List
of Events Dedicated to the 850th Anniversary of
Moscow
| 1. New Year Youth
Balls |
Dec. 25, 96-Jan. 10,
97 |
In the palaces of
Moscow |
| 2. Ooutdoors New
Year events |
Dec. 31, 96-Jan. 1,
97 |
Red Square |
3. Russian Orthodox
Christmas
(outdoor functions) |
Jan. 7, 97 |
Red Square,
Tverskaya Street (main street of Moscow),
Kolomenskoe (former tsar's residence) |
| 4. Mardi Gras
("Maslennitsa" - eating pancakes
accompanied by dancing and singing) |
March 2-9, 97 |
Pushkin Square,
Tverskaya Street, Kolomenskoe |
| 5. Mothers' Day |
March 8, 97 |
Pushkin Square (in
the center of Moscow) |
| 6. All Fools' Day
(outdoors) |
April 1, 97 |
Old Arbat Street.
People in funny outfits, with masks, are playing
different jokes (like Halloween) |
| 7. Russian Easter |
April 27, 97 |
In all churches
special Easter Services take place all night
through. At midnight people kiss each other,
exchange painted Easter eggs and exclaim:
"Christ has resurrected!" |
| 8. Moscow Spring
(outdoor events) |
May 1-2, 97 |
Tverskaya Street,
Bolshoi Theatre Square (Teatralnaya), Red Square,
Victory Park |
| 9. Victory Day
(outdoor events) |
May 9, 97 |
Victory Park |
| 10. Children's Day
(outdoors function) |
June 1, 97 |
Vorobjev Gory
(former Lenin Hills), Gorky Park |
| II. Festivals and Concerts
devoted to the jubilee |
| 8th International
Ballet Competition |
June 19-30, 97 |
Bolshoi Theater |
| 2. International
Piano Competition named after S. Rakhmaninov |
August 22-Sept. 5,
97 |
Grand Hall of the
Moscow Conservatory, Tchaikovski Hall |
| 3. International
Festival of contemporary music "Moscow
Autumn" |
November, 97 |
Grand Hall of the
Moscow Conservatory |
| 4. International
Arts Festival (ballet, vocal, etc.) "Russian
Winter" |
Dec. 96-Jan. 97 |
Moscow Conservatory,
Bolshoi Theater, Moscow Philarmony |
| 5. 7th International
Film Festival for children and youth |
Jan. 4-15, 97 |
Cinema Halls of
Moscow |
| 8. All Russia
Festival of Crafts |
March, 97 - October,
97 |
Special plan |
| Gala concert of the
winners of the festival |
Oct. 10, 97 |
Kremlin Hall |
| Classic dance
festival |
Apr. 25, 97 |
Kremlin Hall |
| Music and Song
Festival (outdoor function) |
May 18, 97 |
Viktory Park on
Poklonnaya Mount |
| 9. International
contest of young artists |
May 26-June 8, 97 |
Small Manezh (a new
exhibition hall) |
| 10. Moscow amateur
artists competition for adults |
May 11-15, 97 |
Small Manezh |
| 11. International
Festival of young musicians (brass bands) |
Jan, March, June,
Sept, 97 |
Grand Hall of Moscow
Conservatory, Music Academy named after the
Gnesisns, School of Wind Instruments |
| Gala Concert |
Sept. 97 |
|
| 12. Russian music
festival of children's ensembles, soloists |
Sept. 96- May, 97 |
Grand Hall of
Conservatory, Music Academy, Wind Instruments
School |
| Gala Concert |
June 1, 97
on Children Day |
Concert Hall
"Rossia" in the Rossia Hotel |
| 13. All Russia
competition of the playwrights on the best play
about the history of Moscow |
December, 96 -
Autumn, 97 |
Moscow theaters |
| 14. Music festival
"Moscow and Moscovites" |
Sept. 2-15, 97 |
Concert Halls of
Russia |
| 15. Children Choir
Festival |
May 5-15, 97 |
Music Academy |
| 16. Festival of
classic music |
Sept. 96-97 |
Concert Halls of
Moscow |
| 17. International
festival of children-performers theaters |
Jan.-March, 97 |
Young Spectators
Theater |
| 18. Festival of
children theatre |
Dec. 96-April, 97 |
|
| 19. International
Festival of Putppet Theaters |
May-June, 97 |
Moscow Children
Theater |
| 20. "Music in
Moscow palaces, mansions and museums"
Festival |
|
Kuskovo palace -
Museup of Sheremetyev |
| 21. Festival
"Tea drinking in the Moscow style" |
June-July, 97 |
Luzhniki (the
grounds of the biggest stadium of Moscow) |
| 22. Exhibition of
the winners of children contest of young artists |
Dec. 10-25, 97 |
House of Creative
works of Children )on the Vorobievi Hills) |
| 23. Children
Festival of religious music |
Dec. 15, 96-Jan. 10,
97 |
The Churches of
Moscow |
| Gala concert of the
winners |
Jan.7, 97 (Russian
Christmas)
Sept. 7, 97 ("The City Day") |
Bogoyavlenki
Patriarch Cathedral
Christ the Saviour Cathedral (under restoration) |
| 24. Festival of the
theater plays on history subject (outdoor event) |
Aug. 15-15, 97 |
Kolomenskoe Museum |
| 25. "Russian
military orders and medals" Celebration of
the victory in the military campaigns |
Aug. 17, 97 |
Gorki Park
(outdoors) |
| 26. "Georget
the Victor" (patron of Moscow) Celebration |
July 20, 97
Sept. 6-7, 97 |
Gorki Park (outdors |
| 27. International
Fireworks Festival |
Sept. 97
May 9, 97 |
Gorki Park |
| 28. Theatrical
performance and festival "My favourite city
of Moscow" |
Setp. 6-7, 97 |
Sokolniki Park |
| 29. Children
theatrical celebration |
Sept. 5, 97 |
Moscow Zoo |
| 30. Tatar National
holiday "Sabantui" |
July 6, 97 |
Izmailovo Park (near
the flea market) |
| 31. Festival of
Russian choral music |
July
5,6,12,13,19,20,26,27
August 2,3 |
|
| 32. Russian Navy Day
(National holiday) |
July 27 |
|
| 33. Theatrical
performance "Moscow - Russia's Pearl" |
Sept. 6,7, 97 |
Gorki Park |
| 34. Public holidays |
June 29, 97
Sept. 6-7, 97 |
Izmailovo Park |
| 35. Public holiday -
Old Moscow Customs and Crafts |
Sept. 4-8, 97 |
Fili Park |
| 36. Opening of Music
and Information Centre after Scriabin |
Sept. 12, 97 |
Scriabin Museum |
| 37. The exhibition
dedicated to the history of Moscow |
Sept. 1, 97 |
Moscow City Duma
(legislative body) |
| 38.
Exhibition"Moscow and moscovites" |
May 25-June 30, 97 |
Revolution Museum |
| 39. Exhibition of
glassware and ceramics manufactured by the Moscow
artists |
July - October, 97 |
Kuskovo Museum -
Estate of Sheremetyev |
| 40. Exhibition
"Sheremetyev in Russian cultural life" |
July 20-Sept. 10, 97
|
Ostankino Palace -
Museum |
| 41. New exhibition
"Tzars' treasures" |
Dec. 15, 96- Dec.
15, 97 |
Moscow Kremlin |
| 42. Exhibition
dedicated to the founder of the Tretyakov Russian
Art Gallery (P. Tretyakov) |
(Nov. 20, 96- Oct.
20, 97 |
Tretyakov Gallery |
| 43. "The Moscow
connoisseurs of art" |
Sept. 1, 96- Oct. 1,
97 |
The Pushkin Fine
Arts Museum |
| 44. December musical
evening parties in the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum |
Dec. 1-31, 97 |
The Pushkin Fine
Arts Museum |
| 45. Photo exhibition
"Moscow during the war time 1941-1945" |
April 15- May 15, 97
|
The museum of
defence of Moscow |
| 46. Moscow in the
war of 1812 |
Sept., 97 Aug. 16,
97 |
"Borodino
battle" Museum Kolomenskoe |
| 47. The history of
Moscow |
Sept. 3, 96- Oct.,
97 |
The Museum of
history of Moscow |
| 48. Russian history
theater from Pskov |
Aug. 15-17, 97 |
Kolomenskoe |
| 49. Theatrical
public performance of the Moskva river |
Sept. 6, 97 |
Kolomenskoe |
| 50. Kolomenskoe
Museum in Moscow, its role in cultural life of
the capital |
June 25, 97- Dec.
31, 97 |
Kolomenskoe Museum |
| 51. Peter the
Great's birthday |
May 31, 97 |
Kolomenskoe |
| 52. Independence Day
of Russia |
June 12, 97 |
Kolomenskoe |
| III. Theater
performances |
| 1. S. Prokofiev
"War and Peace" |
Aug., 97 |
Stanislavsky and
Nemirovitch- Danchenko teater |
| 2. A. Tchekhov
"The Seagul" |
Dec., 96 |
Contemporary Play
Theater |
| 3. N. Rimsky -
Korsakov "The Tzar's bride" |
March, 97 |
"Gelikon"
Theater |
| IV. Program of
events on the City Day in 1997 |
| 1. Publick thatrical
performance |
Sept. 5, 97
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm |
Red Square |
| 2. Public procession
dedicated to the jubilee |
Sept. 6, 97
11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Sadove Koltso
(Gardens Ring road) |
| 3. Gala concert of
the participants of the folk festivals |
3:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Red Square |
| 4. Public holiday
"Moscow, I love you" |
3:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
The all Russia
exhibition Center (the former exhibition of
Achievements) |
| 5. Grand Opening of
the International Arts festival |
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Grand Hall of the
Conservatory |
| 6. Gala concert for
the official foreign and Russian delegations |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
State Kremlin Palace
|
| 7. The night
disco-show for the youth. Grand lazer show |
9:00 pm - 5:00 am |
Vorbjevi Gory |
| 8. Public teatrical
performance dedicated to Russian Army and Navy |
Sept. 7, 97
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Victory Park on the
Poklonnaya Mount |
| 9. Children's
festival |
Noon - 6:00 pm |
Lubjanka Square |
| 10. Gala concert of
the Russian oand foreign performers |
Noon - 6:00 pm |
Red Square |
| 11. Gala Carnival |
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Manezh Square |
| 12. Aqua show and
performances on the floating stages |
Noon - 6:00 pm |
The Moskva River |
| 13. Public
theatrical performance and Grand Closing ceremony
|
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Luzhniki (the
grounds of the biggest stadium) |
Calendar of Events for Moscow 
