs Chopin, Ravel, Liszt and Ginastera. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Volkonsky Competition of Harpsichordists. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 10 a.m. Free admission.

Saturday, February 2nd

Alta Capella Ensemble performs rare Renaissance compositions. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Atrium Hall. 5 p.m.

Bashmet Competition of Violists: closing ceremony and concert. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

Fermatissima Ensemble performs Beethoven, Poulenc, Gaubert and Juon. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Garri Yeprikyan (organ), Pyotr Tishkov (flute), Diana Kamelman (violin), Yekaterina Vesyolaya (cello) and Dmitry Borodayev (guitar) perform Bach, Boccherini, Vivaldi, Telemann, Marais, Dowland and Falconieri. Kolomenskoye Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall. 5 p.m.

Maria Moiseyeva (organ), Natalya Korabchevskaya (soprano) and Filipp Nodel (oboe) in an educational concert. St. Mary's Cathedral. 1 p.m.

Sergei Terekhov (piano) performs Beethoven. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tamilla Makhmudova (piano) and the Vremena Goda Chamber Orchestra perform Bach. Dvorets Na Yauze. 5 p.m.

Winter in Buenos Aires: concert and video installation. In program Piazzolla, Barrios, Villa-Lobos and others. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

Young Talents: Vyacheslav Kiselyov (piano), Sergei Pospelov (violin), Nikita Lyutikov (clarinet) and the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra perform Grieg's Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto and Weber's Clarinet Concerto No. 2. Alexander Slutsky conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 3rd

Alexander Maikapar (piano) performs Schumann, Schubert, Chopin and Brahms. Dvorets Na Yauze. 5 p.m.

Artyom Krutko (countertenor) and Konstantin Volostnov (organ) in a concert of Baroque music. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Atrium Hall. 5 p.m.

Classics and Jazz: Tatyana Lanskaya (soprano), the Ozareniye Chamber Choir, the Igor Volodin Band, Ivan Ipatov (organ) and others perform Faure, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin and Volodin. Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Concert No. 9: Alexei Aigi (violin) and Arkady Marto (piano, electronica, objects) in a concert of experimental music. Dom. 8 p.m.

Early Music Academy Ensemble performs Lully, Couperin, Handel and Purcell in an educational concert. Gnesin Academy of Music. 7 p.m.

Gaudeamus: Russian, German and French music performed by Grigory Vasilyev (organ), Olesya Demakova (soprano), Sofya Iglitskaya (organ), Yevgenia Yushina (flute), Natalya Dyachenko (violin) and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. 7:30 p.m.

Igor Zimin (cello) and Yulia Burylyova (piano) perform Beethoven. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Music of Tango performed by Yury Medyanik (accordion) and the Emotion Orchestra. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Natalya Letyuk (organ) and Leonid Korkin (trumpet) perform Bach, Scarlatti, Buxtehude and Sweelinck. St. Andrew's Anglican Church. 7:30 p.m.

National Philharmonic of Russia and the Academy of Choral Art Choir perform Schubert's Symphony No. 4 and Mass No. 6. Vladimir Spivakov conducts. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Pyotr Laul (piano) performs Weber, Schubert-Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Mussorgsky. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Bazhenovsky Hall. 4 p.m.

Russian Vocal Duets and Romances performed by Oksana Balashova, Svetlana Panchenko (both soprano) and Sergei Khokhlov (piano). Lyublino Estate Museum Durasov Palace. 3 p.m.

MT Pick Simon Lindley (organ) performs Bach and Elgar. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

The Renaissance Improvisations: Alta Capella soloists Maxim Yemelyanichev and Ivan Velikanov in a concert of early instrumental music. Andrei Rublev Museum of Early Russian Culture and Art. 3 p.m.

Veritas Chamber Orchestra performs Hindemith, Poulenc, Cage and Glass. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Voice as a Musical Instrument: Marina Agafonova (soprano), Olga Kulichyova (mezzo-soprano), Server Abkerimov (accordion) and the Moscow Camerata Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Chamber Hall. 1 p.m.

Volkonsky Competition of Harpsichordists. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 10 a.m. Free admission.

Monday, February 4th

Compositions by Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Blok performed by Norwegian and Russian musicians. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Concert of Songs by Alexandra Pakhmutova. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Volkonsky Competition of Harpsichordists: Closing ceremony and concert. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Tuesday, February 5th

Homage to Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa: Intrada Vocal Ensemble performs Gesualdo, Lasso, Palestrina and other early music. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra performs Johann Strauss, Lehar and Kalman. Conservatory Great Hall. 7 p.m.

New Russian Quartet performs Brahms. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra Soloists perform Schubert, Rachmaninov, Poulenc, Kancheli and others. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.

Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Choir in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Sadko Russian Song and Dance Ensemble in concert. Dom Muzyki Theater Hall. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Sally Matthews (soprano) and the Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra perform arias by Mozart, Massenet and Gounod. Christopher Moulds conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Wednesday, February 6th

Alisa Gitsba (soprano) performs romances by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. Conservatory Small Hall. 7 p.m.

Anna Petrova and Tatyana Andrianova in a concert of classical music for two organs. St. Mary's Cathedral. 8 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 Benjamin Ellin. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.

Concert of Music for the Koto, a traditional Japanese stringed instrument. Conservatory Rachmaninov Hall. 7 p.m.

MT Pick Michael Volle (baritone) and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra perform arias by Mozart, songs by Schubert and Mahler. Vladimir Fedoseyev conducts. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. 7 p.m.

Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra Soloists perform Mozart, Villa-Lobos and Barber. Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m. 

and Beyond...

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

MT Pick FX Quartet performs the Russian premiere of Christian Lindberg's Gypsy Kingdom. Masterskaya. Feb. 7, 9 p.m.

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

Music for Two Pianos by Ravel, Chabrier, Dukas, Gershwin and Bartok. Dom Kompozitorov. Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Concert of Russian Film Music. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Feb. 8, 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. Feb. 8, 8 p.m.

Novoye Trio performs Rachmaninov. Alexander Pushkin Apartment Museum. Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Russian Folk Songs and Dances. Glinka Museum. Feb. 8, 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. Feb. 8, 7 p.m.

Viktor Tretyakov (violin) in a jubilee concert. Estrada Theater. Feb. 8, 7 p.m.

White Winter Classics: a theatrical concert, featuring the VIVA Orchestra, Elizabeth Ennaris (mezzo-soprano), Dmitry Skorikov (bass), Alexander Murashov (tenor), Sergei Plyusnin (baritone), Yulia Vorontsova (soprano) and Polina Artsis-Mezzo (soprano). In program are opera scenes, romances, Neapolitan songs and instrumental music. Dom Zhurnalista. Feb. 8, 7 p.m.

Bach and Romantic Miniatures: Anna Uchaikina (organ) and Mikhail Kalinichev (cello) in an educational concert. Kolomenskoye Estate Museum Teatralnaya Khoromina Hall. Feb. 9, 2 p.m.

Novaya Opera Soloists perform Verdi's arias and duets Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Bazhenovsky Hall. Feb. 9, 3 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. Feb. 9, 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. Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

Ulyana Kislitsyna (violin), Konstantin Kaznacheyev (violin) and Maxim Zolotarenko (cello) perform Bach, Kodaly, Handel and others. Dvorets Na Yauze. Feb. 9, 5 p.m.

Varvara Chaikova (soprano), Olesya Kravchenko (organ) and The Moscow Conservatory Chamber Capella perform Bach. Tsaritsyno Estate Museum Atrium Hall. Feb. 9, 5 p.m.

Lyudmila Matsyura (organ) performs Bach, Piazzolla, Langlais, Vierne and others. St. Mary's Cathedral. Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

MT Pick The Swingle Singers in concert. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. Feb. 10, 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. Feb. 10, 3 p.m.

Dargomyzhsky's Romances and excerpts from his operas performed by the Novaya Opera soloists. Novaya Opera Foyer. Feb. 11, 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. Feb. 12, 7 p.m.

MT Pick Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra performs Brahms, Toyama, Takemitsu and Mayuzumi. Conservatory Great Hall. Feb. 12, 7 p.m.

Vienna Waltzes: Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra performs Johann Strauss. Conductor Jon Marin. Kremlin Palace. Feb. 12, 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 Dmitry Yurovsky. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 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.

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.