The opening of the X International Cultural Festival "White nights of Karelia"

On April 22, 2014, within the frame of the Year of Culture in the Russian Federation, the opening of the X International Cultural Festival "White nights of Karelia" took place.

Miroslav Kultyshev, a laureate of international piano competitions, performed at the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory Concert Hall.

The program of the concert included music by Frederic Chopin and P.Tchaikovsky.

The festival will include a number of concerts that will take place at the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory Concert Hall, Petrozavodsk K.E.Rautio musical college and music school named after G.Sinisalo.

Among performing musicians there will be Valeri Grohovski, Sergey Antonov, Vytautas Sondeckis, Dora Schwarzberg, Conrad van Alphen.

The final concert of the festival will take place on June 17, 2014. According to tradition, the concert will be presenting the music of Finland.