11:59 The 4th International Prokofiev Competition is held in St. Petersburg.
The Sergei Prokofiev International Competition, one of the largest competitions in Russia, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the government of St. Petersburg is held in St. Petersburg from 7 April to 21 April 2003.

11:45 The New British Cinema Festival has opened on 9 April in Dom Kino
The New British Cinema Festival, which gives a unique opportunity to see the best of British film-making from the last two years, has opened on 9 April in Dom Kino.

11:15 The exhibition “Joseph Brodsky: Urania. Leningrad – Venice – New-York” to be opened on April 11
St. Petersburg will get a special gift for its 300th anniversary – an exhibition “Joseph Brodsky: Urania. Leningrad – Venice – New-York”.The exhibition will be opened in the Anna Akhmatova Museum on April 11.