Greetings, and a very warm welcome to the RCS Haven E-Bulletin!
This newsletter contains a round-up of Russian events in Scotland and throughout the rest of the UK in the month of July, as well as the latest Russian-related news stories and job vacancies.
Please note that the RCS Haven Duke Street centre is now closed for its summer break, meaning that during July and August our language and cultural classes and other services for members, such as our book/DVD lending library, will not be running. We will, however, continue to offer specialist translation/legal/financial advice and Russian news and events listings throughout the summer via this newsletter, our website http://www.rcshaven.org.uk, and our Facebook and Twitter pages.
We hope that you have a great summer, and we look forward to seeing you again when our centre reopens in September!
Best wishes,
All the staff and volunteers at RCS Haven
NEWS UPDATE
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW SLAVONIC STUDIES CLOSURE
Over the last few months we have kept you updated on the campaign to save the Slavonic Studies department at the University of Glasgow, which has been threatened with closure. We are dismayed to report that when the University Court met on Wednesday 22nd June they approved the proposal to shut down the MA (Joint Hons) Slavonic Studies degree programme, with effect from 2012. Rather than close the whole department, however, they opted to preserve the teaching of Slavonic languages (Russian, Polish and Czech) at the University, but only in a severely reduced form. This means that it will no longer be possible to obtain a degree in ‘Slavonic Studies’ anywhere in Scotland, and a valuable global centre for the study of Russian and Eastern European literature, history and culture will be lost. It is as yet unclear what the impact these changes will have on current staff and students in the department, but they have vowed to continue to fight the cuts. A new petition to the Scottish Government to increase funding for lesser-taught languages has been set up by department staff, and you can sign it here:
You can read more about the closure at the following websites:
- The Herald:
- Glasgow University Guardian (student newspaper):
Local News Glasgow: http://www.localnewsglasgow.co.uk/2011/06/sly-slavonic-cuts/
Contents:
- Jobs
- News
The job search facility on the RCS Haven website collects vacancies from Scottish, British and Russian employers, and makes them searchable by keyword. It can be accessed by clicking here, but below is a selection of some of the wide range of jobs currently being advertised through the website:
1. Temporary Special Teacher (EAL)
Job Vacancy Summary Children & Families Temporary Special Teacher (EAL) EAL Westwood House, EH11 Salary: £21,438 - £34,200 Hours: Full and part time positions available Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions more...
Job Vacancy Summary Children & Families Temporary Special Teacher (EAL) EAL Westwood House, EH11 Salary: £21,438 - £34,200 Hours: Full and part time positions available Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions more...
2. Senior Test Equipment Engineer
A leading Defence and Aerospace client in Scotland is looking for an additional 4 Electronic Design Engineers to support with Test Equipment design for a world leading airborne radar system. Please note that a 4 day week / flexible working more...
A leading Defence and Aerospace client in Scotland is looking for an additional 4 Electronic Design Engineers to support with Test Equipment design for a world leading airborne radar system. Please note that a 4 day week / flexible working more...
3. Trainee Marketing/Projects Co-ordinator
Discovery Flexibles Limited based in Dundee is Scotlands leading flexible packaging converter and is equipped with state of the art equipment and a team committed to serving the customers needs in full. Our marketing philosophy centres on supplying more...
Discovery Flexibles Limited based in Dundee is Scotlands leading flexible packaging converter and is equipped with state of the art equipment and a team committed to serving the customers needs in full. Our marketing philosophy centres on supplying more...
4. Optometrist
We are currently looking to recruit a number of Optometrists to work in various locations in Scotland, including this position in Tayside. As modern life becomes increasingly stressful and urban areas more crowded and polluted, many people are more...
We are currently looking to recruit a number of Optometrists to work in various locations in Scotland, including this position in Tayside. As modern life becomes increasingly stressful and urban areas more crowded and polluted, many people are more...
5. QHSE Manager
Demob Job Reference: J1993 Job Title: QHSE Manager Location: Angus, Scotland Salary: Circa £35,000 Start Date: Immediate Introduction: Our client based in Angus is currently recruiting for a QHSE Manager who will be responsible for managing more...
Demob Job Reference: J1993 Job Title: QHSE Manager Location: Angus, Scotland Salary: Circa £35,000 Start Date: Immediate Introduction: Our client based in Angus is currently recruiting for a QHSE Manager who will be responsible for managing more...
1. SAP PM Consultant (Russian Speaking)
SAP PM Consultant (Russian Speaking) My Client is undergoing a European rollout of SAP and this will include an installation into a new plant located in Russia. I am staffing a requirement for a SAP PM Consultant to ensure SAP PM is delivered. To more...
SAP PM Consultant (Russian Speaking) My Client is undergoing a European rollout of SAP and this will include an installation into a new plant located in Russia. I am staffing a requirement for a SAP PM Consultant to ensure SAP PM is delivered. To more...
2. Research Analyst (Russian/ Polish/ German)
Truly this is a unique opportunity. Are you a real a great thinker? Do you own complex third party data analysis like no other? Do you have the passion of Einstein and the determination of Stephen Hawkins to analyse the hottest topics within the more...
Truly this is a unique opportunity. Are you a real a great thinker? Do you own complex third party data analysis like no other? Do you have the passion of Einstein and the determination of Stephen Hawkins to analyse the hottest topics within the more...
3. Operations Manager Russian Speaking
Summary A boutique London based FSA authorised and regulated investment partnership focusing on the financial sector in Central and Eastern Europe, is looking to establish a fixed income operations team in London, to provide the administration for more...
Summary A boutique London based FSA authorised and regulated investment partnership focusing on the financial sector in Central and Eastern Europe, is looking to establish a fixed income operations team in London, to provide the administration for more...
4. Russian / Italian speaking Implementation Consultant
Technical Implementation Consultant : Fund Management London To £65,000 Plus Large Bonus, Health, Pension UNIX, Oracle, SQL, Java, J2EE, SQL, JDBC, XML, DTD, XSLT, PL/SQL, SQL. Integration, Implementation, Linux Alexander Black Recruitment is more...
Technical Implementation Consultant : Fund Management London To £65,000 Plus Large Bonus, Health, Pension UNIX, Oracle, SQL, Java, J2EE, SQL, JDBC, XML, DTD, XSLT, PL/SQL, SQL. Integration, Implementation, Linux Alexander Black Recruitment is more...
5. Fluent Russian Localisation Tester
Our client is a major electronics firm and is looking to recruit fluent speakers of Russian to join their team on a permanent basis in Liverpool. The ideal candidate will be fluent in Russian and will have excellent grammar skills. Providing our more...
Our client is a major electronics firm and is looking to recruit fluent speakers of Russian to join their team on a permanent basis in Liverpool. The ideal candidate will be fluent in Russian and will have excellent grammar skills. Providing our more...
Please also note that RCS Haven is always looking for volunteers to work at the centre and qualified staff to run language and cultural courses for children and adults.
The Russian Orthodox Church is preparing for a reform of its liturgical language, and a draft document on the role of Church Slavonic in modern church life has been circulated among dioceses and is available for discussion on the internet.
Both reactors at the Torness nuclear power station have been shut down after huge numbers of jellyfish were found in the sea water entering the plant. The jellyfish were found obstructing cooling water filters on Tuesday. The East Lothian plant's operator, EDF Energy, said the shutdown was a precautionary measure and there was never any danger to the public.
The new member states of the EU now look much more stable and secure than the traditional global powerhouses. The compass used to point west. It often wobbled, but always returned, pointing (according to taste) to somewhere between Sweden and the US. The difference today is that it is the easterners (and neutrals) who now look successful. So the compass is now pointing east.
U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle said Monday that the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty was important but the real highlight of a "reset" in U.S.-Russian ties would come next week with the signing of agreements on liberalized visa rules and child adoptions.
Despite near-record trade and investment ties between Britain and Russia, one prominent British businessman involved with Russia for the past 30 years, Peter Hambro, believes British involvement is not as strong as it should be.
A search for yield has spurred emerging market debt funds to invest in local bonds in countries whose currencies are rising. One market that has benefited is Russia, where rouble-denominated bonds that are cleared and settled internationally have been a big hit with investors.
A unique upgraded IBR-2 pulsed fast reactor has been launched in the Moscow region’ s town of Dubna, which will make it possible to carry out more than 200 experiments a year with the participation of scientists from more than 30 countries, ITAR-TASS reports.
Speaking at Westminster Hall earlier this year, President Barack Obama hailed the British-American relationship as "indispensable to the goal of a century that is more peaceful, more prosperous and more just." The central threats he was referring to include the spread of terrorist networks and the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the modern age.
Here is the world in 2050, as imagined by the U.S. Census Bureau: India will be the most populous nation, surpassing China sometime around 2025.
And declining birth rates in two of the world's most economically and politically influential countries, Japan and Russia, will cause them to fall from their current positions..
Seen just a handful of times this stunning phenomena is known as the 'smile in the sky.' Freak weather conditions created this reverse rainbow in Leicestershire where it was pictured by antique dealer William Freeman. But while the sight looks like an upside-down rainbow, it is actually caused by light shining through tiny ice crystals in the clouds.
Regular Events in Scotland:
Orthodox Church Services:
The following Scottish churches hold regular/semi-regular Orthodox services (all welcome):
· Glasgow: The Parish of St. Kentigern (Russian Orthodox). Services held in Govan Old Church, 866 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 3UU.
· Edinburgh: Orthodox Community of St. Andrew (a mixture of Orthodox faiths). Services held in the Chapel of St. Andrew, 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh, EH8 9NR.
Every Sunday night Cafe Cossachok hosts a live concert featuring a mixture of Russian and Eastern European folk-songs and works by Russian classical composers. Booking essential.
03/07 Sun LONG DAYS OF SUMMER 9.00pm £6.00
Russian virtuoso violinist, Lev Atlas joins forces with Scottish jazz guitarist and composer, Nigel Clark for an evening of Russian, Hungarian, Gypsy and Jazz potpourri.
10/07 Sun HOT TUNES 9.00pm £6.00
Master of Russian violin, Lev Atlas, along with some friends presents a selection of popular tunes from Sviridov's Romance to Monti's Chardash.
17/07 Sun MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD 9.00pm £6.00
A kaleidoscope of dances and songs from classical operetta to Moldavian Hora.
24/07 Sun GITANE ECOSSE 9.00pm £6.00
This newly formed group, features Polish gypsy jazz guitar virtuosos Ricardo Wiszniewski and Darius Szoma who join with compatriot Janek Drewniak on bass and Andy Whiteford on sax & clarinet to pay tribute to the hot swinging days of 1930's Paris with their authentic interpretations of Django Reinhardt classics along with some American Songbook standards.
- Cafe Cossachok, 10 King Street, Glasgow, G1 5QP
- Restaurant opens: 6.00pm. Concert begins: 9.00pm
- Tickets: £6.00 per person.
- Bookings: 0141 553 0733
· Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
Sharmanka are a unique and award-winning theatre group whose performances are ‘acted’ by carved wooden figures and ingenious moving mechanical contraptions. Booking essential.
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD
- Bookings: 0141 552 7080
Events in Glasgow:
· Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th July: Exhibition, ‘The Merchant City Through the Eyes of Eastern European Artists’
Part of the Merchant City Festival. This exhibition showcases the work of a selection of Russian and Eastern European artists and photographers who have travelled between Scotland and Russia, and who have expressed these experiences in their art.
- Glasgow Print Studio – Ground Floor, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD
- Opening Times:
- Thursday – Saturday: 10.00am-5.30pm
- Sunday: 12.00-5.00pm
- FREE
- More information:
· Thursday 21st – Sunday 24th July: Exhibition/Live Music, Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
Part of the Merchant City Festival. Eduard Bersudsky, the visionary genius behind Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, has agreed to open up his studio to the public in honour of the Merchant City Festival. Between Thursday 21st and Sunday 24th July he will not only be putting on an expanded schedule of his unique puppet theatre shows, audiences will also be able to visit the Sharmanka gallery and see his marvellous mechanical sculptures up close. Furthermore, on Thursday, Friday and Sunday the Sharmanka gallery will be the venue for three evenings of live improvised music, organised by Bersudsky’s long-time musical collaborator John Cavanagh. - Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, 103 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD
- Gallery Opening Times:
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday: 1.00-7.00pm
- Saturday: 1.00-5.00pm
- Music Performances, 7.00-9.00pm:
- Thursday: Liene Rozite (flute), Nicole McNeilly (trombone) and Michael Shearer (clarinet)
- Friday: George Burt and Neil Davidson (guitars)
- Sunday: Raymond Macdonald (saxophone)
- TICKETS: £5.00 (Ages 12+)
- Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre Performances:
- Thursday/Friday; 3.00pm, 6.00pm
- Saturday/Sunday: 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 5.00pm
- TICKETS: £5.00/£3.00 concessions (Ages 4+)
- Bookings: 0141 552 7080
- More information:
· Saturday 11th June – Saturday 9th July: Exhibition, ‘Andrei D Sakharov: Alarm & Hope’
Andrei Sakharov was a leading physicist in the USSR of the 1940s and ‘50s, who was known as the ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’. However, in later life he became a champion of human rights and advocate of political freedom behind the Iron Curtain, and one of the most internationally-famous opponents of Soviet power. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975, and his principled messages contributed to the non-violent revolutions that swept Eastern Europe between 1898 and ’91. ‘Alarm & Hope’ is an itinerant exhibition put together in 2009 by the Council of Europe, the Andrei Sakharov Museum and the Russian human rights association Memorial to honour Sakharov and his legacy - it is composed of photos and quotations from Sakharov’s numerous letters and articles, which continue to inform and inspire campaigners for justice and freedom even today.
- Scotland Russia Institute, 9 South College Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AA
- Tuesday – Friday, 11.00am-4.00pm; Saturday, 1.30-4.00pm
- FREE
- More information: http://www.scotlandrussiaforum.org/exhibitions.html
· Wednesday 6th – Thursday 7th July: Films, ‘Dersu Uzala’/‘How I Ended This Summer’
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ironmental Dialogues’ season. Edinburgh University’s CORE (‘Creative Research into the Environment’) group brings together academics from several different disciplines to promote awareness of environmental issues, using art as their central means of communication. They have curated a short season of films at the Edinburgh Filmhouse in July that explore the complex relationship between man and his environment, two of which are set in Russia. However, in these two films the vast beauty of the Russian landscape is used to tell extremely different stories – Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Dersu Uzala’ (1975) tells the true story of the unlikely friendship between Vladimir Arseniev, an early twentieth-century explorer, and a nomadic Siberian hunter, whilst in Alexei Popogrebsky’s award-winning 2010 film ‘How I Ended This Summer’ the isolation and emptiness of their surroundings is a key factor in pushing the already tense relationship between two men working alone at a remote nuclear observation station to breaking point.
ironmental Dialogues’ season. Edinburgh University’s CORE (‘Creative Research into the Environment’) group brings together academics from several different disciplines to promote awareness of environmental issues, using art as their central means of communication. They have curated a short season of films at the Edinburgh Filmhouse in July that explore the complex relationship between man and his environment, two of which are set in Russia. However, in these two films the vast beauty of the Russian landscape is used to tell extremely different stories – Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Dersu Uzala’ (1975) tells the true story of the unlikely friendship between Vladimir Arseniev, an early twentieth-century explorer, and a nomadic Siberian hunter, whilst in Alexei Popogrebsky’s award-winning 2010 film ‘How I Ended This Summer’ the isolation and emptiness of their surroundings is a key factor in pushing the already tense relationship between two men working alone at a remote nuclear observation station to breaking point. - Edinburgh Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
- Performance Times:
- Wednesday 6th July, 6.00pm: ‘Dersu Uzala’
- Thursday 7th July, 5.45pm: ‘How I Ended This Summer’
- Tickets: £7.50/£5.50 (concessions).
- To book, call 0131 228 2688 or visit the cinema’s website
- More information:
· Tuesday 12th July: Concert, "GRAD QUARTET" (St Petersburg). Where the Folklore Meets Classics: The Russian Music of the 20th Century
The Princess Dashkova Russian Centre in co-operation with the
Edinburgh City Council hosts: Ensemble "GRAD QUARTET" (St Petersburg).
Edinburgh City Council hosts: Ensemble "GRAD QUARTET" (St Petersburg).
The concert will include musical variations and themes featuring
J.S. Bach, S. Rachmaninov, M. Musorgsky, Ja. Feldman, I. Dunaevsky, A.
Piazzolla, A. Babajanian, T. Chrennikov, A. Novikov and Russian folk music.
"Grad Quartet" has received numerous awards including GRAND PRIX of
international competition 'CITTA DI LANCIANO', (2008), and the First
Prize in the competition of Piazzolla’s music performers (Italy 2008).
J.S. Bach, S. Rachmaninov, M. Musorgsky, Ja. Feldman, I. Dunaevsky, A.
Piazzolla, A. Babajanian, T. Chrennikov, A. Novikov and Russian folk music.
"Grad Quartet" has received numerous awards including GRAND PRIX of
international competition 'CITTA DI LANCIANO', (2008), and the First
Prize in the competition of Piazzolla’s music performers (Italy 2008).
- St Cecilia's Hall, Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ,
- 8:00pm
- Tickets: £6.00 From
- More information: Here
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0th July: Concert, Pervoe Solnce (‘Первое Солнце’)
0th July: Concert, Pervoe Solnce (‘Первое Солнце’) Part of the Edinburgh Jazz Festival. Pervoe Colnce are an extraordinary seven-piece Russian group whose music defies categorisation, combining jazz-rock drums and bass with classical guitar, bop trumpet, folk-style accordion, trance samples, vibraphone harmonies and much more besides. The overall effect is beautiful, uplifting, ethereal and completely unique. This concert will also feature a performance from Jeff Neve and Paascal Schumacher.
- Bosco Theatre, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh, EH8 9LD
- 8.00pm
- Tickets: £10.50
- To book, call 0131 467 5200 or visit the Jazz Festival website
- More information:
· Saturday 9th and Tuesday 12th July: Fundraising Events, ‘Celebrating Fifty Years of Space Flight’, Inverness
In July 1961, three months after his historic first space flight, Yuri Gagarin visited Britain as part of a worldwide tour. In honour of this event, the Highland Russia organisation has organised two events to raise money for the continuation and expansion of its cultural and charitable work. On Saturday 9th July there will be a programme of activities for children, including talks on space exploration and Yuri Gagarin’s life, games and arts and crafts workshops. Then, on Tuesday 12th July, visitors are invited to an evening of talks and presentations on Gagarin’s life and legacy, including a slide show of rare photographs collated by American space historian Joseph Felice, and which has previously been displayed at the official Gagarin Museum in Smolensk.
- Multicultural Centre, 1 Ardconnel Terrace, Inverness, IV2 3AE
- Event Times:
- Children’s Event: Saturday 9th July – 11.00am-1.00pm/2.00-4.00pm
- Evening Event: Tuesday 12th July – 7.00-9.00pm
- Entry by donation on the door
- For further details, contact Elena Reid on 01667 456245 or by email at [email protected]
- More information: http://highland-russia.livejournal.com/7147.html
· Tuesday 10th May – Thursday 28th July: Theatre, ‘The Cherry Orchard’, London
The latest production at London’s legendary National Theatre is Australian playwright Andrew Upton’s adaptation of ‘The Cherry Orchard’, Chekhov’s poignant, tragi-comic account of the decline of the Russian ruling classes at the turn of the twentieth-century. Zoe Wanamaker stars as the glamorous dowager Ranyevskaya, who returns from Paris to her family estate in the Russian provinces just as it, and her beloved cherry orchard, are about to meet the developer’s axe. Her daughters and the rest of her extended family living on the estate all seem more inclined to luxuriate in memories of the past than act to secure their future, but then peasant-entrepreneur Lopakhin appears and proposes a clever scheme to save the estate, but at a price... - National Theatre (Olivier Theatre), South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
- Performance Dates: 8th-28th July
- Monday – Saturday: 7.30pm
- Matinees (certain dates only): 2.00pm/2.30pm
- Tickets: £12.00-30.00
- To book tickets, phone 020 7452 3000, or visit the theatre website
- More information:
· Friday 3rd June – Saturday 9th July: Theatre, ‘The Government Inspector’,London
From writer David Harrower and Olivier award-winning director Richard Jones comes a new and eagerly-awaited adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s ‘The Government Inspector.’ Gogol’s classic satire mercilessly exposes the pettiness and hypocrisy of the Tsarist political and bureaucratic system, as a group of corrupt provincial officials mistake the arrival of a mysterious newcomer in their town for that of a government inspector, and frantically try to impress him, whilst covering up their many misdeeds. Starring cutting-edge British comedians Julian Barrattand Doon MacKichan, this is an event not to be missed!
- Young Vic Theatre, 66 The Cut, London, SE1 8LZ
- Performance Times:
- Monday-Saturday: 7.30pm
- Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday ONLY, 2.30pm
- Tickets: £10.00-£29.50
- To book, call 020 7922 2922 or visit the theatre’s website
- More information: http://www.youngvic.org/whats-on/government-inspector
· Wednesday 8th June – Sunday 10th July: Exhibition, Dubossarsky & Vinogradov ‘Khimki - Life’, London
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mir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov are Moscow-based artists who have been working collaboratively since 1994. Their work has been exhibited throughout Russia and Europe, and in 2009 they were chosen to represent Russia at the prestigious Venice Biennale exhibition of contemporary art. Their studio is located in the suburb of Khimki, and their latest project is a collection of watercolour paintings copied directly from photographs of normal Khimki residents going about their daily lives, some of the best of which are currently on display at London’s Vilma Gold gallery. The artists say that their aim with this project was to ‘sink deep in to reality and see its beauty’, and to represent this beauty in their work as simply and honestly as possible, without glamorising or embellishing it.
mir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov are Moscow-based artists who have been working collaboratively since 1994. Their work has been exhibited throughout Russia and Europe, and in 2009 they were chosen to represent Russia at the prestigious Venice Biennale exhibition of contemporary art. Their studio is located in the suburb of Khimki, and their latest project is a collection of watercolour paintings copied directly from photographs of normal Khimki residents going about their daily lives, some of the best of which are currently on display at London’s Vilma Gold gallery. The artists say that their aim with this project was to ‘sink deep in to reality and see its beauty’, and to represent this beauty in their work as simply and honestly as possible, without glamorising or embellishing it.- Vilma Gold Gallery, 6 Minerva Street, London, E2 9EH
- Opening Hours: 10.00am-6.00pm, Wednesday-Sunday
- FREE
- More information:
· Sunday 3rd July: Concert, Harmonia Sacra ‘Russian Rococo: Choral Masterpieces from Imperial Russia’, Bristol
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sance and early-Baroque music to exceptionally high standards. Their programme at this concert will trace the development of Russian choral music in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century, from its heavily Italian-influenced beginnings in the court of Catherine the Great to the emergence of a unique Russian style by the end of Alexander III’s reign, and will feature pieces by Galuppi, Sarti, Bortnyansky, Glinka and Tchaikovsky.
sance and early-Baroque music to exceptionally high standards. Their programme at this concert will trace the development of Russian choral music in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century, from its heavily Italian-influenced beginnings in the court of Catherine the Great to the emergence of a unique Russian style by the end of Alexander III’s reign, and will feature pieces by Galuppi, Sarti, Bortnyansky, Glinka and Tchaikovsky. - Church of St. Thomas the Martyr, St. Thomas Street, Bristol, BS1 6JJ
- 6.00pm
- Tickets: £12.00/£10.00 concessions
- To book, phone 01934 415301 or visit the Oxboffice website
- More information: http://peterleech.com/harmonia-sacra/
· Monday 4th July: Lecture, Stephen Dalziel ‘Is it Worth Doing Business in Russia?’, London
Part of the lecture programme of the GB-Russia Society. The Russian business climate has certainly improved dramatically since the lawless and chaotic 1990s, when the country was known as the ‘Wild East’. Even now, however, there are still several potential sources of financial instability in Russia, not least the lasting impact of the recent global recession and the threat of upheaval resulting from the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. This talk aims to weigh up the risks and rewards of doing business in Russia today, and there are few people better placed to do so than Stephen Dalziel, the current Executive Director of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce.
- Pushkin House, 5a Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2TA
- 7.00pm.
- Tickets: £5.00
- To book, phone 07884 464461 or visit the GB-Russia society website
- More information: http://www.gbrussia.org/lectures.php
· Tuesday 12th July: Business Event, ‘Ukraine: Leaping Towards Recovery’,London
This event seeks to provide an update on the current state of the Ukrainian market for British firms considering doing business there. There is no doubt that Ukraine has been through some tough economic times recently, but her recovery is now picking up pace. In 2010 growth exceeded 4% of GDP and several major events – particularly co-hosting the Euro 2012 football tournament with Poland – are helping the Ukrainian market to blossom. Participants at the event will learn more about Ukraine’s economic progress over the last eighteen months and the new opportunities that have emerged there for foreign businesses.
- Bryan Cave, 88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AJ
- 3.30-7.00pm
- Fees: £42.00 (London Chamber of Commerce/ Ukrainian British City Club members)/ £89.00 (non-members)
- For further details or to book your place at the event, contact Enrique Moreno on 020 7203 1823
or visit the London Chamber of Commerce website
- More information:
· Tuesday 12th – Sunday 17th June: Community Opera, ‘Eugene Onegin’, London
The Blackheath Halls ‘community opera’ project gives residents of Greenwich in south-east London the opportunity to take part in the production of a fully-staged opera. Every year, more than a hundred singers and musicians from the local community rehearse and eventually perform alongside a cast of professionals, students from the nearby Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and local school children. The result is a fresh, original and energetic take on opera, but one that also maintains a high degree of artistic merit. For their fifth production they will perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’, an opera based upon the novel by Alexander Pushkin, possibly the greatest Russian writer of all time. The dramatic orchestral score perfectly complements the story, that of the selfish Eugene, who lives to regret rejecting a young woman’s love, while the emotivelyrics retain much of Pushkin’s original text.
- Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ
- Performance Times:
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 7.00pm
- Matinee – Sunday: 2.00pm
- Tickets: £16.00/£14.00 (concessions)
- To book, phone 020 8463 0100, or visit the Blackheath Halls website
- More information:
· Monday 25th – Wednesday 27th July: Concert, Alina Ibragimova/The Quay Brothers ‘Bach, Berio, Biber and Bartók, Bèla’, London
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Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2011, will perform a programme of pieces by Johan Sebastian Bach, Luciano Berio, Heinrich Biber and Bèla Bartók – four very different composers from very different eras, but whose work all shares a common musical thread. Furthermore, these well-known pieces will be given a beguiling new visual context in the form of a specially commissioned short film by legendary directors and set designers The Quay Brothers. - Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley, off Ensign Street, London, E1 8JB
- 8.00pm (free talk for ticket-holders about the concert programme, 7.00pm)
- Tickets: £22.50
- To book, phone 020 7638 8891 or online via The Barbican website
- More information:
· Sunday 31st July: Concert, BBC Proms ‘Rachmaninov’, London
At this choral concert Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the chorus of St. Petersburg’s famous Mariinsky Theatre – featuring soprano Svetla Vassileva, tenor Misha Didyk and baritone Alexei Tanovitsky – in a programme of both well-known classics and neglected masterpieces by Sergei Rachmaninov. Among the pieces being performed will be: ‘Aleko – Women’s and Men’s Dances’, Spring’, ‘Three Russian Songs’, ‘Vocalise’ and ‘The Bells’.
- Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AP
- 7.00pm
- Tickets: £7.50-36.00
- To book, phone 020 7070 4410 or visit the BBC Proms website
- More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/july-31/25
There are also two other events being held in connection with this Prom on Sunday 31st July:
i) 1.00-3.00pm: Workshop, ‘Choral Sunday’ – Join in with the BBC Singers, led by Anna Flanagan, and learn to sing excerpts from Rachmaninov’s ‘Spring’ and ‘The Bells’. Suitable for enthusiastic amateur singers aged 16+, all voice types and skill levels welcome.
- Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS
- FREE, but places are extremely limited so prior booking is essential.
- To take part, call 0845 401 5040 or visit the BBC Proms website
- More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/july-31/108
ii) 5.15-6.00pm: Talk, ‘Proms Plus: Intro – Rachmaninov’s Choral Works’ – Sarah Walker explores Rachmaninov’s colourful choral works with the aid of recorded extracts and live performances from members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. No booking necessary.
- Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS
- FREE, no prior booking necessary.
- More information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/whats-on/2011/july-31/109
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