SAINT-PETERSBURG CULTURAL LIFE IN 2000

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JANUARY

9th International Festival "CHRISTMAS MUSICAL MEETINGS IN NORTHERN PALMYRA"

Dates: December 28, 1999 - January 8, 2000
Organizers: Union of Concert Performers of Russia (telephone: +7 812 253 5735), Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Administration, St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Kocheneva House Art Center, St. Petersburg Cultural Center (Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace), Museum of Theater and Musical Arts
   The festival will feature well-known Russian and foreign musicians as well as young talented performers for whom this will be the first major festival. The Art Director of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, famous conductor Yuri Temirkanov, have agreed to be the musical director of the festival.

4th International Christmas Film Festival

Dates: January 2-11, 2000
Organizer: Film Department of the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg City Administration (telephone: +7 812 312 2404)
Venues: Film Center Leningrad, Rodina Cinema
   Filmmakers from Russia, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Poland, France Estonia and Bulgaria are expected to participate in the festival.

ARTISTS' BALL-MASQUERADE

Dates: January 13 and 14, 2000
Organizer: International Foundation for the Advancement of Arts MASTER-CLASS (telephone: +7 812 279-3927)
Venue: Marble Hall of the Russian Ethnographic Museum

Festival "ART AGAINST DRUGS"
(First event in the series "21st Century without Drugs")

Date: January 25, 2000
Organizer: Baltic International Festival Center (telephone: +7 812 232-0961)
Venue: Baltic House Theater

"CHRISTMAS CONCERTS" of St. Petersburg Cappella

When? January 2000, exact dates TBA (To Be Announced)
Venue: St. Petersburg Cappella (telephone: +7 812 314-1063)
   Every Christmas St. Petersburg Cappella holds a series of concerts in the Christmas spirit. The choir of the Cappella will perform Russian Christmas songs, church music by Russian composers, choir versions of folk songs...

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FEBRUARY

Memorial Meeting dedicated to the Anniversary of Tragic Death of the Famous Russian Poet Alexander Pushkin

Date: February 10, 2000
Organizer: All-Russian Museum of Alexander S. Pushkin (telephone: +7 812 311-3801, +7 812 314-7588)
   Annual meeting in the courtyard of Alexander Pushkin's house which is held with participation of literary historian, members of intelligentsia, foreign guests, representatives of federal and local governments.

International Tournament in Sport Dancing LEGENDS OF SPORT: THE CUP OF ALEXANDER TIKHONOV

Date: February 12-13, 2000
Organizer: Association of Ballroom Dancing (telephone: +7 812 314-8995)
Venue: Pribaltiyskaya Hotel

5th International Festival of Guitar Jazz

Dates: February 20-27, 2000
Organizer: JFC Jazz Club (telephone: +7 812 272-9850)
Venues: JFC Jazz Club, the best musical clubs of St. Petersburg
   The goal of this festival is to promote guitar jazz in Russia and to show to St. Petersburg public various styles in playing jazz guitar. Along with a series of exciting concerts master-classes of prominent jazz guitar players will be held.

Open Master-Classes of Jazz Dance

Dates: February 23 - March 3, 2000
Organizers: ARTS LINK (USA), LINK VOSTOK (USA), American Center in St. Petersburg, School of Modern Jazz Dance CANNON-DANCE (telephone: +7 812 114-2027)
Venue: School of Modern Jazz Dance CANNON-DANCE
   In addition to holding master-classes some of the professional dancers will join forces in a common jazz dance project

7th All-Russian Alexander Pushkin Theatrical Festival

When? February - Exact dates TBA
Organizers: The State Pushkin Theatrical Center (telephone: +7 812 110-4848), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration
Where? the city of Pskov and the town of Pushkinskiye Gory

SEVERNAYA RAPSODIA - NORTHERN RAPSODY: International Contest of Young Pianists devoted to the 135th Anniversary of J. Sibelius

When? February 2000 - Exact dates TBA
Organizer: Committee for Culture of Leningrad Oblast (St. Petersburg Region) (telephone: +7 812 276-1976)
Where? the town of Volkhov (St. Petersburg Region)

Festival of Children's Creativity RADUGA ZIMOI - RAINBOW IN WINTER

When? February 2000 - Exact dates TBA
Organizer: Baltic International Festival Center (telephone: +7 812 232-0961)
Venue: Baltic House Theater
   Annual holiday of children's musical and art schools

When? February 2000 - exact dates TBA
Organizers: Foundation for the restoration of Cappella Organ (the Netherlands), St. Petersburg Cappella (telephone: +7 812 314-1063)
Where? St. Petersburg Cappella
   Leading musicians from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and France will perform on the historic organ of the Cappella. One of the goals of the festival is fundraising for the Cappella's 100-years old organ, which is in urgent need for restoration.

LITERATURE AND CINEMA Film Festival

When? February 2000 - exact dates TBA
Organizer: Committee for Culture of the Administration of Leningrad Oblast (St. Petersburg Region) (telephone: +7 812 276-1976)
Where? the town of Gatchina outside of St. Petersburg

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MARCH

International Tournament in Sport Dancing GUP OF VICTOR DAVIDOVSKY

Dates: March 4-5, 2000
Organizer: Association of Ballroom Dancing (telephone: +7 812 314-8995)
Venue: Shuvalov Palace (a.k.a the House of Friendship)

2nd International Festival EVOLUTION OF INTERIOR DESIGN
(dedicated to 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg)

Dates: March 17-26, 2000
Organizer: Organizing Committee of the Festival (telephone: +7 812 315-6695), St. Petersburg Local Administration, the Guild of Furniture-makers, St. Petersburg Center for the Support of Entrepreneurial Activities
Venues: Russian Ethnographic Museum, Pavlovsk Palace, Museum of History of St. Petersburg, Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts, Museum of Applied Arts of the Artistic Industrial Academy, Yelagin Palace, Exhibition Hall of St. Petersburg Union of Designers, the House of Architects, Design Gallery BULTHAUP, St. Petersburg Sport and Concert Complex.
   Modern Russian furniture-makers and interior designers will showcase their recent works juxtaposed against the backdrop of the highlights of international design typical for different styles and periods. The Festival will feature artistic exhibitions, conferences and contests, which will lead to the main event - All-Russian Furniture Exhibition STYLE. FURNITURE. INTERIOR. The Festival will be concluded with a theatrical performance and fireworks display…

1st Sergei Prokofiev International Contest of Young Pianists

Dates: March 21-30, 2000
Organizers: Directorate for National and International Contests of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation (telephone of St. Petersburg office: +7 812 279-6486)
Venue: St. Petersburg Cappella
   The contest will feature many young talents, who are likely to become piano stars of 21st century.
One of the events included in the program of the Contest will be the Festival of Music by Sergei Prokofiev. There will be several theme concerts - the night of piano concertos and sonatas night - as well as concerts of choir and symphony music by the choir and symphony orchestra of St. Petersburg Cappella conducted by Vladislav Chernushenko and Alexander Chernushenko

2nd M.P. Mazur Open All-Russian Contest of Children's and Youth Instrumental and Chamber Ensembles

Dates: March 23-30, 2000
Organizers: Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg Conservatory, Children's Philharmonic, Okhtinsky Center of Humanitarian and Aesthetic Education
Venue: TBA (To Be Announced)

3rd International Contest of Young Pianists A STEP TO PROFESSIONALISM (STUPEN' K MASTERSTVU)

Dates: March 24-31, 2000
Organizers: Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, the Culture Foundation, St. Petersburg Cappella, Children's Musical School #4 (telephone: +7 812 260-1717, + 7 812 260-6274)

9th International Children's Musical Festival-Congress FAIRY TALE TELLERS CHANGE THE WORLD

Dates: March 24-31, 2000
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Cappella, the House of Composers, Sheremetev Palace, Hermitage Theater, the House of Actors, Alexander Pushkin Museum-Apartment, Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov Museum-Apartment, school concert halls of the city
Organizers: the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg (telephone: +7 812 312 2564, +7 812 311 6745, email: rusnord@nevalink.ru), Musical Fund of St. Petersburg, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Committee for Education of St. Petersburg Local Administration, International Non-profit Partnership PROJECT CULTURE

The Art Director of the festival is a well-known Russian composer Sergei Banevich. The program of Festival-Congress will include:
1) Open Conference "FROM HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION TO MORE HUMANE SOCIETY".
Papers and talks, round table discussions, drafting of a declaration. Literary and research readings "THE INFLUENCE OF SCANDINAVIAN LITERARY TALES ON THE FORMATON OF CHILDREN'S CULTURE OF SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF RUSSIAN PEOPLE"
Date: March 24, 2000
Venue: the House of Composers
2) 6th International Children's Contest of Piano Duets "BROTHER AND SISTER" named after L.A. Bruk
Dates: March 25, March 30, 2000
   The panel of judges of this children's musical competition will consist of the leading piano performers of Russia, Latvia and Estonia. The contest will close with a gala concert at the Glinka Maly Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic in which both the laureates and the judges will perform together.
3) 3rd International Children's Contest named after Valery Gavrilin "I AM A COMPOSER"
   The panel of judges will be chaired by composer Andrei Petrov, chairman of the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg. The contest will be closed with a gala concert of laureates.
4) Grand Ball "Dedicated to Hans-Kristian Andersen". In commemoration of the 195th Anniversary of the world-famous children's writer.

4th International Contest of Young Performers on Folk Instruments named after Vasily Andreev

Dates: March 24 (25) - April 1, 2000
Venue: Lyceum of Arts (Address: Ulitsa Doblesti 34)
Organizers: Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Committee for Culture of Leningrad Region Administration, Committee for Education of St. Petersburg Local Administration, St. Petersburg Directorate of National and International Contests, Council of Directors of Cultural Institutions, Methodical Center for Education (telephone: + 7 812 279 9766, +7 812 279 9767), City Methodical Bureau of Folk Instruments
   The contest is meant for the development of performing skills of young musicians, promotion of Russian folk instruments and propaganda of folk, classical and modern music. Organizers of the festival intend to create a new repertoire for folk instruments, find the most talented and promising young performers on folk instruments, as well as maintain, preserve and develop traditions of Russian folk performing arts and musical teaching.

9th International Youth Gala-Festival VIRTUOSI OF THE YEAR 2000 (part of the International Youth Program VIRTUOSI 2000)

Dates: March 25-31, 2000
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Cappella
Organizers: VIRTUOSI Creative Foundation (telephone: +7 812 311 1531), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration
   International Youth Program VIRTUOSI 2000 organizes annual festivals since 1992 with participation of young musicians from Russia, Germany, France, Austria, USA, Finland, Byelorussia, Ukraine and other countries. Each festival produced a number of very promising young laureates, who will now perform in the Gala-festival VIRTUOSI OF THE YEAR 2000

9th International Arts Festival FROM AVANT-GARDE TO THE PRESENT DAY

When? March (exact dates TBA)
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Concert & Exhibition Complex Smolny Cathedral, the House of Composers, Small Hall of St. Petersburg Conservatory, Mariinsky Theater, Anna Akhmatova Museum in the Fountain House
Organizers: Foundation MUSIC AND MODERNITY (telephone/fax: +7 812 279 0444), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, British Council, Friends Club of the Festival
   Festival of contemporary classical music will feature concerts, theater performances and exhibitions

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APRIL

International Festival JAPANESE SPRING IN ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: April 1-2, 2000
Venue: Sheremetev Palace, University of Technology and Design
Organizer: VISIT IE Artistic Agency (telephone: +7 812 314 3162)

2nd International Festival of Russian Theaters from CIS Countries MEETINGS IN RUSSIA

Dates: April 3-9, 2000
Venue: Baltic House Theater
Organizer: Baltic International Festival Center (telephone: +7 812 232 0961)

5th International Festival JAZZ SPRING IN ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: April 12-26, 2000
Venue: JFC Jazz Club
Organizer: JFC Jazz Club (telephone: +7 812 272 9850)
   This year's festival is dedicated to the 6th Anniversary of the club. The festival program features classics of vocal jazz and original contemporary compositions performed by the best Russian and foreign jazz musicians

4th International Sergei Kuriokhin's Festival SKIF-4

Dates: April 13-16, 2000
Venue: Baltic House Theater
Organizers: Sergei Kuriokhin Foundation (+7 812 312 1006)
   International Sergei Kuriokhin's Festival SKIF-4 is a festival of modern arts based on the concept of the late composer's multicultural project POP-MEKHANIKA. Expected to participate in the festival are musicians, DJs, artists, photographers, dancers, cinematographers, writers art historians philosophers from Russia, CIS countries, USA, Japan, Eastern and Western Europe

8th International Festival of Satire and Humor GOLDEN OSTAP

Dates: April 14-16, 2000
Venue: Oktiabrsky Concert Hall (Address: Ligovsky Prospekt 6, Metro: Ploschad Vosstania)
Organizers: St. Petersburg House of Satire and Humor (telephone: +7 812 114-3727)
One of the most joyful events in St. Petersburg (for those who understand at least a little Russian) this festival unites the best comadians, actors and comedy writers of Russia. Laureates of the festival receive the Golden Ostap - a prize very similar in appearance to the world-famous Oscar and named after Ostap Bender, the lead character of Ilf and Petrov's 1930s classic "The Twelve Chairs"

International Tournament of Sport Ballroom Dancing CUP OF ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: April 15-16, 2000
Venue: Yublileiny Sports Palace
Organizer: Sport Dancing Federation of Russia, Sport Dancing Federation of St. Petersburg, Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Victor Davidovsky Academy of Sports (telephone: +7 812 252 4940)

6th Film Festival of Countries of European Union

Dates: April 10-17, 2000
Venues: Pariziana Cinema (Address: Nevsky Prospect 80, Merto: Mayakovskaya)
Organizers: Department of Cinema of St. Petersburg Local Administration (telephone: +7 812 312 2404), French Institute in St. Petersburg

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MAY

36th International Festival MUSICAL SPRING IN ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: May 17-26, 2000
Venue: St. Petersburg Cappella
Organizer: the Union of Composers of St. Petersburg (telephone: +7 812 312 2564, +7 812 311 6745, email: rusnord@mail.nevalink.ru)
   The festival will feature contemporary classical music by prominent Russian and foreign composers of the 20th century

3rd International Contest of Young Jewelers of St. Petersburg and Countries of Northern Europe

Dates: May 26-30, 2000
Venue: the House of Faberge (Address: Bolshaya Morskaya Ulitsa 24)
Organizer: St. Petersburg branch of Faberge Arts Foundation (telephone/fax: +7 812 312 6530)
   Contest of Young Jewelers 2000 will continue the programs, which were started by the Faberge Arts Foundation in 1996 with the first contest. The aim of the contest will be to contribute to the development of modern art of jewelry-making as well as to promote the traditions of the famous Faberge company. The 3rd contest will unite young jewelers from St. Petersburg, NorthWest of Russia, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Estonia

2nd International Festival ITALY ON ITALIANSKAYA STREET

Dates: May 26 - June 2, 2000
Venue: Shuvalov Palace
Organizers: St. Petersburg Center for International Cooperation / a.k.a House of Friendship (telephone: +7 812 210 4909, +7 812 210 4927), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Committee for Tourism and Development of Resorts of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Committee for International Relations of St. Petersburg Local Administration, Consulate General of Italy in St. Petersburg

8th International Festival of Chamber Music PALACES OF ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: May 26 - June 30, 2000
Venues: Hermitage Theater, Mikhailovsky Palace (State Russian Museum), Mariinsky Palace, Yusupov Palace, Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo / Pushkin, Grand Peterhof Palace, Pavilion of Roses (Pavlovsk), Gatchina Palace, Marble Palace, Menshikov Palace, St. Petersburg Cappella, Sheremetev Palace, Twelve Colleges Building, etc.
Organizers: Regional Public Foundation of the Festival (telephone: +7 812 315 2733, +7 812 113 3208, +7 812 232 2733), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration, St. Petersburg Fund of Culture and Education, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
   The festival PALACES OF ST. PETERSBURG is held annually during the world-famous White Nights. A very special atmosphere of the festival is created by the most beautiful interiors of St. Petersburg palaces. In the year 2000 the festival will feature first performance of operas, Russian and foreign opera singers, chamber music performers from all over the world

International Arts Festival PUSHKIN - ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: May 26 - June 6, 2000
Venues: All-Russian Museum of Alexander Pushkin (Museum-Apartment), Museum-Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo / Puskin, Museum-Dacha of Alexander Pushkin
Organizers: PUSHKIN. ST. PETERSBURG Fund, All-Russian Museum of Alexander Pushkin (telephone: +7 812 311 3801, +7 812 430 7572), the State Hermitage Museum, Pushkin Theatrical Center, Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration

VIENNESE BALL IN ST. PETERSBURG

Dates: May 27-28, 2000
Venues: Marble Hall of Alexander III (Russian Ethnography Museum), Grand Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic
Organizer: MUSICAL OLYMPUS Foundation (telephone/fax: +7 812 312 3023, telephone: +7 812 528 2464)
   Modeled after the famous Viennese Opera Balls this event will feature meetings with popular actors, performers and musicians from different countries, gifts from Vienna, prize draws and surprises

GRAND OPENING OF FOUNTAINS IN PETERHOF

Date: May 28, 2000
Venue: Peterhof Park and Palace Ensemble
Organizer: Peterhof State Museum-Reserve (telephone/fax: +7 812 427 9226)
   Peterhof's world-famous fountains will be turned on for the new season. Annual Grand Opening of the new summer season in Peterhof will be marked with performance by actors in period dresses and a large fireworks display.

3rd International Children's Festival of Circus Performers FLOWERS OF THE PLANET

Dates: May 28 - June 1, 2000
Where? the town of Vyborg, Palace Square in St. Petersburg
Organizer: St. Petersburg State Circus (telephone: + 7 812 314 8478)

5th International Festival MUSICAL OLYMPUS

Dates: May 28 - June 4, 2000
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hermitage Theater
Organizer: MUSICAL OLYMPUS Foundation (telephone/fax: +7 812 312 3023, telephone: +7 812 528 2464)
   For the fifth year in a row St. Petersburg will host a meeting of the laureates of the most prestigious musical festivals. They will perform together with the Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Chamber of Orchestra of the State Hermitage - "St. Petersburg Kamerata"

7th International Arts Festival STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS

Dates: May 30 - June 30, 2000
Venues: Mariinsky Theater, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Cappella, Hermitage Theater
Organizers: Mariinky Theater (telephone: +7 812 114 3039), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration (telephone: +7 812 110 5509)
   In the year 2000 Mariinsky Theater's Opera led by maestro Velery Gergiev will produce the new version of Sergei Prokofiev's opera "War and Peace". Well-known filmmaker Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky will direct new production (art director - Georgy Tsypin). For the next two years Mariinsky Opera will work on the first Russian production of the entire Richard Wagner's "Ring of the Nibelung". Meanwhile, the Mariinsky Ballet intends to produce "Manon" (choreographed by McMilllan) and a new production of the "Nutcracker" with set designs by the famous artist Mikhail Shemyakin. In this year's festival STARS OF THE WHITE NIGHTS (masterminded and chaired by maestro Gergiev) you will see the latest premieres of Mariinsky Theater as well as guest performance by the orchestra of La Scala and orchestra of North Germany Radio

International Festival of Christian Singing NEVSKIYE CHORAL ASSEMBLIES - 2000

When? May 2000 (Exact dates TBA)
Venue: St. Petersburg Cappella
Organizer: St. Petersburg Cappella (telephone: +7 812 314 1063)
   The festival is a celebration of traditional Russian choir singing

8th State Festival VIVA, FILM OF RUSSIA

When? May 2000 (Exact dates TBA)
Venues: Cinemas of the city
Organizers: State enterprise "Peterburg-Kino" (telephone: +7 812 312 7504), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration

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OCTOBER

1st International Festival of Chamber Music 'FIVE EVENINGS'

When? September 27 - October 2, 2000
Organizer: St. Petersburg Musical Alliance 'Severniye Tsvety / Northern Flowers' (telephone: +7 812 112 2186)
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic (Large Hall and Small Hall)

3rd International Festival of Latin-American Culture

When? September 30 - October 4, 2000
Organizer: JFC Jazz Club (+7 812 272-9850)
Venue: JFC Jazz Club

10th International Theatrical Festival 'BALTIYSKY DOM / BALTIC HOUSE'

When? September 29 - October 8, 2000
Organizer: Baltic Festival Center (telephone: +7 812 232-0961), Committee of Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration
Venue: Baltic House Theater

3rd International Festival of Antique Music

Dates: October 3-5, 2000
Organizer: British Council in St. Petersburg (telephone: +7 812 325-6074)
Venues: St. Petersburg Cappella, Small Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hermitage Theater, Sheremetev Palace, Menshikov Palace, Grand Palace in Pavlovsk

4th Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov International Festival of Young Opera Singers

Dates: October 5-13, 2000
Organizer: 'Music and Modernity' Foundation (telephone: +7 812 311-5244)
Venues: St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mariinsky Theater

International Festival 'BACH-MENDELSSOHN: CONTINUITY OF TRADITIONS'

Dates: October 8-20, 2000
Organizer: St. Petersburg Philharmonic (telephone: +7 812 110-4218), Goethe Institute in St. Petersburg, Consulate General of Germany
Venue: St. Petersburg Philharmonic

CLOSING OF THE SUMMER SEASON in Peterhof - Gala Ceremony

Date: October 8, 2000
Organizer: Peterhof Park-and-Palace Ensemble (telephone: +7 812 427-9226)
Venues: Parks and Palace of Peterhof (ceremony begins at 3 pm)

7th International Festival 'AUTUMN IN TSARSKOYE SELO'

Dates: October 14-19, 2000
Organizers: 'Pushkin. St. Petersburg' Foundation, All-Russian Museum of Alexander S. Pushkin (telephones: +7 812 311-3801, +7 812 470-7792)
Venues: All-Russian Museum of Alexander S. Pushkin, Museum-Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo

Days of Switzerland in St. Petersburg

Dates: October 23 - November 3, 2000
Organizers: Russian-Swiss Informational Bureau (telephone: +7 812 235-4162), Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Local Administreation
Venues: The State Russian Museum, Alexander Suvorov Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Mayakovsky Library, Pariziana Cinema, Shuvalov Palace (the "House of Friendship")

New Production of LA BAYADERE at the Mussorgsky Theater

Date: October 21, 2000 (next show on October 26)
Venue: Mussorgsky Theater

3rd International Festival of Spanish Music 'SPANISH EVENINGS'

Dates: October 28 - November 3, 2000
Organizers: Orchestra of the State Hermitage 'St. Petersburg Camerata'
Venue: St. Petersburg Philharmonic

Annual Award Ceremony for the Theatrical Prize 'GOLDEN SOFIT'

Date: October 30, 2000 (7 pm)
Organizer: Union of Theatrical Workers of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg Regional Non-Profit Organization 'Art-Improvisation' (telephone: +7 812 112-8625), Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg Local Administration
Venue: Tovstonogov Drama Theater (BDT)

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NOVEMBER - detailed event guide for this month

3rd International Festival of Spanish Music 'SPANISH EVENINGS'

Dates: Till November 3, 2000
Organizers: Orchestra of the State Hermitage 'St. Petersburg Camerata'
Venue: St. Petersburg Philharmonic

Days of Switzerland in St. Petersburg

Dates: Till November 3, 2000
Organizers: Russian-Swiss Informational Bureau (telephone: +7 812 235-4162), Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg Local Administreation
Venues: The State Russian Museum, Alexander Suvorov Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Mayakovsky Library, Pariziana Cinema, Shuvalov Palace (the "House of Friendship")

3rd International Festival of Antique Music

Dates: Till November 5, 2000
Organizer: British Council in St. Petersburg (telephone: +7 812 325-6074)
Venues: St. Petersburg Cappella, Small Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hermitage Theater, Sheremetev Palace, Menshikov Palace, Grand Palace in Pavlovsk

9th International Sport Dancing Tournament "THE BALTIC CUP"

Dates: November 4-5, 2000
Organizers: Dance Sport Federation of Russia (telephone: +7 812 314-8995)
Venue: Congress Hall of the Pribaltiyskaya Hotel

The Russian Open Contest of Performers on Wind Instruments named after Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Dates: November 8-20, 2000
Organizers: St. Petersburg Branch of International Culture Fund (telephone: +7 812 279-6486)
Venues: St. Petersburg Cappella, Small Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic

Charitable Festival "RUSSIAN CLASSICAL ARTS ON ST> PETERSBURG STAGE"

Dates: November 17-26, 2000
Organizers: Baltic International Festival Center (telephone: +7 812 232-0961)
Venues: Baltic House Theater

12th International Festival of Modern Music "SOUND WAYS"

Dates: November 19-26, 2000
Organizers: Artistic Association "Sound Ways", Artistic Fund "Virtuosi"
Venues: Small Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the House of Composers, St. Petersburg Cappella

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