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Boris Tishchenko's ballet Yaroslavna. The Eclipse (choreography by Vladimir Varnava) premieres on June 30, at 18.00, as part of the XXV Stars of the White Nights festival at the Mariinsky II. The performance will be conducted by Valery Gergiev

The Russo-German Music Academy Orchestra, a regular participant of the Stars of the White Nights festival, is scheduled to perform under the baton of Valery Gergiev on June 24, at 16:00, at the Concert Hall

Public performance auditions for the Atkins Young Artists Program candidates will take place at the Mariinsky Theare on June 25 and June 26 (the exact time will be announced later)

On 19 and 20 June, the first ballet premiere of the 25th Stars of the White Nights festival, The Four Seasons directed by Ilya Zhivoy will be presented at the Mariinsky II featuring Ekaterina Kondaurova and Roman Belyakov (19 June) and Elena Yevseyeva and Xander Parish (20 June)

The XXV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights at the Mariinsky Theatre celebrates Igor Stravinsky’s 135th birthday

Three performances of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) known for highest quality of performance and inspirational programmes, will take place from June 16 to June 18 at the Mariinsky Theater

On June 18 and 21, at the XXV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights the premiere of the opera Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea will take place at Mariinsky II. The first ever Mariinsky performance will feature a star cast for the main roles: Anna Netrebko (Adriana Lecouvreur), Yusif Eyvazov (Maurice de Saxe), Ekaterina Semenchuk (Princess de Bouillon). The premiere will be conducted by Valery Gergiev

The Mariinsky Theatre officially announces that its prima ballerina Ulyana Lopatkina is retiring from ballet

As part of the Stars of the White Nights festival, on June 10 and June 13, on two rare occasions, Leon Botstein will conduct the Mariinsky Orchestra. Botstein is Principal Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and the President of the Bard College