Moscow Easter festival
08.04.2018 – 09.05.2018
An especially moving element of the Festival is the bell and choir program. If you are having some free time during your Moscow tours don't miss this unique and really Russian experience. Bell-ringers and choirs from all over Russia come to Moscow to perform in top historic churches and cathedrals.
The music in a Russian Orthodox Church is the music of singing. We don't use organ or any other music instruments in religious services. Moscow Easter festival offers you a great opportunity to listen to the choir music in numerous Moscow churches and feel the sacred atmosphere of the holiday. In most cases the performances are free, and all visitors are welcome.
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Bell-ringing and Choir Singing . Moscow Easter Festival
9 April Monday
15:00 Bells program
Convent of John the Baptist (2 Maly Ivanovsky Lane)
10 April Tuesday
14:00 Bells program
The Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo (15 Spartakovskaya St)
11 April Wednesday
14:00. Choir program
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” on Bolshaya Ordynka (ul. Bolshaya Ordynka, 20) Patriarchal Choir of the Church of Christ the Saviour (Moscow, Precentor – Ilya Tolkachev
13 April Friday
14:00 Bells program
Church of the Icon of the Holy Virgin of Kazan on Red Square (3 Nikolskaya St)
15:00 Bells program
The Zaikonospassky Monastery (7-9 Nikolskaya St)
18:00 Choir program
Moscow National Combined Estate Museum Kolomenskoe, Theatre and Concert Hall at Emperor Alexei Mikhailovich’s Palace, (39 Andropov, Ave., Bldg. 69)
Choir of Children’s Borodin School of Music and School of Music №14, Artistic Director and Conductor – Elena Sedova
14 April Saturday
12:00 Bells program
Sergiev Posad, The Trinity-Sergiev Monastery
14:00 Choir program
Moscow, Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Serebryaniki (1-a Serebryanichesky Lane)
Terra Taurica chamber choir (Simferopol), Artistic Director and Conductor – Elena Prokopets
15 April Sunday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Reverend Sergius of Radonezh at Vysoko-Petrovsky Monastery (28/2 Petrovka St.) Students’ Choir of the Popov Academy of Choral Art (Moscow), Conductor – Nikolay Azarov
15:00 Bells program
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh of Vysoko-Petrovskiy Monastery (28 Petrovka St)
16 April Monday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Ascension of our Lord beyond Serpukhov Gate
(24 Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya St.) Ss. Cyril & Methodios Children’s Choir of Thessaloniki (Thessaloniki, Greece), Conductor – Maria Emma Meligopolou
15:00 Bells program
Church of the Ascension at the Serpukhov Gates (24 Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya St)
17 April Tuesday
13:00 Bells program
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki (6 Sokolnicheskaya Sq)
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki (6 Sokolnicheskaya Sq.)
The Boys’ Chorus of the Glinka Choral School (Saint Petersburg), Artistic Director and Conductor – Vladimir Begletsov
18 April Wednesday
15:00 Bells program
Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino(7-2 1st Ostankinskaya St.)
19 April Thursday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” on Bolshaya Ordynka(ul. Bolshaya Ordynka, 20) Sveshnikov National Academic Russian Choir (Moscow)
Artistic Director and Conductor – Evgeny Volkov
15:00 Bells program
The Church of Our Lady’s Protection in Krasnoe Selo (12 Nizhnyaya Krasnoselskaya St)
20 April Friday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Great Martyr Nikita in the Old Basmannaya Sloboda
(16 Staraya Basmannaya St.)
Safonov Philharmonic choir (Kislovodsk)
Artistic Director and Conductor – Alina Mukhamedzhanova
18:00 Choir program
Moscow National Combined Estate Museum Kolomenskoe
Theatre and Concert Hall at Emperor Alexei Mikhailovich’s Palace (39 Andropov, Ave., Bldg. 69)Phoenix choir of Taneev School of Music (Moscow)
Artistic Director and Conductor – Elena Bessonova
21 April Saturday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow” on Bolshaya Ordynka
(ul. Bolshaya Ordynka, 20) The Holy Spirit Cathedral Metropolitan, Chorus (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), Precentor – Vitaly Sobolevsky
22 April Sunday
12:00 Bells program
St Alexander Nevsky Church of the MGIMO University
(27 Lobachevskogo St)
14:00 Choir program
Church of St. Gregory of Neocaesarea in Derbitsy, (29-a Bolshaya Polyanka St.)
Saint Athos Choir “Fomades” (Greece)
Regent – Hieromonk Elder Philippe
15:00 Bells program
The Church of St. Gregory of New Caesaria in Derbitsy (29-a Bolshaya Polyanka St.)
23 April Monday
12:00 Bells program
The Nikolo-Perervinsky Monastery (82 Shosseinaya St)
24 April Tuesday
15:00 Bells program
The Church of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh in the Rogozhskaya District (59 Nikoloyamskaya St)
25 April Wednesday
14:00 Choir program
Church of Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Shubino (2 Stoleshnikov Lane)Male Choir “Optina Pustyn”(St Petersburg), Regent – Alexander Semenov
15:00 Bells program
St Nicholas’ Church at Golutvin (14 1st Golutvinsky Lane) (25 Bogoyavlenskaya Sq)
27 April Friday
12:00 Bells program
The Greater Church of the Ascenscion by the Nikitskie Gates (36 Bolshaya Nikitskaya)
14:00 Choir program
The Church of the Ascension at Nikitsky Gate (B. Nikitinskaya st, 36)
Boys and Youth Choir of Sveshnikov Choral school (Moscow), Conductors – Denis Khramov and Andrey Geasimenko
18:00 Choir program
Moscow National Combined Estate Museum Kolomenskoe
Theatre and Concert Hall at Emperor Alexei Mikhailovich’s Palace
(39, Andropov Avenue, bldg.69)
Children’s Choir “Moskovskie Kolokolchiki” Moscow Gnesiny Children Music School (Moscow)
Conductors – Ekaterina Avetisyan and Simeon Avetisyan
28 April Saturday
15:00 Bells program
The Church of St. Nicholas of Myra (15 Vishnyakovsky Lane)
30 April Monday
15:00 Bells program
The Convent of Mercy of Martha and Mary (34 Bolshaya Ordynka)
18:00 Choir program
The main building of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University, The Cathedral Chamber
(6, Likhov Lane) Sveshnikov National Academic Russian Choir (Moscow), Artistic Director and Conductor – Evgeny Volkov
1 May Tuesday
15:00 Bells program
The Church of Flor and Lavr at Zatsep (9 Dubininskaya St)
2 May Wednesday
14:00 Choir program
Church of Life-Giving Trinity in Serebryaniki (1-a Serebryanichesky Lane)
Sretenskaya theological Seminary(Moscow)
Regent – Aleksandr Amerkhanov
15:00 Bells program
The St Nicholas Church in Bolvanovka
(20 Verkhnyaya Radishchevskaya St)
3 May Thursday
14:00 Bells program
Church of the Holy Virgin Shroud on Lyschikov Hill
(10 Lyschikov Lane)
19:00 Choir program St. Peter and Paul Cathedral
(7/10 Starosadsky Lane)
4 May Friday
14:00 Choir program
Church of the Ascension of our Lord beyond Serpukhov Gate (24 Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya St.) Dragostin Folk National (Sofia, Bulgaria), Conductor – Stefan Dragostinov
15:00 Bells program
Church of the Ascension at the Serpukhov Gates (24 Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya St.)
18:00 Choir program Moscow National Combined Estate Museum Kolomenskoe
Kolomenskoe estate, Theatre and Concert Hall at Emperor Alexei Mikhailovich’s Palace
(39, Andropov Avenue, bldg.69)
7 May Monday
15:00 Bells program
The Church of St Nicholas of Myra in Staroe Vagankovo (14/6 Starovagankovsky Lane)
8 May Tuesday
15:00 Bells program
The Danilov Stauropegic Monastery (22 Danilovsky Emb)
9 May Wednesday
15:00 Bells program
The Moscow State CombinedHistorical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve and Park Kolomenskoe — Izmailovo — Lyublino — Lefortovo
Theatre and Concert Hall at Emperor Alexei Mikhailovich’s Palace
(39/69 Andropov Ave)
16:00 Bells program
The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin on Red Square
The church of St George the Victorious on Voznesenskaya Sq (3 Nikolskaya St)
Your Moscow tour guide will be happy to explore the historic city with you and accompany you inside numerous churches partisipating in the festival.
Moscow Current Events
Moscow in miniature
Would you like to see the central part of the largest city model that will enter the Guinness Book of World Records? You have an excellent chance to do it till the end of 2015 in All-Russia Exhibition Centre VDNKh. We belive that an architecture model of Moscow (Moscow in miniature) performed at a scale of 1:400 is really worth seeing.
Russian Impressionism Museum
Art-buffs are welcome to visit the Russian Impressionism Museum, which opened its doors in Moscow on the 28th of May. The exhibition hall is located on the grounds of the former “Bolshevik” confectionery factory grounds.
Robostation in VDNH
If you are interested in everything connected with robots you should certainly attend one of the most curious interactive museum called Robostation, situated in All-Russia Exhibition Centre VDNH. Here visitors of all ages have a great chance to get acquainted with modern robots, take part in different activities, enjoy technopark, chemistry show and show of dancing robots.
Archive Of Moscow Events:
19.06.2019 — 15.09.2019
Shchukin. Biography of a Collection.
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts presents one of the most prominent collections of European Modernist art, encompassing the most important artistic trends of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.The Shchukin exhibition includes masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gaugin, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and other masters.
18.05.2019 — 19.05.2019
Moscow Museums Night 2019
In 2019 in Moscow Museums Night will be held on May 18. Hundreds of urban cultural spaces will be open until midnight, and some until morning. Many galleries and museums have prepared special programs with free guided tours, concerts and master classes.
2019 year in Russia has been declared as the Year of the Theater, therefore many events will be devoted to the history of the theater.
16.03.2019 — 18.08.2019
Ilya Repin exhibition
All art admirers are welcome to the New Tretyakov Gallery to see a large-scale exhibition of works by Ilya Repin. He was the most renowned Russian realist artist of the 19th century.Please be aware that tickets for the exhibition can only be bought in advance and are not sold on the day of the visit at the box office.
18.01.2019 — 23.02.2019
Primeval Russia Photo Exhibition
One of the most interesting photo festivals opened its doors to the visitors of all ages in CHA (Tsentralny Dom Hudozhnika). The exhibition uniting more than 500 works is devoted to Russian nature. The project “Primeval Russia” was organized by the enthusiastic photographers, documentary directors, cameramen, travelers and scientists. These talented people wanted not only to share the most fascinating views of our country and reveal some interesting facts about wild animals but also to draw visitors' attention to the main theme - relationships between man and nature.
31.10.2018 — 20.01.2019
East: Another Beauty Exhibition
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the State Museum of the Oriental Art. The State Museum of the Oriental Art is the only cultural center in Russia specializing in the storage, study and popularization of the eastern peoples' culture and art.
13.10.2018 — 14.10.2018
Moscow is behind us 1941. The military-historical festival
Did you know that Borodino Field was not only the location of the Battle of Borodino during Napoleoinic Wars but also the place of a severe clash between the Soviet and German forces in 1941? Join the festival of military reconstruction where the events of the WW II will come to life.
