Gergiev's Tchaikovsky

18 & 23 January, 23 & 24 March, 12 & 15 May
The London Symphony Orchestra performs a cycle of Tchaikovsky symphonies, conducted by the great Valery Gergiev. 20% discount available to all Academia Rossica contacts.

Valery Meladze in London

4 September 2009, 7pm
Hammersmith Apollo
The famous Russian singer Valery Meladze with only one live performance! Tickets are now on sale! 2 weeks before, on 21 August 2009, prize draw to win free tickets to Valery Meladze concert! To take part, simple register on our website, and you will enter price draw automatically. Register to receive information about our future events.

The Dedalus Book of Russian Decadence

by Various
Translated by Kirsten Lodge (poetry), Margo Shohl Rosen and Grigory Dashevsky (prose)
Dedalus Books, 2007, pp.343
The sensationalism and morbid pessimism that characterized French decadence in the late nineteenth century quickly attracted converts throughout Europe, including Russia. The Dedalus Book of Russian Decadence: Perversity, Despair and Collapse brings together horrifying, dramatic and erotic short stories and poetry, most of which have never before been translated into English, by the most decadent Russian writers.

Mariinsky Theatre / Gergiev

31 January and 1 February 2009
Barbican Hall
In January 2009 Barbican is delighted to present two special performances of the Soloists, Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre directed by Valery Gergiev, a general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera.

Rossica 6

Russian Nights
‘Russian Nights’ Festival is the largest, most ambitious and most varied festival of Russian culture ever to be staged in London. It brings a remarkable range of music and theatre, painting and poetry, photography and architecture to the capital.

Rossica 6

Russian Nights
‘Russian Nights’ Festival is the largest, most ambitious and most varied festival of Russian culture ever to be staged in London. It brings a remarkable range of music and theatre, painting and poetry, photography and architecture to the capital.