17:11 Bobby McFerrin will sing a new tune for Saint-Petersburg
Bobby McFerrin, the unique U.S. vocal improvizer and winnerof 10 Grammy awards performs at 7 p.m. on May 13 at the Shostakovich Philharmonic, Grand Hall.

15:19 'First Russian opera' to be revived in Mariinsky Theatre
In Russia, "A Life For The Tsar" is widely considered to be the country's first classical national opera. This month the Mariinsky theater is reviving this operatic jewel, which was the first show that the theater opened with in 1836.