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even more raucous neighbours on Dumskaya ul. With free karaoke and even (perhaps
rather ambitiously?) some poles for dancing above the bar, this place goes all night.
ENTERTAINMENT
SHOSTAKOVICH
CCLASSIC
SSICAL MU
AL MUSIC
SIC
PHILHARMONIA
world-famous conductor Yury Temirkanov, the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
represents the finest in orchestral music. The
Bolshoy Zal
(Grand Hall; Mikhailovskaya
ul 2)
on pl Iskusstv is the venue for a full program of symphonic performances, while
the nearby
Maly Zal
(Small Hall; Nevsky pr 30)
hosts smaller ensembles. Both venues
are used for numerous music festivals, including the superb Early Music Festival
BALLE
ALLET & OPER
T & OPERA
HERMITAGE THEATRE
neoclassical theatre - once the private theatre of the imperial family - stands on the
site of the original Winter Palace of Peter I. At the behest of Catherine the Great, Gi-
acomo Quarenghi designed the theatre to resemble an amphitheatre, with statues of
Apollo and the Muses occupying the niches. During the Soviet period, this hall was
used more often for lectures and such, but it reopened as a theatre in the 1980s. The
venue is small, and tickets are often sold out, so book early if you'd like to see a ballet
or opera in this intimate space.
BALLE
ALLET & OPER
T & OPERA
MIKHAILOVSKY THEATRE
the Mariinsky, this stage still delivers the Russian ballet or operatic experience, com-
plete with multitiered theatre, frescoed ceiling and elaborate concerts. The inspiring pl
