8 outstanding musical events of the summer for those who spend a holiday in Russia

According to the May opinion poll, 45% of Russians do not go this summer vacation because of the crisis, 17% will work all summer, and only 3% of respondents go abroad. How and where you can unwind those who stay for the summer in Russia - in the photo gallery Forbes.

Stereoleto

2-3 July, Gorky Park. Kirov on Yelagin Island, St. Petersburg

The largest St. Petersburg international music open air festival Stereoleto marks the fifteenth anniversary this year, and it's a great reason to visit the northern capital. At the festival, declared Premier League, many western festivals headliners: Canadian team Crystal Castles, performing experimental electronic music, and the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros. In just two days of the festival will perform on four stages over 40 artists from different countries, and a separate scene ZVUKVOKRUG by tradition will be given the new Russian artists.

If you break into Peter fails, you can join the celebration in Moscow on dizaynzavode "Bottle". Moscow #STEREOLETO to "bottle" will support the participants of the festival: GaBle and Drame from France, JoyCut from Italy, the Russian indie-pop band On-the-Go, and others.

Symphony №6 Gustav Mahler, MusicaAeterna orchestra and conductor Teodor Currentzis

Charismatic Theodore Currentzis fulfill his dream - will conduct the "Tragic" sixth symphony of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler. After the first public performance of the Sixth Symphony in 1906 at the composer's misfortune struck: the death of his eldest daughter, shaken own health and to top it, he lost his post as director of the Vienna court opera. Big fan of Mahler Currentzis decided to complete this symphony Tenth International Diaghilev Festival in Perm. First, on June 30, Mahler's music will be performed in concert-closing in the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater, and then - in Moscow, in the UPC. Especially for the performance of the Sixth Symphony in Russia will come to more than 60 musicians from Europe, which will add a permanent orchestra.

Festival "Usadba Jazz" will continue its march on Russia

July 2, manor Rastorguev-Kharitonov, Ekaterinburg

July 16, Ramona, Oldenburg Palace, Voronezh

July 30, Yelagin Island, St. Petersburg.

Music Festival "Usadba the Jazz" otgremevshego in June in suburban Archangel and on the Sochi resort "Rosa Khutor", went on the expanses of the country. In Yekaterinburg, one of the headliners of the festival declared Moscow synth-pop band Tesla Boy, Polish jazz quartet Grzegor Karnas Quartet, Horsepower from Moscow and jazz singer Miriam Merabova the project Miraif. The singer became famous after participating in the project "The Voice" on the First Channel and participate in the musical We will rock you. The organizers promise even carnival petrushek.

In Voronezh, except Miraif, the singer will perform Zhenya Lubich and one-man band, balalaika Alexey Arkhipovsky, as well as rock and rollers Betty Boop Lovers.

Jazz Manor in St. Petersburg will gather under the open sky of world famous jazz artists: Georgian Nino Katamadze and Insigh artist, tenor saxophonist from the USA Maceo Parker, alt-country band from Denver Horsepower and our hip-hop artists, "Assai Jazz Band".

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"Invasion"

8-10 July, Large Zavidovo, Tver region.

All-Russian music festival "Invasion 2016" finally decided on the headliners, dividing them on the evening and night. Evening - "Night Snipers", "B-2" and "DDT" on different days will complete the program of the main stage, and nightly concerts will "CHajf" and "Leningrad". Yuri Shevchuk promised this time to change the tradition - to perform at iconic festivals of new songs, and the audience can expect to hear classics "DDT". Night headliner "CHajf" will present the program "Winter acoustics" and the group "Leningrad" to be with the assistance of the Ministry of Defense (at least, so claim the organizers) to appear before the public "incredible" way.

The festival will end on July 10 concert "B-2" with the singer Nastya Field and the Symphony Orchestra of Moscow "Russian Philharmonic".

Park Live

9-10 July, the stadium "Arena Opening", Moscow.

The Summer Festival of Park Live pleases metropolitan music fans for the fourth consecutive year (last year's festival has migrated to the territory of the Exhibition Center to the new stadium "Arena Opening"). Current festival will be headlined by the legendary rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cult Californian team already has a few years ago in the capital, but this time RHCP return with a new album "The Getaway", was launched in late June with the first line in the iTunes charts. According to critics, it's the best rock band in the last 20 years, and one more reason to look at the festival.

The headliner of the second day - Hollywood pop star, "the queen of melancholy" Lana del Rey. She will also present her new album Honeymoon. Among the participants of the musical marathon "Spleen", The Kills, John Newman, Passenger, Two Door Cinema Club, Nothing But Thieves.

Alfa Future People

22-24 July, Kozin village near Nizhny Novgorod

To hold a festival of electronic music and technology Alfa Future People at the site of the road Asherah - Great Kozin Nizhny Novgorod region will restrict the movement of cars. But difficulties in getting to the festival there will be every half hour from the Moscow railway station in Nizhny Novgorod to the station will Kozin goes themed train Alfa Future People. An area the size of 50 hectares allocated for this fiery open air will house the biggest stage in the country and large-scale scenery tall with a 9-storey building. In the afternoon the audience will learn the technical innovations in the evening and at night it's time for concerts. For remote control Infected Mushroom, and Armin Van Buuren and brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, DJ Magazine last leaders of the rating; arrive and former members of the Swedish House Mafia Swedish DJs Axwell & Ingrosso

Picnic "Posters"

on 30 July. Museum Kolomenskoye, Moscow.

Picnic "Afisha", which takes place in 2004, during the years of its existence, has evolved from a small chaotic music festival in the main youth event in the musical capital of the summer.

Will host a music festival, as always, in Kolomna.

Headliners this year will be the Titans The Chemical Brothers of modern electronics, the group "Leningrad" and Sergey cord.

In addition to a picnic act promoter Omar Suleiman, Adrian Young Syrian music, Benjamin Clementine, The Soul Surfers and Mujuice.

First International Far East Festival "Mariinsky"

From 30 July to 10 August at the Seaside Mariinsky Theater in Vladivostok

Thanks to the irrepressible energy of Valery Gergiev, who set out to bring live classical music to the most remote corners of Russia, Primorye Mariinsky Theater kicks off First International Far East Festival "Mariinsky".

The program of opera, symphonic music, ballet. The festival opens July 30 coastal premiere of Sergei Prokofiev's opera "Betrothal in a Monastery" with "gold composition" of the Mariinsky Theater. The next day, under the baton of Valery Gergiev Theater Orchestra will perform on board ocean-going cruiser "Varyag".

Among the participants of the festival: pianist from South Korea Seong Jin Cho, Japanese violinist Akiko Suwanai, Puerto Rican soprano Ana Maria Martinez, soprano Irina Churilov from the Bolshoi Theater, the German violinist Clara Juma Khan and Greek virtuoso violinist Leonidas Kavakos, Russian pianist Sergei Red'kin South Korean pianist Son Yol Hume and many others.