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...

As the morning arrived on the opening day of the Saint Petersburg part of the project, Alexandria, Emelia, Ugne, Jonathan and Liam had...

Standing underneath the sign ‘International Arrivals’ at Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport I found it hard to work out what I was...

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...

Today marked my Moscow debut. A long time ago I made a promise to myself that I would treat every concert appearance with the same degree...

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