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ODESA BOYS Julian Milkis + Maxim Lubarsky in Concert February 29, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Jazz/Classical Duo Tickets from $22>
TANGO ENCOUNTER Alex Roitman Tango Ensemble October 12, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Concert with space for those who wish to dance Tickets from $22>
ODE TO ODESA Vadim Neselovskyi & Friends in Concert July 13, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Odesa: A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City + Ukrainian Diary Tickets from $22> Neselovskyi has been praise by the LA Times for “extraordinary playing” and called “the most promising of the young improvisers” by the Guardian (UK)
Concert: FANFARE FOR COMPOSING WOMEN June 15, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA First performance of Mendelssohn Hensel Concerto (arr.Wallinga - BRAI Commission) +Tower, Leon, Auerbach Tickets from $10>
ISRAEL IN OUR HEARTS Alexander Fiterstein (clarinet) & Mickey Katz (cello) April 30, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Beethoven, Feigin, Ben-Haim, Schuman +more FREE>
MORE THAN AN ORNAMENT BRAI Leads Consortium for Orchestration of Fanny Mendelsohn's Piano Sonata DONATE to support the project here> Learn more>
KING OF SWING Julian Milkis & Maxim Lubarksy celebrate Benny Goodman March 30, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Jazz quartet Concert Tickets from $25>
TROJAN JAZZ US Premiere of documentary about Benny Goodman's USSR tour MArch 29, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Q&A with the Director and Producer FREE, registration coming soon!>
Yelena Lembersky Author Talk March 21, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Like a Drop of Rain in a Downpour FREE registration>
ENCOUNTERS: Weinberg+Shostakovich Viola & Piano Concert January 19, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Jane Hua & Taisiya Sokolova Tickets from $20>
BR360 MEMBERSHIP From $60 a year Holiday Party DEC 11! Featuring songs and music by performers from next season Join/Renew now to attend!> Nonmembers welcome with ticket purchase
French and Ukrainian Songs RARE GEMS Fundraising Concert for Ukraine Postponed to 2023 St. Paul's Church 166 High St, Newburyport Tickets coming soon> Tanya Bertier (mezzo) Paulius Pancekauskas (piano)
ENCOUNTERS: Bloch and Korngold meet Brahms and Rachmaninoff November 3, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St, Brookline Learn more> Daniel Kurganov, Violin & Constantine Finehouse, Piano $22 before Oct 31 $30 advance>
BRAI STATEMENT ON UKRAINE March 3, 2022
All-Brahms Recital RENASCENCE July 17, 3 pm St. Paul's Church 166 High St, Newburyport Learn more> Constantine Finehouse $25 before July 13 $30 advance>
ENCOUNTERS: Jazz Meets Israeli and Jewish Melodies July 28, 7:30 pm Cong. Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St, Brookline Learn more> MOSHE ELMAKIAS QUARTET $22 before July 24 $30 advance>
Concert + Reception: ICONOCLASTS & COSMOPOLITANS May 21, 2 pm Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St, Clinton Learn more> Anastasia Seifetdinova, Piano $30 before May 8 $35 after May 8>
Left at the Fountain, Rite at Spring: Dance in the Environment April 23 and 24, 1-2:15 pm Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Dr Boylston, MA 01505 Learn more> Public Displays of Motion/ Peter di Muro Included with Admission>
LATE MARRIAGE Screening + Q&A Sunday April 10, 6 pm Congregation Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA 02446 Tickets here> Special Guest: Editor Yael Perlov $5 Admission, RSVP Required>
ELEGIE Virtual Concert Premiere April 24 6 pm TRIO CORO Jane Hua, Piano Hyun-Ji Kwon, Cello Young-Shin Choi, Violin Tickets here> On Demand 04.24-5.3 Rachmaninoff, Arensky, Kodaly Free Registration Available>
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS In Person Postponed ARSENIY GUSEV Piano Tickets Coming Soon> Faneuil Hall, 4th Fl. Medtner, Franck, Ligeti, Scriabin, Pasternak
LA FLAMME Virtual Concert Jan 9 - 18 Premiere Jan 9, 7 pm PAULIUS PANCEKAUSKAS Zoom Q&A with pianist Jan 9, 8 pm Tickets> Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Scriabin
ELEGIE RUSSE In Person Sunday Dec. 12, 2 pm TRIO CORO Jane Hua, Piano Hyun-Ji Kwon, Cello Young-Shin Choi, Violin Tickets here> Faneuil Hall, 4th Fl. Rachmaninoff, Arensky, Kodaly
LA FLAMME In Person Sunday Dec. 5, 2 pm PAULIUS PANCEKAUSKAS St. Paul's Church 166 High St, Newburyport Tickets> Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Scriabin
SOIREE in ST PETERSBURG Sunday Nov. 7, 2 pm IN PERSON! Faneuil Hall, 4th Fl. Cornet + Piano Chris Belluscio, Anastasi Seifetdinova Purchase Tickets> Co-presented with the AHAC
LANDSCAPE OF SIGNS Thurs. Oct. 28, 6 pm Virtual Panel Discussion Geoff Hargadon Mark Kelner Christine O'Donnell Anna Winestein Sign up here>
IN PERSON! Outdoor Jazz Concert COOL WAR:American Jazz in the USSR (Alexei Tsiganov Trio) September 19, 2021 4 - 6 pm Private Garden, Lincoln MA Learn more>
IN PERSON! Outdoor Jazz Concert ENCOUNTERS:Jazz Meets Ashkenazi and Sephardi Sounds August 15, 2021 5 - 7 pm VIP Reception 4 pm Private Garden, Lincoln MA Learn more>
IN PERSON! Museum & Garden Tour + Cocktail June 20, 2021 2 - 6 pm Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton MA + Private Residence, Lunenburg Learn more>
PARIS REVERIE Oboe & Piano, from Faneuil Hall May 23 - June 5, 2021 Premiere May 23 6 pm Rita Mitsel, Oboe Anastasia Seifetdinova, Piano Learn more> Co-presented with the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company
BALLADE Violin & Piano, from Faneuil Hall Apr. 25 - May 7, 2021 Premiere Apr. 25 6 pm Liubomyr Senyshyn Paulius Pancekauskas Learn more> Dedicated to the memory of Gordon LANKTON (1931-2021)
THE LAST BALL Artist Conversation with photographer ARKADY LVOV April 15, 2021 5:30 - 6:30 pm Learn more> Presentation by Arkady followed by Q&A with virtual attendees. FREE Registration>
FORBIDDEN FRUIT Cello & Piano, from Faneuil Hall Feb. 28 - Mar. 7, 2021 Premiere Feb 28 6pm Mickey Katz, Cello Jane Hua, Piano Learn more> Presented with the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company Read the Review in the Boston Classical Intelligencer>	Franck, Ligeti, Weinberg, Shostakovich, Rachmaninoff
MIGRATION+MEMORY Songs and Romances from Faneuil Hall Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 6 - 7:30 pm Tanya Bertier, Mezzo Sima Kustanovich, Piano Learn more> Presented with the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company Sign up to watch>	Irving Berlin, Rachmaninoff, Stravinsky, Glazunov, Prokofieff et al!
PLAYGROUND of the AUTOCRATS Virtual Conversation with artist Anne Bobroff-Hajal Thurs. Dec 10, 2020 5:30 - 6:30 pm Learn more> about this moderated conversation with a painter and historian. Sign up to receive the Zoom link>	Anne Bobroff-Hajal's satirical polyptychs are on view through January 24, 2021 at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA
IN HONORABLE COMPANY Virtual Concert from Faneuil Hall by pianist Anastasia Seifetdinova Sunday Nov 22, 2020 5 - 6:30 pm Learn more> Presented with the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company Sign up to watch>	Anastasia Seifetdinova performs Rachmaninoff, Weinberg & more
AEQUINOCTIUM Virtual Concert by Jane Hua, Piano and Stephane Oestreich, Violin Sunday September 20, 2020 2 - 3:30 pm Learn more> Sign up to watch>
TIGER GIRL Screening and Discussion Sunday March 8, 2020 3 - 5:10 pm Learn more> Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston Tickets On Sale 2.20>
ROMANTIC PIANO Concert + Reception Paulis Pancekauskas Sunday Feb 9, 2020 3 pm (talk 2:30) Chopin, Schumann, Armanet, Scriabin, Rachmaninov Learn more> St. Paul's Church 166 High St Newburyport, MA Purchase Tickets>
PARIS via BOSTON Concert + Reception Piano, Clarinet, Voice Friday Feb 7, 2020 7 pm (reception 6:30) US Premiere: The 'T' + Poulenc, Debussy, Berlioz SOLD OUT!> French Cultural Center, Boston 53 Marlborough St Purchase Tickets>
THE CRANES ARE FLYING Screening and Discussion Sunday Dec 15, 2019 3 - 5:10 pm Rare 35 MM Print! discussion with David Patterson & Anna Winestein Learn more> Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston Tickets on sale>
EVENING IN PARIS 10th Anniversary Revel Friday Nov 15, 2019 6 - 10:30 pm Tickets> The Harvard Club 374 Commonwealth Ave, Boston View Auction Items here
ST PETERSBURG SERENADE Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet Thursday Nov 7, 2019 Reception 6:30 pm Concert 7:30 pm Tickets> Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St. Brookline, MA Early Bird pricing through Nov 3rd!
TEMPER TRIO Khachaturian, Shostakovich, Schoenfield September 19, 2019 Reception 6:45 pm Concert 7:30 pm Congregation Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St, Brookline Early Bird rates thru Sep 14! Tickets>	Co-presented with Cong. Kehillath Israel's 6+1 Cultural Program
DOSTOEVSKY'S THE IDIOT THROUGH RUSSIAN EYES Illustrations from the Russian State Literary Museum (Moscow) and Dostoevsky Museum (St. Petersburg) July 15 - 19, 2019 Boston University Center for the Study of Europe, 121 Bay State Road, Boston Learn More>	Organized in partnership with Boston University, the North American Dostoevsky Society and International Dostoevsky Society.
NEW WAVE NOW Georgian Film Series May 23 - 26, 2019 Museum of Fine Arts Remis Auditorium 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston Details> Opening Night Film: My Happy Family May 23, 7:30 pm The Confession dir. Zaza Urushadze May 24, 7:30 pm Our Blood is Wine Georgian wine doc May 25, 3:00 pm & more! Learn More>
SUMMER SOLSTICE CONCERT Yosif Feigelson, Cello June 22, 2 pm Tchaikovsky-prize winner performs Bach, Prokofiev, Weinberg, Albeniz Read the review in the Boston Musical Intelligencer!> Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton Buy tickets>
Jacques' Menagerie Hnizdovsky Prints from the Christina and George Gamota Collection March 16-July 7, 2019 Exhibit at the Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union Street Clinton, MA 01510 Learn More>
BAROQUE TO JAZZ Julian Milkis, Clarinet Sima Kustanovich, Piano Read the rave review in the Boston Musical Intelligencer!> April 14, 6 pm Congregation Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St, Brookline
Innovation and Creativity Panel Discussion March 27, 5:30 - 8 pm The Yard 120 St. James Ave, 6th floor, Boston FREE with RSVP> Registration is required for security https://createbrai. eventbrite.com
MARDI GRAS Concert & Reception NoMad Dreams & Ann Assarsson Saturday March 2nd 6 pm Doors Open, Reception 7 pm Performance The Harvard Club 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston Purchase Tickets>
THE GAMOTA COLLECTION Open House March 9th & 10th March 9th: 3-5 pm March 10th: 3-5 pm (VIP Tour 2-3) Lexington, MA Address provided to confirmed guests Learn More>
Jacques' Menagerie Hnizdovsky Prints from the Christina and George Gamota Collection March 16-July 7, 2019 203 Union Street Clinton, MA 01510 Learn More>
SVETLANA BOYM Exile & Imagination Tuesday January 29th Doors Open 6:00 pm Screening 6:30 pm Conversation 7:30 pm FREE with RSVP More info HERE> Olin Center, Rm 011 Tufts University 180 Packard Ave, Medford, MA 02155 Learn more>
Upcoming: January 29 screening at Tufts March 2 NoMad Dreams at Harvard Club March 16 Hnizdovsky exhibit starts at Museum of Russian Icons
S.T.E.A.M. and Soviet Diaspora in the US Wedn. Nov 28, 6 pm FAB@CIC, Boston 121 Devonshire St Free RSVP here> Panel discussion, reception, book celebration
MOZART, WEINBERG, SHOSTAKOVICH Rimsky Korsakov String Quartet Sunday Nov 18, 3pm Tickets> Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St. Brookline, MA Early Bird pricing through Nov 11th!
THE LURE OF PARIS Roustem Saïtkoulov Sunday Nov 4, 7 pm Longy School of Music, Cambridge Purchase tickets> Satuday Nov 3, 7:30 St. Paul's Church, Newburyport Read the rave review in ArtsFuse!> CHOPIN, DEBUSSY STRAVINSKY	Renowned Franco-Russian pianist Roustem Saïtkoulov, who plays Carnegie Hall on October 30th.
AN EVENING AFFAIR Launch for Jordan Scarlett Interiors Sunday, Sep. 23 Photo Gallery> BRAI featured charity at stylish cocktail. Read about it HERE> Watch the video>
WINE WEDNESDAY Tasting & social Wednesday, Oct 17 7 - 9 pm Tickets HERE> Salon Acote 132 Newbury St, Boston Food pairings provided, dessert by SAMA Confections. Learn more>
AU REVOIR ALGONQUIN! Saturday Sep 22nd Concert 7 pm NoMad Dreams + Ann Assarsson SOLD OUT> Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Ave, Boston Learn more>
SUMMER SOLSTICE MEMBER PARTY Saturday June 23rd 6:30 - 8:30 pm Beacon Gallery 524 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118 Free for BR360 Members with RSVP> $20 all others Sign up here>	Enjoy art and refreshments and socialize with members of the BRAI community.
Rostropovich + Soviet Jewish Composers Sunday 06.03.2018 Yosif Feigelson, cello Center Makor Kehillath Israel 384 Harvard St Brookline, MA Tickets here> Doors Open 4:30 Concert 5:00 Q&A 6:15 Reception 6:30
CHAMPAGNE/CAVIAR Thursday 06.14.2018 French Cultural Centr 53 Marlborough St, Boston Tickets> Tasting 7 - 9:30 pm Tsar Experience 6 - 7
BRAI Featured in a Lifestyle Blog Paris Meet Boston by Lindsay Shores Read it here>
Spring Soiree Friday 05.04.2018 Olivia Fortunato, Harp Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Ave, Boston Tickets> Reception 6:30 Concert 7:15
Franco-Russian Concert Roustem Saitkoulov, Piano Rachmaninov, Chopin Debussy, Ravel 02.03.2018, 7:00 pm Doors open 6:15 French Cultural Center, Boston 53 Marlborough St Details and tickets>
MIGRATION+MEMORY Until 1.28.18 Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, MA Select Press: NPR's The World Interiew audio and article> ArtScope Exhibit review> Wicked Local, Metro-West, Newton etc Article and photos> Worcester Magazine Article> NewTV, Museum Open House Interview video> JewishBoston Article>	Installation view of MIGRATION + MEMORY: Jewish Artists of the Russian and Soviet Empires from the Vladimir and Vera Torchilin Collection. Curated by Anna Winestein
RESCHEDULED Film Screening: Friends from France Sunday 01.21.2018 1:30 pm, Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union st, Clinton Tickets $15, including museum admission Tickets here>
Young Russian-Jewish Americans in the Arts Thursday 12.21.2017 Panel + Reception District Hall 75 Northern Avenue, Seaport Tickets here> Networking 5:30 Panel 6:00 Q&A 7:00 Reception 7:30 Panel: David Gamarnik Mark Kelner Anastasia Seifetdinova
Rostropovich + Soviet Jewish Composers Saturday 11.11.2017 Yosif Feigelson, cello Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Ave, Boston Tickets here> Reception 6:30 Concert 7:15 Q&A 8:30
MIGRATION + REVOLUTION Saturday 10.21.2017 Rimsky Korsakov String Quartet Museum of Modern Renaissance 115 College Ave Somerville, MA Tickets here> Doors Open 6:30 Concert 7
REVOLUTION Centenary Concert Sunday 10.22.2017 Rimsky Korsakov String Quartet St Paul's Church 166 High St Newburyport, MA Tickets here> Pre-concert talk 4:30 Concert 5:15 Wine reception 7:00
MIGRATION+MEMORY Inaugural Concert 9.16.2017 Nigun Chamber Ensemble Folk and classical music with Russian Jewish roots Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA Tickets here>
GEORGIA x FRANCE Wine Tasting August 17, 2017 7 - 8 pm VIP Hour 8 - 10 pm Tasting Tickets & Details> Salon Acote 132 Newbury St
SPRING SOIREE Friday May 19th 6:00 - 8:00 pm DTR Modern Gallery 167 Newbury St Boston MA Enjoy art and refreshments and socialize with members of the BRAI community. Learn More Here	Installation view of the Hunt Slonem show on view at DTR Modern.
GEORGIA ON MY MIND: Giya Kancelli and Astor Piazzola Friday April 7 The Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 6:30 pm Reception 7:15 pm Concert 8:30 pm VIP After-party Learn More Here	Renowned clarinetist Julian Milkis and pianist Sima Kustanovich play Georgian composer Giya Kancheli and Argentinian composer Astor Piazzola. Presented with support from Jarred and Amanda Guthrie.
ROMANTIC PIANO Sat. February 11 The Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston MA 6:30 pm Reception 7:15 pm Concert Prize-winning Ukrainian pianist Alex Poliykov performers stirring and impassioned works by Liszt, Scriabin, Prokofiev Shostakovich & more
ACROSS the CHASM Art from the Russian and Soviet Empires in the West Wed. January 25 Skinner Auctioneers 63 Park Plaza Boston MA 02116 5:00 pm Reception 6:00 pm Lecture REGISTER HERE
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
RIMSKY KORSAKOV STRING QUARTET @ MUSEUM of MODERN RENAISSANCE (Somerville, MA) October 22, 2016 7 pm Prokofiev, Barber & Shostakovich Details HERE
SOUNDS OF THE SILVER AGE:RKSQ@ HARVARD ED PORTAL (Allston, MA) October 26, 2016 6 pm Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov Details> Presented jointly with the Harvard Ed Portal and Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
RIMSKY KORSAKOV STRING QUARTET @ NEWBURYPORT October 16, 2016 3 pm Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Dvorak Details HERE St. Paul's Church 166 High St Newburyport, MA
GEORGIAN WINE TASTING August 18, 2016 6 - 7 pm VIP Hour 7 - 9 pm Main Tasting Explore the Cradle of Wine in SoWA! Details HERE Matter & Light Gallery 63 Thayer St, Boston	JOIN US TO TASTE WHITE, BLUSH, ROSE, RED & SEMI-SWEET WINES FROM BOUTIQUE IMPORTER GEORGIAN TOAST
FRANCOFONIA April 20-May 7, 2016 Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave Boston Co-presented by the MFA and BRAI. Famed Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov’s new film is a rich meditation on the Louvre Museum in Paris and the preservation of European culture during World War Two. Read more>
BETTY LOW / LUDMILA LVOVA Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo dancer passes, aged 100 Betty Low, a Canadian- born dancer and actress who began her career with the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and performed and taught in the US for 70 years, died on March 12, 2016 at her home in Annapolis, MD. Read more here.	The Lesson, 1940 & Betty Low, 1936 both by Yousuf Karsh / Courtesy of the Estate of Yousuf Karsh
BAROQUE & JAZZ Bach to Piazzola March 20, 2016 1:30 pm concert reception to follow Julian Milkis, clarinet Sima Kustanovich, piano Purchase tickets here. St. Paul's Church Newburyport, MA 166 Hight St.
DREAMING AGAINST THE WORLD: Mu Xin in Focus March 16, 2016 7:00 pm screening + panel Nancy Berliner Chen Danqing Francisco Bello Timothy Sternberg moderator: Peter Rand Purchase tickets here. Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave
BOLSHOI POSTMODERN Screening Series FEB 20 - MAR 12, 2016 FULL SCHEDULE BOSTON, MARCH 3 - 6 Museum of Fine Arts DC: Feb 20/21 & Mar 12 National Gallery of Art NEW YORK Feb 22-24 The New School/Mannes NYU/Jordan Center Columbia/Harriman
NEXT GENERATION: ARSENY GUSEV Concert & Reception January 8, 2016 6 - 8:30 pm Medtner, Ravel, Scriabin, Schumann, Stravinsky Details HERE Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Ave
HAPPY NEW YEAR May 2016 bring joy, good health and new creative experiences to you and yours! 2015 has been a dynamic year for us. We are tremendously grateful to everyone in the BRAI community for sharing it with us and for all your support!
MIDNIGHT SUN BALL Guest of Honor: David Hoose, conductor Oct. 31, 2015 6 - 11 pm Algonquin Club 217 Commonwealth Ave Early Bird Tickets: $75 Dancing (entry at 8) $275 Dining (entry at 6) Tables available
TRINITY CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil & more Oct. 24, 2015 7:30 pm Mission Church 1545 Tremont St, Boston $25 Advance $30 Door Sales $35 Premium Seating Buy Tickets Here Download the event poster here. Sergei Rachmaninoff's transcendent All-Night Vigil, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. BRAI presents the Trinity Choirs performing the Vigil together with compositions by Dmytro Bortnyansky and Piotr Tchaikovsky.
THE KYIV CAVES MONASTERY'S ROYAL DOORS Context, Function and Displacement Talk by Edward Kasinec of Columbia University Sept. 19, 2015 3:00 pm Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St. Clinton MA $8 MoRI Members $12 General Admission $1 off with WOO Card Ticket includes Museum admission. More Details Here
VICTORY OVER THE SUN Performance, Panel Discussion, Book Signing April 23, 2015 7:30 pm 8 St. Mary's St, Rm 206 Boston University Photonics Center Details here Presented in partnership with the BU Center for the Study of Europe and Cervena Barva Press.
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV STRING QUARTET With special guest: clarinetist Stephen Bates Von Weber, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky March 8, 2015 3:00 pm St. Anna's Chapel Newburyport, MA Details here	The Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil The Cantata Singers January 24, Cambridge January 31, Wellesley BRAI director Anna Winestein will give pre-concert lectures for both performances. Details here	Boston's Cantata Singers perform Rachmaninoff's ethereal and poignant All-Night Vigil in the original Church Slavonic.
Vaclav Havel Film Series, 11/24 - 12/11 Cambridge, Boston, Clinton, MA BRAI/BRCP presented screenings exploring and honoring the political and artistic legacy of Czech dramatist and statesman Vaclav Havel. Details here Co-presented with the Brattle Theater, WorldBoston, Boston University Center for the Study of Europe and the Museum of Russian Icons.	Screenings supported by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington.
THE NIGHTINGALE BALL 11.22.2014 Saturday November 22 Algonquin Club of Boston View Photos BRCP celebrated the centenary of Stravinsky's opera The Nightingale. The honoree of the gala dinner was philanthropist and collector Gordon Lankton. Details here	Enjoy dance and voice performances, dancing to the Jason Benjamin Jazz Quintet and explore the meeting of art from East and West.
SALON CONCERT ART VIEWING 10.30.2014 Thursday October 30 Algonquin Club of Boston View Photos Salon concert by the Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet, a St. Petersburg ensemble that performs and records widely internationally. Read More The Quartet: Mikhail Bondarev (violin) Ekaterina Belisova (violin) Alexei Popov (viola) Anton Andreev (cello).	Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet on October 30th w/ special guest Aaron Larget-Caplan and BRCP director Anna Winestein. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky.
WHITE NIGHTS VODKA TASTING July 17 2014 6:30 - 8:30 Cafe St. Petersburg Newton Centre BRCP presents a tasting dedicated to the legendary Eastern European spirit! Sample a carefully curated group of diverse styles of vodkas from various countries, accompanied by traditional food pairings called 'zakuski'. T accessible (D line). Detailed Info Here	A still-life featuring some of the classic foods consumed with vodka--pickles, smoked fish, bread (often with pork-back).
ART DAY TRIP The Romanovs through Today May 18 2014 10:00 - 5:00 Boston, MA & Clinton, MA Join us on Sunday May 18th for a guided excursion into fine and decorative art in Boston and beyond from the sphere of Russian cultural influence. Outing includes visits to a museum & artist studios, and brunch. Bus transportation provided. Detailed Info Here	Image: The Durnovo Casket, Silver gilt, enamel and lapis lazuli, 1889, Firm of Ovchinnikov, Russia. Photo © Giovanni Lundardi Photography Currently on view in The Tsar's Cabinet show @ Museum of Russian Icons
POST-SOVIET WINE & SPIRITS TASTING March 20 2014 6:30-8:30 pm Brookline Liquort Mart 1354 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA 02134 Inaugural BRCP tasting showcases 10 wines and spirits from Georgia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Latvia. NB: Finger food provided. Detailed Info Here
MEN OF POWER Alexander Sokurov Retrospective In connection with the New England premiere of Alexander Sokurov's Faust, which concludes the "Men of Power" tetralogy, the MFA and BRCP present the entire series, which also includes Moloch, Taurus and The Sun. January 2-19, 2014 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 465 Huntington Avenue More Info & Tickets.	Still from Alexander Sokurov's new film, Faust (Russia, 2011)
SOFT POWER IN EASTERN EUROPE The Role of Cultural Diplomacy A conversation with the former US Ambassador to Russia (2008-2012) and Bulgaria (2005-2008), John Beyrle, moderated by the Executive Director of the BRCP, Anna Winestein. Ambassador Beyrle has been a proponent of American cultural diplomacy, and a great specialist on not only Eastern-European politics, but the region's culture. This event will explore what works and what doesn't in the region and why cultural diplomacy matters. December 11, 2013, 5:00 pm Boston University Center for the Study of Europe 154 Bay State Road More about the Event.	Photograph by Elizabeth Amrien. Ambassador John Beyrle (l) speaks about cultural diplomacy, December 11,2013. BRCP Executive Director Anna Winestein (r) moderated the discussion.
THE SALOMÉ BALL On November 16, 2013 the BRCP's Salomé Ball took place at the Algonquin Club of Boston. View the photo gallery HERE More about the Ball.	Adrina DeVitre performs Veils and Tears, choreographed by Rebecca Rice at the BRCP's Salomé Ball on 11.16.2013. Read press coverage about the ball Photograph by Kalman Zabarsky, ©2013 Kalman Zabarsky & Anna Winestein.
Flowers of the Steppe: Festival of Kazakh Cinema took place in Boston and Washington, DC on November 14-20, 2012. Read an article about the festival. Read an interview with festival participants HERE	Photograph by Kathy Tarantola, ©2013 Peabody Essex Museum. Marcus Romeo performs Gem, choreographed by Rebecca Rice and produced by Anna Winestein (Exec, Director of the BRCP) at the opening of the Peabody Essex Museum's Fabergé Revealed, on 06.19.2013.HERE.. Program details HERE.