13:53 Rising stars Jury president Vladimir Atlantov (c) announces winners at the Mariinsky Theater.
The sixteen finalists of The Sixth International Rimsky-Korsakov competition for young opera singers, which concluded last weekend, are set to fill their diaries with international engagements, and very soon.

11:48 St. Petersburg Philharmonic soars
This treasured musical institution made a welcome return to Davies Symphony Hall over the weekend, giving Bay Area audiences three opportunities to experience what can only be described as the definitive Russian sound.