6 Best Performing Arts in Moscow, Russia

Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Tchaikovsky are among the famous composers who have worked here. The acoustics of the magnificent Great Hall are superb, and portraits of the world's great composers hang above the high balcony. The adjacent Small Hall is usually reserved for chamber-music concerts.

Opened in 2002, this architecturally striking center stages major classical concerts in its Svetlanov Hall, which contains Russia's largest organ. Concerts are also held in two other sizable halls and on the venue's summer terrace.

Classical concerts are held four to five times a week in a small concert hall in the apartment building where the composer Alexander Scriabin lived.

The Armed Forces Song and Dance Ensemble calls this venue home. If nothing else, this theater is worth a visit for the architecture—a giant star-shaped construction with columns and marble floors.

With seating for more than 1,500, this huge hall is home to the State Symphony Orchestra, but also hosts concerts by other renowned Russian and international musicians.

The music hall at Catherine the Great's restored Moscow palace regularly holds classical-music concerts in its four small halls.