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Trapped in a Nightmare

March 23, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-Ki Joo could have been successful chamber musicians, but they combined their musical talents with their love for comedy

New York's Met explores Russian history

March 9, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
The Metropolitan Opera in New York will perform Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina" describing one of the most robust and full-blooded episode of Russia's history

Hvorostovsky takes on The Met

February 15, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Beloved Russian baritone's acting stands out while his voice is overshadowed

Dmitry Hvorostovsky will perform in New York

January 31, 2012 Ayano Hodouchi
Baritone Dmitry Hvorostovsky returns to New York's Metropolitan Opera in beginning of February as King Carlos in Verdi’s opera “Ernani”

A Bolshoi adrift in Mariinsky's shadow

December 1, 2011 Ayano Hodouchi
Russian conductor and artistic director Valery Gergiev has emerged as a charismatic cultural ambassador. His vision for the Mariinsky Theater overshadows the Bolshoi today, but his best performances are not at home

Young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov begins his conquest of the world

November 8, 2011 Ayano Hodouchi
At 20, pianist Daniil Trifonov is winning global recognition for the fanatic fervor he expresses toward his music.