On 17 March, the Rimsky-Korsakov – 175 festival will open with Mlada and a splendid gala concert under the baton of Valery Gergiev. The Mariinsky Theatre has prepared an extensive festival programme to mark 175 years since the birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

The Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre will host guest ensembles – the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, and the Harbin Symphony Orchestra – on 16 March, 19 March, and 27 March

The III International Harp Festival Northern Lyre will run at the Concert Hall of the Mariinsky Theatre and chamber venues of the Mariinsky II from 21 March to 24 March

The XXVII Stars of the White Nights festival runs from 22 May to 21 July 2019 at all the venues of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg

Due to the growing interest of applicants and the growing number of applications in the last days before the application deadline the Organizing Committee of the Competition has decided to extend the term for submission of applications for participation in the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition until 05 April 2019, inclusive