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18:00 19:30 20:00 14:00 NEWS XXV MUSIC FESTIVAL STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS 26 May – 23 July 2017 26 May Friday Concert Hall 18:00 Opening of the XXV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights Boyarina Morozova Russian choral opera in two parts for four soloists, mixed chorus, trumpet, kettledrums and percussion (concert performance) Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Opening of the XXV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogue Concert Hall 20:00 Opening of the XXV Music Festival Stars of the White Nights Daniil Trifonov and Valery Gergiev 27 May Saturday Mariinsky Theatre 14:00 The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogue Concert Hall 16:00 Opening of the X International Festival for Children with Limited Abilities Step Forward! Step Forward! Mariinsky II 19:00 The Queen of Spades opera in three acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogue Concert Hall 20:00 Daniil Trifonov recital (piano) 28 May Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 Opera for Сhildren scenes from the fairy-tale operas Concert Hall 12:00 Peter and the Wolf symphonic tale for narrator and orchestra Concert Hall 19:00 Werther opera in four acts (concert performance) Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 The Fountain of Bakhchisarai choreographic poem in four acts with prologue and epilogue 29 May Monday Mariinsky Theatre 18:30 Khovanshchina national musical drama in five acts, six scenes Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 La passion de Jeanne d'Arc . Organ improvisations by Thierry Escaich 30 May Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre No tickets 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Mariinsky II Buy tickets 19:00 The Lefthander opera in two acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 Musical Olympus 31 May Wednesday Mariinsky II 17:00 Attila dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre No tickets 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Concert Hall 19:00 Rusalka opera in three acts 1 June Thursday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Betrothal in a Monastery lyric-comic opera in four acts, nine scenes Mariinsky II 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Concert Hall 20:00 All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra Conductors: Yuri Bashmet 2 June Friday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Prince Igor opera in two acts with a prologue Mariinsky II 19:00 Swan Lake fantasy ballet in three acts (four scenes) Concert Hall 19:00 The Idiot opera in four acts 3 June Saturday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 Iolanta one act opera Concert Hall 16:00 Sergei Babayan (piano) Mariinsky II 19:00 Samson et Dalila opera in three acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Don Quixote ballet in three acts (six scenes) Concert Hall 20:00 PREMIERE The Diary of a Madman mono-opera 4 June Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 13:00 Don Quixote ballet in three acts (six scenes) Concert Hall 13:00 Karol Mossakowski (organ) Mariinsky II 14:00 Il barbiere di Siviglia opera-buffa in two acts Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Don Quixote ballet in three acts (six scenes) Mariinsky II 20:00 Il barbiere di Siviglia opera-buffa in two acts Concert Hall 20:00 Wagner Gala Conductor: Valery Gergiev 5 June Monday Mariinsky II 19:00 Simon Boccanegra opera with a prologue and three acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 19:00 Olga Borodina recital (mezzo-soprano) 6 June Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Turandot lyric drama in three acts and five scenes Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky II 19:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 19:00 The Stone Guest opera in three acts (concert performance) 7 June Wednesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Aida opera in four acts Mariinsky II 19:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 20:00 Kristóf Baráti (violin), Istvan Vardai (cello), Zarina Shimanskaya (piano) 8 June Thursday Mariinsky Theatre 18:30 Ruslan and Lyudmila opera in five acts Mariinsky II 19:30 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Concert Hall 20:00 Not Love Alone opera in three acts and an epilogue Conductor: Valery Gergiev 9 June Friday Mariinsky II 17:00 The Nutcracker ballet in three acts with an epilogue Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Faust opera in five acts Concert Hall 20:00 Marking 80 years since the birth of Neeme Järvi Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Neeme Järvi 10 June Saturday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet 275 th graduation class Concert Hall 16:00 String Sextets by Brahms and Tchaikovsky Conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici Mariinsky II 18:00 Don Carlo opera in four acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre No tickets 19:30 Jewels ballet in three parts Concert Hall 19:30 To be announced 11 June Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 13:00 Jewels ballet in three parts Concert Hall 15:00 The Diary of Anne Frank mono-opera Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Jewels ballet in three parts Mariinsky II 19:00 Eugene Onegin lyric opera in three acts Concert Hall No tickets 19:00 Vivaldi Mariinsky Stradivarius Ensemble Conductor: Lorenz Nasturica-Herschcowici 12 June Monday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet 275 th graduation class Mariinsky II 14:00 Eugene Onegin lyric opera in three acts Concert Hall 16:00 Martti Rousi and the Sibelius Academy Cello Ensemble Mariinsky II 19:00 Eugene Onegin lyric opera in three acts Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Giselle fantasy ballet in two acts Concert Hall 22:00 Schumann Soloist: Jan Vogler (cello) Conductor: Valery Gergiev 13 June Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 La bohème opera in four acts Mariinsky II 19:00 Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 Oresteia musical trilogy (concert performance) Conductor: Leon Botstein 14 June Wednesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Final Graduation Performance of the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet 275 th graduation class Mariinsky II 19:00 Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 Tristan und Isolde (Act I) (concert performance) Conductor: Valery Gergiev 15 June Thursday Concert Hall 18:00 Tristan und Isolde (Act II) (concert performance) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Paquita ballet in three acts Mariinsky II 21:00 Denis Matsuev (piano) 16 June Friday Concert Hall 18:00 Tristan und Isolde (Act III) (concert performance) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Paquita ballet in three acts 17 June Saturday Concert Hall 15:00 Marking 135 years since the birth of Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky. L’Histoire du soldat Mariinsky Theatre 16:00 Marking 135 years since the birth of Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Russian fairytale in two scenes Concert Hall 19:00 To be announced Mariinsky Theatre 20:00 Marking 135 years since the birth of Igor Stravinsky Ballets to music by Igor Stravinsky 18 June Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 13:00 Le nozze di Figaro opera buffa in four acts Concert Hall 14:00 The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Le nozze di Figaro opera buffa in four acts Mariinsky II 20:00 PREMIERE Adriana Lecouvreur opera in four acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 21:00 Marking 135 years since the birth of Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky Leonid Karev (organ) 19 June Monday Mariinsky II 19:00 PREMIERE Seasons ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 The Enchanted Wanderer opera for three solo voices, chorus and orchestra Conductor: Valery Gergiev 20 June Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Boris Godunov opera in four acts with a prologue (version of 1872) Mariinsky II 19:00 PREMIERE Seasons ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 Daniel Lozakovitj and Valery Gergiev 21 June Wednesday Concert Hall 17:00 Brundibár children’s opera Mariinsky II 19:00 PREMIERE Adriana Lecouvreur opera in four acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Le Corsaire ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue Concert Hall 20:00 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano) 22 June Thursday Concert Hall 18:00 Not Love Alone opera in three acts and an epilogue Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Le Corsaire ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue Mariinsky II 21:00 Shostakovich. Symphony No 7 ( Leningrad ) Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Conductor: Valery Gergiev 23 June Friday Mariinsky II 18:30 I vespri siciliani opera in five acts Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Le Divertissement du Roi. In the Night. Symphony in C an evening of ballet Concert Hall 19:00 La Fille du régiment opéra comique in two acts (concert performance) 24 June Saturday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 Le nozze di Figaro opera buffa in four acts Concert Hall 16:00 A Russo-German Music Academy Orchestra Soloist: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Mariinsky II 18:30 I vespri siciliani opera in five acts Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Le Divertissement du Roi. In the Night. Symphony in C an evening of ballet Concert Hall 21:00 Philharmonix 25 June Sunday Mariinsky Theatre 12:00 L'elisir d'amore melodramma giocoso in two acts Concert Hall 16:00 Daniel Lozakovitj and Mischa Damev Mariinsky Theatre 19:30 Le Corsaire ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue Mariinsky II 20:00 Nabucco opera in four acts (concert performance) Conductor: Valery Gergiev Concert Hall 20:00 Schubert. Rachmaninoff. Fauré. Milhaud. Ravel Edith Peña and Alexei Volodin (piano) 26 June Monday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 La Sylphide ballet in two acts Mariinsky II 19:00 To be announced Concert Hall 19:00 Christian Blackshaw recital (piano) 27 June Tuesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 La Sylphide ballet in two acts Concert Hall 19:00 Marking 70 years since the birth of David Geringas Early and contemporary music for cello 28 June Wednesday Mariinsky Theatre 19:00 Don Quichotte opera in five acts Concert Hall 19:00 Dances in the Clouds Svetlana Berezhnaya (organ) and Pyotr Nikiforov (violin) Mariinsky II 20:00 Haydn.
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