St Petersburg

Tuesday 27 April - Monday 3 May 2010

The St Petersburg "experience" includes Opera, Concerts, the Hermitage, Palaces and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Staying at the 4* Renaissance Hotel hotel in the centre of the city, you will be within walking distance of many famous attractions and able to soak up the atmosphere of this unique city. There will be a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress (bithplace of St Petersburg), Hermitage Museum, Catherine's Palace in Pushkin and Alexander Nevsky Lavra, where famous Russian composers and writers are buried.

 


The programme is:
Capella Concert Hall
Capella Choir and Orchestra
"Mozart and Salieri"
Mozart: Ave verum corpus, Regina coeli
Salieri: Flute concerto, Pushkin's poem
Mozart: Requiem

Philharmonic Hall
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Neemi Järvi  Piano: Alexander Markovich
Shostakovich:Piano concertos 1 and 2
Brahms:Symphony no4

Mariinsky Theatre
Verdi: La Traviata

Mikhailovsky Theatre
Tchaikovsky:Eugene Onegin

Optional performance
Ballet at the Mariinsky Theatre
Schedrin:Anna Karenina

Flights
27 April
BA1385 Manchester/Heathrow 07.15/08.25
BA0878 Heathrow/St Petersburg 09.30/15.45
3 May
BA0879 St Petersburg/Heathrow 16.55/17.25
BA1404 Heathrow/Manchester 20.20/21.20
Cost per person: £2390 (based on 2 people sharing a double-bed room)
Single room supplement £245

The cost of this holiday will cover the following:

  • Return flights from Manchester or London Heathrow to St Petersburg
  • Visa fee
  • Transfers to the Hotel
  • 6 nights bed and breakfast in the Renaissance Hotel
  • 4 performances
  • guided tours and sightseeing trips
  • 3 meals in local Restaurants
Travel insurance is not included

Details are correct at time of publishing (January 2010) but may be subject to change.

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