The image of the rose and nightingale is deeply intertwined with Russia’s cultural identity. Look only to Russian fine art in the...

Turning off onto the embankment of the Fontanka the hubbub of Saint Petersburg’s Nevsky Prospekt almost immediately melts away. In that...

Mikhail Lermontov was perhaps the most esteemed Russian Romantic poet of the Golden Age after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. ...

An afternoon personal guided-excursion of the city to calm the nerves and help settle the mind from yesterday's day of masterclasses; a...

No cultural exchange is complete without a good get-together for some direct and honest conversations. This is why when planning for...

Have you ever thought you were being ‘helpful’ only to find that your meddling was… unhelpful? This blog post is a bit of a...

Words are pretty important. The English adage – ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ – sums up their power in much the same way as...

In just a few days I'll be travelling to Russia to perform as a soloist, with some wonderful colleagues... and with reinforcements! Back...