Moscow Music Tour
Moscow's history is inextricably linked with that of
classical music. Most of Russia's famous composers either
lived in Moscow or spent a great deal of time there - our
tours will give you an insight in to how this city played a
role in the development of some of the world's finest
musical masterpieces. We visit the birthplace of
Tchaikovsky just outside Moscow and several places of
interest in the city as you will see from the itinerary
below.
Itinerary
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Day 1 |
Flight to Moscow.
You are met by our driver and transferred to hotel.
Evening at leisure. |
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Day 2 |
Panoramic City
Sightseeing tour with your expert guide. See the main
sights of Moscow including Red Square, Bolshoi Theatre
and the city viewpoint at Sparrow Hills. Lunch in a
typical Russian Restaurant. After lunch visit the
Kremlin, admire the wonderful architecture and get very
close to the heart of Russia. Evening optional Bolshoi
Theatre (see Ballet / Opera section of this website) |
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Day 3 |
Full Day
(10am-4pm) Klin, birthplace of Tchaikovsky - a 90 minute
drive from Moscow. From 1885 onwards Tchaikovsky chose
to spend his summers in there and wrote of it in his
diary "I can't imagine myself living anywhere else. I
find no words to express how much I feel the charm of
the Russian countryside, the Russian landscape and the
quiet that I need more than anything else." Visitors can
see the composer's former residence, deep in the woods
just outside the town, which he rented for the few years
before his death in 1893. It was here that he composed
his famous ballets The Sleeping Beauty and The
Nutcracker and his magnificent Fifth and Sixth
Symphonies. After his death the composer's brother,
Modeste, inherited the house and converted it into a
Tchaikovsky Museum, which has remained there ever
since. Evening optional Bolshoi Theatre
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Day 4
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Morning Glinka
Museum of Musical Culture which boasts an impressively
large and varied collection of musical instruments from
all over the world and original scores, manuscripts and
classical music memorabilia based on the original
collection of the Moscow Conservatory. Lunch in central
restaurant Afternoon Scriabin Museum charts the life and
works of the famous Moscow-born composer, Alexander
Scriabin, who spent the last years of his life in this
house not far from the city's bohemian Arbat district.
Followed by
Chaliapin House Museum. Fyodor Chaliapin (1873-1938),
one of the world's greatest opera singers, lived in this
beautifully restored manor house from 1910 to 1922.
Evening
optional Bolshoi Theatre |
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Day 5 |
Breakfast, free
time to say your farewells to Moscow and transfer to the
airport for your flight home |
Pricing
For a full exact and guaranteed quotation
please e-mail us at
travel@russiangateway.co.uk
Prices Include:
- Russian Visas
Including All Processing Costs
- Return Flights
from any UK airport
- Airport
transfers
- Twin Roomed
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels
- All excursions
as per itinerary with private guide and transport
- Meals: Full
Board from Dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on final day
- All airport,
hotel and local taxes
For more information or
if you wish to book please e-mail us at
travel@russiangateway.co.uk
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