Russia similar or different? Famous composers...

St Petersburg is known for its musical traditions. There are wonderful brass bands like the Mariinsky Theatre. Its famous conductor  ValeryGergiev organises the Annual Easter Festeval of opera houses music.The Mariinsky is famous for the ballets of outstanding Russian operas like Life for the Tsar (or Ivan Susanin). the first Russion national opera.by Mikhail Glinka.It was staged in 1836. The world-famous Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in the town of Votkinsk. His most famous works are the ballets Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. His music is considered to be catchy, romantic and sentimental choral . The Russion  tradition took place is long. The first Russian folk choir was organised by Prince Yuri Golitsyn in thr village of Novocherkutino (now Lipetsk Region) in 1856. Many Russians like composer. The famous Oleg Lundstrem big band was fouded in Shanghai,China, by Oleg Lundstrem and his brother Igor in the 1930s to Moscow. Their concerts have always been very popular and successful and they have often played to full houses jazz . In some Russian parks you can listen to first nights . They are very popular  ты про это?