Enamels of the World, 1700-2000

The inaugural presentation of a remarkable new facet of the Khalili Collections, perhaps best known for the unparalleled collections of Islamic and Japanese art is an event that should not be missed in St. Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum until March 14, 2010. The exhibition features some 320 pieces selected from the 1,200 works in the enamel collection and coincides with the publication of a major volume on the subject by Haydn Williams, based on this collection.
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Diana Krall’s Quiet Nights in Europe

With a Canadian and US tour now behind her, international jazz superstar Diana Krall is focusing on her remaining European trek behind her latest album, the Brazilian bossa nova-flavored Quiet Nights. The remaining part of her European leg in October and November 2009 is a hectic 37-date tour that spans 33 cities in 19 countries: France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, FYRoM, Serbia, Romania, Czech Rep. and Russia. If you’re anywhere close where she performs do not miss the opportunity.
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A Russian theatre week in Tallinn

Four of the best Russian theatre productions of the year go onstage this spring during the week-long Golden Mask Theatre Festival that presents its fifth edition from 6 to 13 of October in the Estonian capital Tallinn and the town of Jõhvi 50 km from the Russian border. The festival, which offers a variety of theatre genres, from drama to comedy and from musical to puppetry, is addressing mainly the Russian speaking audience, but all performances have Estonian surtitles.
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Depeche Mode touring the Universe

The English electronic band Depeche Mode returns to Europe to continue the Tour of the Universe 2009, after a long leg in the Americas. The trek is in support of the group's 12th studio album -Sounds of the Universe, released in April 2009- and takes them to 36 cities in 17 countries (Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, UK, Hungary, Czech Republic, Norway, Russia, Poland, Croatia) from October 31, 2009 to February 27, 2010.
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Massive Attack in Europe

The Massive Attack is launching a "huge" world tour to coincide with the release of their next album, tentatively titled Weather Underground, due in October on Virgin. More than 40 dates have been confirmed in the UK (Isle of Wight, London, Sheffield, Birmingham, Reading, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leicester, Swindon) and 18 countries in Europe (Ireland, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Czech. Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, France Portugal, Switzerland) from September to November 2009.
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