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Series
September 2, 2026Andrei Petrov: Autumn City LyricismThere are composers whose music becomes the official soundtrack of our cities, seasons and memories. As soon as the first yellow leaf falls on Moscow asphalt,…Read the note →
September 1, 2026Pachelbel’s Canon: How the Bach Family’s Teacher Wrote the Wedding MelodyOn September 1 everyone talks about school, lessons and teachers. But few people know that one of the most romantic and recognizable musical hits in human…Read the note →
August 24, 2026Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: The Music That United EuropeBeethoven’s Ninth Symphony is not just a great musical work but a true manifesto of humanity. It changed the rules of classical music for good and…Read the note →
August 21, 2026Stradivari and Guarneri: The Ferrari and Lamborghini of the Violin WorldNiccolò Paganini preferred the violin by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” to those of Antonio Stradivari. The maestro affectionately called his favorite 1743 Guarneri “The Cannon” (Il…Read the note →
August 20, 2026The 1812 Overture: Why Tchaikovsky Hated ItImagine you have written a hit that thunders across the world, sells out halls, and whose cannon fire in the finale brings the audience to its…Read the note →
August 19, 2026Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons: How They Conquered ParisSergei Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons were the first great breakthrough of Russian show business on the world stage, and they changed the culture of Paris and all…Read the note →
August 17, 2026The Ballet “Anyuta”: How Gavrilin Wrote It Without KnowingImagine you are a composer, sitting at home, and suddenly you learn from the news or from colleagues that you have written an entire ballet! That…Read the note →
August 15, 2026Alexander Alyabyev: The Hussar Who Opened the Bolshoi TheatreToday, August 15, we are standing by the majestic columns of the Bolshoi Theatre in the very heart of Moscow. And we chose this date for…Read the note →
August 13, 2026The Ring of the Nibelung: 150 Years Ago Wagner Launched the First “Series” in the History of MusicOne hundred and fifty years ago, in the German town of Bayreuth, an event took place that split the art world into “before” and “after.”Read the note →
Conductor’s Notes
Stories about operas, composers and conductors — and about what a conductor hears at the podium that the audience never sees. Short videos and articles by Vladimir Yatskevich.
September 2, 2026Andrei Petrov: Autumn City LyricismThere are composers whose music becomes the official soundtrack of our cities, seasons and memories. As soon as the first yellow leaf falls on Moscow asphalt,…Read the note →
September 1, 2026Pachelbel’s Canon: How the Bach Family’s Teacher Wrote the Wedding MelodyOn September 1 everyone talks about school, lessons and teachers. But few people know that one of the most romantic and recognizable musical hits in human…Read the note →
August 24, 2026Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: The Music That United EuropeBeethoven’s Ninth Symphony is not just a great musical work but a true manifesto of humanity. It changed the rules of classical music for good and…Read the note →
August 21, 2026Stradivari and Guarneri: The Ferrari and Lamborghini of the Violin WorldNiccolò Paganini preferred the violin by Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesù” to those of Antonio Stradivari. The maestro affectionately called his favorite 1743 Guarneri “The Cannon” (Il…Read the note →
August 20, 2026The 1812 Overture: Why Tchaikovsky Hated ItImagine you have written a hit that thunders across the world, sells out halls, and whose cannon fire in the finale brings the audience to its…Read the note →
August 19, 2026Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons: How They Conquered ParisSergei Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons were the first great breakthrough of Russian show business on the world stage, and they changed the culture of Paris and all…Read the note →
August 17, 2026The Ballet “Anyuta”: How Gavrilin Wrote It Without KnowingImagine you are a composer, sitting at home, and suddenly you learn from the news or from colleagues that you have written an entire ballet! That…Read the note →
August 15, 2026Alexander Alyabyev: The Hussar Who Opened the Bolshoi TheatreToday, August 15, we are standing by the majestic columns of the Bolshoi Theatre in the very heart of Moscow. And we chose this date for…Read the note →
August 13, 2026The Ring of the Nibelung: 150 Years Ago Wagner Launched the First “Series” in the History of MusicOne hundred and fifty years ago, in the German town of Bayreuth, an event took place that split the art world into “before” and “after.”Read the note →
Moscow City Orchestra
The conductor founded the orchestra and leads it: from chamber ensembles to a full symphony orchestra with chorus.
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