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Norway's Alexander Rybak (AFP Photo) 17.05.2009, 15:28 3 comments

Fairytale win for Norway in Eurovision

Norway is the runaway winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Violinist and singer Alexander Rybak triumphed with "Fairytale" after a spectacular show in Moscow. Iceland came second with Azerbaijan in third place.

Picture from izvestia.ru 04.08.2009, 10:31

Domingo praises Russians

Russian opera singers have triumphed in one of the world’s most prestigious international singing contests, “Operalia”, which was created by legendary Spanish tenor Placido Domingo.

Valery Gergiev (AFP Photo / Leon Neal) 21.07.2009, 15:52

Russian orchestra on the run

St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theater Orchestra has arrived in the German town of Baden-Baden for a series of classical music concerts to be performed until July 26.

Valery Gergiev 12.08.2009, 10:20

Classical pastime

One of Russia’s most celebrated orchestras, the St. Petersburg-based Mariinsky Company, headed by Valery Gergiev, has hit Finland with a series of concerts.

Forte dei Marmi, Italy 13.08.2009, 13:01

Artistic get-together

“Maestro” generally means “master” in Italian. But a single word can get an array of additional meanings once it becomes the title of an international arts festival.

Russian opera star Elena Obraztsova 19.08.2009, 10:37

In the opera limelight

An international competition of young opera singers, organized by one of Russia’s most celebrated opera divas, Elena Obraztsova, has kicked off in St. Petersburg.

16.11.2009, 16:05

Piano victory goes to Russia

A Russian piano prodigy from the Ural city of Perm has won the international competition of young pianists which took place in Italy and Austria.

07.05.2010, 13:54

12 Russians head to the most prestigious Music Competition in Belgium

Among 63 contestants, 12 Russian musicians are taking part in the 16th edition of the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Brussels this year, an event dedicated to pianists.

31.05.2010, 17:48

A fortepiano victory for Russian musician

Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin has won the top honors at one of the most prestigious music contests in the world – the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in Belgium.

Soprano Anna Gorbacheva (Image from usu.ru) 16.08.2010, 11:53

Russian baroque beauty beats all

A Russian singer has won the top honors at the International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera in Austria.

Keeping on a string

Published: 25 November, 2009, 17:01


The Debussy String Quartet. Photo by Bernard Benant

For some people, the expression “no strings attached” sounds next to impossible. That’s the case with the renowned Debussy String Quartet, who will perform in Moscow on November 28.

 
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