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Best Classical Music
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall
A huge auditorium that is home to the city's oldest philharmonic.
Moscow International House of Music
An impressive venue for the National Philharmonic
of Russia.
Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Hosts several different professional orchestras, as well
as student recitals.
Best Contemporary Music
Masterskaya
The capital's hottest indie rock spot, tucked into a hidden corner behind the
Bolshoi.
Sixteen Tons
A long-standing venue for local acts and national names.
Rhythm Blues Cafe
Good old-fashioned jazz and blues music in a cool, casual setting.
Art Garbage
Local bands and DJs keep the tunes coming, seven nights a week.
Best Banyi
Sanduny Baths
The tsar of Russian
banyi
- a historic and opulently decorated bathhouse.
Bersenevskiye Bany
The original Smirnov vodka distillery, now turned newish bathhouse at
Moscow's hipster mile.
Krasnopresnkiye Banyi
A popular, public
banya
with excellent, clean facilities.
Best Spectator Sports
Spartak Stadium
A state-of-the-art facility for Moscow's most successful football team.
Luzhniki Stadium
Still the capital's largest and most storied stadium.
CSKA Arena
Home of the capital's most successful basketball and hockey teams - but not
for long.
