Moscow Concert Halls

CONCERT HALLS OF THE CONSERVATORY The Great Hall of the Conservatory, famous for its unique acoustics and one of the world’s biggest organs, hosts symphony concerts, anniversary celebrations and major musical events. Chamber music concerts in the Small and Rachmaninoff Halls. From April 1: Festival commemorating the centenary of the Great Hall. 13 Ul. Bolshaya Nikitskaya. T: 229-9401/7412/8183/7795,299-3681/3957 (www.philharmonia.ru). M: Okhotny Ryad.

TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERT HALL Concerts of classical music. 4/31 Triumphalnaya Pl. T: 299-3957/3681(www.philharmonia.ru). M: Mayakovskaya.

GLINKA MUSEUM OF MUSICAL CULTURE (concert hall) Classical music concerts. In April: concerts, commemo-rating the 110th anniversary of Prokofiev’s birth. Organ Hall, 4 Ul. Fadeyeva. T: 972-3237. M: Mayakovskaya, Novoslobodskaya.

ROERICH MUSEUM CONCERTS Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. Evenings of early music, piano and vocal evenings; Russian romances and songs evenings. Russian and foreign music performed by students of music schools, the Academy, Spivakov scholarship holders.April 1: Moscow Baroque Ensemble (music from the epoch of Louis XV). April 4: “Art Classic KMV” piano trio. April 21: concert from the cycle “Ten Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Ludwig van Beethoven”, performers— Alexander Chernov (violin), Basiniya Shulman (piano). April 23: lecture & concert commemorating the 400th anniversary of “Hamlet” (music of Shakespeare’s time performed by the Longa brevis ensemble of early music, St. Petersburg. April 27: evening of Indian music—ragas performed by Narendra Bataju (sitar), Calcutta, India. International Centre of the Roerichs, Chamber Hall, 3/5 Maly Znamensky Per. T: 203-6419/7597. M: Kropotkinskaya.

THEATER OLYMPICS April 21-June 29. Programs sum up the development of the 20th-century worldtheater in its various forms and trends, ranging from avantgarde experimentation (International Experimental Program, from April 28) to folk outdoor performances (“Ship of Fools” program, June 17-29, three parts: Carnival, The World’s Outdoor Theaters, Best Clowns of the Late 20th Century). International Theater School Festival “Podium 2001” (April 27-May 8). Takes place along with the International Chekhov Theater Festival. T: 231-2680/85 (International Confederation of Theater Associations).

OLYMPIYSKY (Olympic Sports Complex) The Central Arena, 16 Olympiysky Prosp. T: 288-1533.M: Prospekt Mira.

CONCERTS IN THE MOSCOW KREMLIN April 3-9: the Musical Kremlin Festival jointly with Nikolay Petrov’s Charity Fund. April 9&18: concerts by the Moscow Kremlin Museum’s Cappella. April 17: “French Music in the Kremlin”. Concerts start at 6 p.m. Tickets are available in the Kremlin museum’s booking office in the Alexander Gardens. The Armory. T: 203-8817. M: Alexandrovsky Sad.

GOLDEN MASK FESTIVAL March 23-April 8: best musical, dramatic and puppet productions by Russiantheaters, daily on Moscow’s different stages. April 9: the ceremony of awarding the winners of the Golden Mask national prize (Mossovet Theater). T/F: 755-8335 (program); T: 292-6572/0069 (information about tickets for guest performances). Tickets for performances of Moscow theaters are available in the booking offices of the theaters.

CONCERT HALL IN TsDKh Chamber and theme concerts, blues and jazz parties, pop groups and singers,guest performances; children’s season tickets. Concerts start at 6:30/7 p.m., for children at 2 p.m. 10 Ul. Krymsky Val, Central House of Artists. T: 230-1782,159-3422 (www.jazz.ru/clubs/artcenter/default.htm, www.cha.ru/music). M: Oktyabrskaya, Park Kultury.