Articles related to "Bolshoi"

Russia is often considered to be the home of the best ballet in the world, and the Bolshoi is considered one of the finest ballet companies in the world.

Vladimir Vasiliev is a premier dancer who has made amazing contributions to the development of classical male dance. He has come to embody the strong new Bolshoi male.

The new website Classical TV, set to launch in early February, promises to deliver opera, classical music, theatre, musicals and jazz across the internet for free.

Moscow is an enormous city, with varied neighborhoods and attractions. However, for the traveler who only has a weekend to spare, there are a few sites that must be seen.

Brief biography of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky famous for ballets, symphonies, concerti, and operas.

No Moscow visit is complete without seeing St Basil's Cathedral near Red Square. This multicolored, architect-gone-mad church is something travelers to Russia can't miss.

If you're visiting two of the world's most interesting cities, different despite both lying in Russia,then the Fodor's guide to Moscow and St Petersburg could be useful.

Anton Rubinstein was one of the most prolific composers of his time. He wrote operas, symphonies, concerti, songs, chamber music and piano pieces, most of them forgotten.

A brief look at the conducting career of the great Russian pianist-composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Brief biography of Russian born-American composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, his life and music. Famous for Piano Concerto No.2 and 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.'

Just a few metro stops from the centre of Moscow, a royal estate offers fine architecture amid lovely countryside.

After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 thousands of ant-Communist Russians were stateless and homeless. They all flocked to Shanghai, China and a new life.

A brief summary of the life of the Russian actor and director who formulated the actor training 'system' at the heart of most modern western theatre and cinema.