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Moscow State Philharmonic Society turns 90

January 29 2012 11:05

Sunday marks the 90th anniversary of the creation of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society which was established in 1922 in a move initiated by then Soviet People’s Commissar of Enlightenment Anatoly Lunacharsky. An array of concerts is expected in all halls of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society later in the day. →

Russian pianist wins thunderous applause in NY

January 28 2012 11:25

The New York audience was delighted to see Russian virtuoso pianist Denis Matsuev who gave a solo concert in Carnegie Hall. The musician performed sonatas by Schubert, Beethoven and Grieg, as well as fragments of the Petrushka ballet by Stravinsky. →

Moscow to see Faust

January 28 2012 10:22

The prize-winner of the 68th Venice Film Festival, Faust by Alexander Sokurov, will be shown in Moscow today for the first time. The film director promises to demonstrate the Golden Lion, the top prize of the festival, to the audience before the showing. →

"Elena" named Russia's best film of 2011

January 28 2012 00:46

Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Elena has been named Russia’s best feature film of 2011 and the director himself commended as the best Russian director of the year.  The ‘best screenplay’ award went to Alexander Mindadze for his screenplay for Saturday film. →

Cherry Orchard opera premieres in Paris

January 27 2012 10:55

The opera Cherry Orchard based on the same-name play by Anton Chekhov will premiere in Paris today with both Grande Opera and Bolshoi artists appearing in it. The concert performance of the 2010 opera took place at the Bolshoi’s New Stage during the Year of Russia in France and the Year of France in Russia. →

Japan's Oscar-winning designer Ishioka dies: reports

January 27 2012 10:29

Oscar-winning Japanese costume designer Eiko Ishioka has died of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo, local media said Friday. She was 73. Ishioka, who worked across print and screen, had been based in New York but returned to Tokyo last year because of her illness and died on January 21, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said, quoting her US-based manager. →

Russian festival in France

January 27 2012 09:34

A Russian festival is opening in a Paris suburb today. This year, the RussenKo Festival of Russian Culture in Kremlin-Bicêtre will unveil Days of Russian Language and Literature in France. The town of Kremlin-Bicêtre, named after the Moscow Kremlin, will host more than thirty events in three days. →

Monty Python members in new slapstick comedy

January 27 2012 08:46

Members of the Monty Python comedy group will appear in a new slapstick comedy. One of the group’s members, Terry Jones, who will direct the new series, says that all other members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus have agreed to take part in the project. →

Premiere of Sokurov's "Faust" in St. Petersburg

January 27 2012 03:17

St.Petersburg Thursday hosted a premiere showing of Alexander Sokurov's "Faust," which won the "Golden Lion" at the 68th Venice Film Festival. According to Interfax, the audience greeted the film with generous applause. The director, introducing his film, confessed to having nurtured the concept of "Faust" since the 1980s. →

Basel museum to return Malevich painting

January 27 2012 01:05

An art museum in Basel has signed an agreement with the heirs of Russian avant-garde painter Kazimir Malevich, according to which one of his works, presently in Switzerland, will be transferred to his descendants. The information is reported by the publication The Art Newspaper . In 1927, Malevich visited Germany for a few weeks to participate in the Berlin Art Exhibition. →

Colin Firth receives CBE

January 26 2012 21:49

British movie star Colin Firth was awarded the title of the Commander of the Order of the British Empire by the Prince of Wales on Thursday. He received the award for playing Prince Charles’ grandfather King George VI in The King’s Speech. →

Bolshoi tours Japan

January 26 2012 18:41

Russia’s Bolshoi ballet company will be touring across Japan between January 27 and February 12. It will →

ABBA releases its archive album

January 26 2012 15:28

Swedish pop legends Abba will release the 1981 edition of their The Visitors album with a new track, From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel. That was their last album recorded together. The group topped the charts since its creation in 1972 with 375 mln copies of its albums sold around the world. (RIAN) →

Ostromirovo Gospel included into Memory of the World register

January 26 2012 15:06

The Ostromirovo Gospel, oldest Cyrillic gospel created in Russia’s Veliky Novgorod in the 11th century A.D., has been included into UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. In 1720, Tsar Peter the Great had the gospel transferred from Novgorod’s St. Sophia Cathedral to the Moscow Kremlin. →

Oscar winners to be chosen by e-voting from 2013

January 26 2012 13:14

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday it is going to drop its traditional paper ballot system and develop an electronic voting system for the 85th Academy Awards that will be held in 2013. The Oscars 2012 awards ceremony is to take place on February 26 and will be broadcast live in 225 countries.  (Radio Mayak) →

Russian bookshop to open in London`s Piccadilly

January 26 2012 09:12

Waterstones, a British book retailer, is opening a Russian-language bookshop in London’s Piccadilly area this month. The new bookshop will be called ‘Slova’, which is the Russian for ‘words’. It will contain 5,000 titles, with the books sold by Russian-speaking booksellers. →

London critics award Mariinsky

January 25 2012 19:05

The London Critics’ Circle has awarded Russia’s Mariinsky Theater from St. Petersburg as the Best Ballet Company. Last year, the theater toured around England to mark 50 years since its first visit to London. Mariinsky  staged some its best shows in London’s Covent Garden. (TASS) →

Russian photographer 'captures' Italy

January 25 2012 10:19

An exhibition of photographs of Italy made by journalist and writer Svetlana Konegen has opened in Moscow. Konegen took all the shots on her mobile phone as she travelled across Italy last year. She would pick her models from among casual acquaintances or would ask her husband. →

Bolshoi Ballet touring Japan

January 25 2012 09:55

The Bolshoi Ballet will present ballets in the choreography of Yuri Grigorovich during its tour of Japan timed for the 85th anniversary of the outstanding choreographer. The Bolshoi dancers will perform The Swan Lake, Raymonda and Spartacus. An exhibition in honor of the Russian maestro will be unfolded at Tokyo’s major concert hall. →

Award-winning filmmaker dies in road accident

January 25 2012 09:05

Greece’s award-winning filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos was killed in a road accident on Tuesday night. Officials said that Angelopoulos suffered serious injuries and died at a hospital after being hit by a motorcycle while walking across a street. The ambulance arrived on the scene 45 minutes after the accident. Theo Angelopoulos began his filmmaking career in 1968. →

 
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