Featuring Maria Iliushkina, Even Capitaine, Maria Shirinkina, Konstantin Zverev
The Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble
Soloist and conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici
Tsvetana Omeltchuk (mezzо-soprano), Elena Serova (harpsichord)
Featuring Nadezhda Batoeva, Timur Askerov, Olesya Novikova, Alexander Sergeev
Featuring Tatiana Serjan, Zinaida Tsarenko, Nazhmiddin Mavlyanov, Pavel Yankovsky, Stanislav Trofimov, Anna Kiknadze
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
cantata by Carl Orff
Soloists: Anastasia Kalagina, Andrei Popov, Vladislav Kupriyanov
The Mariinsky Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Orchestra
Conductor: Konstantin Rylov
Featuring Anastasia Lukina, Roman Malyshev, Danila Korsuntsev, Maria Bulanova
Featuring Alisa Barinova, Alexei Timofeyev, Soslan Kulaev, Anastasia Yaromenko
Featuring Maharram Huseynov, Isabella Andriasian, Oxana Shilova, Varvara Solovyova, Viktoria Yastrebova, Kirill Belov, Vladimir Moroz
Featuring Maria Khoreva, Minchul Jeon
Featuring Oxana Skorik, Yevgeny Konovalov
Featuring Irina Churilova, Yuri Vorobiev, Denis Zakirov, Svetlana Karpova
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Soloists of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
The Mariinsky Orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Featuring Olga Pudova, Boris Stepanov, Yaroslav Petryanik, Andrei Serov
Soloists of the Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers
Featuring Alexander Mikhailov, Anastasia Kalagina, Irina Shishkova, Yaroslav Petryanik, Oleg Sychov
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Featuring Kristina Shapran, Yevgeny Deryabin, Alexander Sergeev
Featuring Yaroslav Petryanik, Kira Loginova, Yekaterina Solovyova, Sergei Romanov, Yekaterina Krapivina, Irma Gigolaty, Grigory Karasev
On 29 May St Petersburg will host the ceremonial opening of the Mariinsky Theatre’s largest and most eagerly awaited festival – Stars of the White Nights. Each year the festival becomes a powerful centre of attraction for connoisseurs of music and theatre. Its programme brings together the season’s major premieres, a wealth of musical rarities, exclusive concert programmes, outstanding guest performances, and, of course, appearances by the brightest stars of the international stage
On 22 May the Chengdu Grand Theatre hosted the premiere of a new production of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, marking the centenary of the opera’s world premiere, which took place at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 1926
On 29 May St Petersburg will welcome the ceremonial opening of the Mariinsky Theatre’s largest and most eagerly awaited annual event – the Music Festival Stars of the White Nights. It crowns the theatre season and draws connoisseurs of classical music from around the world. It offers audiences a chance to experience unforgettable performances in the heart of Russia’s cultural capital. Major premieres, rare repertoire, and appearances by leading international artists come together in the unique atmosphere of the white nights. This year the festival runs from 29 May to 24 July and spans all Mariinsky Theatre venues in St Petersburg
The XXV Moscow Easter Festival will take place from 12 April to 10 May. This anniversary season sets a new record both in scale and in duration. The festival retains its traditional strands – Symphonic, Choral and Bell-ringing programmes – as well as its core principles: charitable, educational, and outreach activities that bring together audiences across Russia. The XXV Moscow Easter Festival takes place with the support of the Moscow Government and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’


