From left: Pianist Yevgeny Kisin and orchestra conductor Maris Jansons during a gala concert marking conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic.12.12.2008#364366
Rodion Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363980
Conductor Yury Temirkanov, left, and Ilya Klebanov, presidential envoy to the Northwest Federal District, at a concert dedicated to Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363979
Conductor Alexander Dmitriyev at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363978
Dmitry Khvorostovsky performing at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363977
Dmitry Khvorostovsky performing at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363976
Violist Yury Bashmet, left, and conductor Alexander Dmitriyev at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363975
Violist Yury Bashmet at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363974
From left: Valery Gergiyev, artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater, conductor Yury Temirkanov, Yury Shwartzkopf, director general of the Musical Comedy Theater, and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko at a concert dedicated to conductor Yury Temirkanov's 70th birthday at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich State Academic Philharmonic Hall.12.12.2008#363973