In these days of mourning, following the tragedy that unfolded on 3 April in St Petersburg metro, the Mariinsky postpones its entertaining performances. On 5 April, the Mariinsky II presents the concert version of Requiem by Guiseppe Verdi in lieu of the opera Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
April 1 will see Valery Gergiev conducting the Esperanza Azteca Youth Symphony Orchestra and Choir at a concert marking the 20th anniversary of the Fundación Azteca, Mexico
The performance of the opera Prince Igor on April 9 will be dedicated to the stage director Irkin Gabitov, Honoured Artist of Russia, who is celebrating his 70th birthday this year
On 25 March Valery Gergiev became a laureate of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Arts and Culture Award for Cultural and Outreach Projects
26 March: first-ever performance of Giacomo Puccini’s opera La rondine at the Mariinsky Concert Hall (concert version)
Vadym Kholodenko (piano) will perform with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra under the baton of Valery Gergiev at the Mariinsky Concert Hall on 26 March
A gala concert in celebration of Alexander Grigorievich Murin’s centenary will take place at the Mariinsky Theatre main stage on 27 March. The outstanding musician, Alexander Murin (1917–1992) was the Chief Chorus Master at the Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre in 1962–1988
From 22 March to 5 April Valery Gergiev will conduct the Munich Philharmonic in a series of events taking place in Germany and the U.S.
Mariinsky Theatre presents the world premiere of Boris Grabovsky's opera Woe from Wit (concert performance) on March 21 at 19.00 at the Concert Hall
The Mariinsky II premieres Giuseppe Verdi’s opera I vespri siciliani on March 17. Arnaud Bernard is the Opera’s Stage Director and Light Designer