On 20 October at 14.00 as part of the XIX festival International Conservatory Week and the Year of Music of Great Britain and Russia the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will host the Russian premiere of the fantasy-opera Where the Wild Things Are by British composer Oliver Knussen after motifs of the eponymous fairy-tale by Maurice Sendak

On 24 and 28 October at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre Valery Gergiev will be conducting the first premiere of the 2019-20 season – Claude Debussy’s opera Pelléas et Mélisande. The Stage Director, Costume Designer and co-Production Designer together with Marsel Kalmagambetov is Anna Matison

The Mariinsky Ballet is continuing one of its most important tours this season. The first performances have already taken place at two of the most prestigious venues in the USA – the New York City Center and the Kennedy Center (Washington)

In October Valery Gergiev will be running several concert series with the Münchner Philharmoniker. From 16 to 19 October the orchestra will be appearing at its home venue in Munich, while from 25 to 27 October it will be in the USA, performing at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

On the eve of Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Mariinsky Theatre playbill will be filled with fairy-tale performances and vivacious concerts. Tickets for events in December may be purchased from box-offices and on the official website of the Mariinsky Theatre