The January repertoire playbill at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre is packed with colorful performances, grand concerts, and major premieres.
The performances of pianist Denis Matsuev at the Great Hall of the Primorsky Stage will come as the highlight of the month. The programme of the Generations Dialogue Festival will feature two major concerts combining a variety of music genres.
On January 27, 2026, the renowned musician will perform with the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage under the baton of Pavel Smelkov. Such eminent outstanding musicians as Pavel Milyukov, Borislav Strulyov, Sofia Viland, Valentina Fedeneva, and Lev Bakirov will take the stage. The programme includes works by Rachmaninoff, Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, de Falla, and Taffanel.
On January 28, 2026, “From Classical to Jazz” concert will take place in Vladivostok, featuring Denis Matsuev and the Mariinsky Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage conducted by Anton Shnitkin; among other participants, there will be Borislav Strulyov, Ekaterina Mochalova, Andrei Ivanov, Sofia Viland, Sofia Tyurina, and David Tkebuchava. The audiences will be treated to improvisations, the musicians’ own compositions, and jazz arrangements of well-known works.
The Theatre’s repertoire playbill will start with a series of classical productions transferred to Vladivostok from St Petersburg, namely the colorful, temperamental ballet Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus (January 15, 2026), the legendary world-renowned drama La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi (January 16, 2026), one of the first romantic ballets of Adolphe Adam’s legacy, Giselle (January 17, 2026), as well as the fabulous opera Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 18, 2026) marking 270 years since the birth of the composer; the symbol of Russian classical ballet, Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, will be also performed (January 22 and 24, 2026).
The month will continue with the Theatre’s own large-scale productions created especially for the Vladivostok Opera Company: Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore (January 23, 2026, February 28, 2026), Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (January 25, 2026), the season’s premiere – the grand, vibrant opera for the whole family The Story of Kai and Gerda (January 29, 2026), and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta, which in 2024 was nominated for the Golden Mask prize (January 30, 2026).
The ballet programme will be embellished by performances of Rodion Shchedrin’s iconic ballet Konyok-Gorbunok (The Little Humpbacked Horse) (January 30 and 31, 2026).
Scenic Introduction educational project will make a comeback with lectures on Giuseppe Verdi’s operas La traviata and Il trovatore, and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta. The series of educational events will continue with backstage tours around the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, which are going to take place every weekend.
The January and February playbill of the Chamber Hall will present everyone’s favorite musical performances and short operas for the youngest audiences, their parents and grandparents: The Little Prince (January 17, 2026), Town Musicians of Bremen (January 24, 2026), and Murych the Cat (January 31, 2026).
