A European tour by the Mariinsky Orchestra

From 1 to 3 October the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev will be performing in Austria and Switzerland

Oxana Skorik is now a prima ballerina of the Mariinsky Theatre
For Oxana Skorik the opening of the 233rd season was marked by a promotion – she has now attained the highest rank in the ballet company’s hierarchy
The opening of the season at the Mariinsky. A marathon of prize-winners from the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition

The new 233rd theatre season opens on 25 September at all three venues. A performance by pianist Dmitry Masleyev, recipient of the 1st prize and Gold Medal at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, will open the marathon of prize-winners of this music competition. Throughout the season as part of this series the Concert Hall will play host to performances by all competition prize-winners

A tour to California
24 September sees the start of a tour by the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra to the USA. The North American tour opens with performances of the ballet Raymonda at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in the Californian town of Costa Mesa
An annual ritual
In line with tradition, prior to the opening of each season the chandelier in the old Mariinsky Theatre is cleaned
Valery Gergiev will be performing for the first time with the Münchner Philharmoniker as its Principal Conductor

From 17 to 24 September maestro Gergiev will be conducting six concerts by the Münchner Philharmoniker at the Gasteig cultural centre in the Bavarian capital

The Mariinsky Orchestra is opening the Rotterdam Philharmonic-Gergiev Festival

On 10 September Valery Gergiev will be conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra at the De Doelen concert hall

The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra in the USA

From 24 September to 4 October the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra will be presenting performances of Raymonda and Cinderella in California on the western coast of the USA. The approaching tour has been organised by the Ardani Artists production company with which the Mariinsky Theatre has collaborated for many years. On the eve of the American tour Ardani Artists’ president Sergei Danilian answered several questions

A European Tour by the Mariinsky Orchestra
From 6 to 9 September Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra will be performing in Italy and Switzerland. The tour programme, to be held at major concert venues in these countries, features music by Russian composers
The Mariinsky in Vladivostok
On 4 and 5 September the Mariinsky Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev will be performing at the State Primorsky Opera and Ballet Theatre, with which the Mariinsky Theatre plans to collaborate intensively in the coming years