Maestro Valery Gergiev will conduct the opera of Rodion Shchedrin "A Christmas Tale" on 31 December 2016 on the stage of Mariinsky II (New Theatre).
"The Nutcracker" (ballet in three acts with an epilogue) on the Main Stage of Mariinsky Theatre on 15 December 2016 - 28 January 2017
Ballet "Stone Flower" will take place at the Main Stage of Mariinsky theatre on 6-9 December, 30 December 2017, 18-19 March 2017
"Cinderella" (ballet in three acts) will take place on the New stage of Mariinsky Theatre on 24 November, 26-27 December 2016
From 1 – 4 November 2016 the Mariinsky Theatre will be hosting the II All-Russian competition and festival Music of the World. The idea of running a music forum where ethnic and classical music are brought together at one venue was the brainchild of the great pianist Boris Berezovsky
On 10 August the I Mariinsky International Far East Festival concluded with a grand concert by the Combined Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre and the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre under Valery Gergiev with the participation of the internationally acclaimed Greek violinist Leonidas Kavakos and South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son
On 10 August following a press-conference dedicated to the opening of the I Mariinsky International Far East Festival, the Artistic Director of the festival Valery Gergiev and Artistic Director of the PyeongChang Music Festival & School (South Korea) Mrs Myung-Wha Chung signed an agreement on collaboration
Immediately following the close of the I Mariinsky International Far East Festival in Vladivostok the Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev are setting out on a European tour
On 31 July performances of the opera Eugene Onegin at the Mariinsky Theatre and the ballet The Bronze Horseman at the Mariinsky II brought the forty-five-week-long 2015-2016 season to a close
From 4 to 9 August Valery Gergiev will be appearing with the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra in four Japanese cities