From 27 to 30 June the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev will be appearing at the XXV International Music Festival in Mikkeli (Finland). This year, the forum is dedicated to the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Sergei Prokofiev. The festival’s Artistic Director is Valery Gergiev

On June 11, People's Artist of Russia Vladimir Galouzine will celebrate his 60^th birthday with a performance in Mariinsky-2. The singer will appear in one of his signature roles, Alexei Ivanovich in The Gamblerby Sergei Prokofiev

The playbill of the XXIV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights features three operas by Rodion Shchedrin: The Lefthander (June 7, Mariinsky-2), The Enchanted Wanderer (June 13, Concert Hall), and A Christmas Tale, the premiere of the current season (June 18, Mariinsky-2)

The world-famous Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer will perform in St Petersburg, for the first time. The concert is scheduled for June 9 at 8.00 pm in Mariinsky-2

The Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev will perform on the Palace Square on 17 June