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Pianist Yefim Bronfman
One of the world's leading pianists, Bronfman appears in recital this week, part of the Auditorium Parco della Musica's Friday night chamber music series. The Russian-Israeli pianist made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1989 and gave a series of recitals with Isaac Stern in 1991. He won a Grammy award in 1997 for his recording of the three Bartók piano concertos. Friday, February 5. more

Elizabetta Leonskaja plays
Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto
One of the world's great pianists, surprisngly little-known, Leonskaja, stepping in for an ailing Louis Lortie, had the audience on their feet Saturday. Don't miss her when she performs the concerto again, with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia at the Parco della Musica, Monday and Tuesday, February 8-9. And to add to the joy of the occasion, on the podium, 83 year-old German conductor Kurt Masur, one of the last of the great titans of his generation, who has been music director of the New York Philharmonic and principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. more

Carnivale Romano
Carnival in Rome is a relatively low-key affair, celebrated primarily for the benefit of the children. Opening on Saturday, February 6, a parade from the Piazza del Popolo and along the via del Corso with historic carriages, horesback riders, military fanfares, and more, from 5 pm. There will also be parades of street artists, again at the Piazza del Popolo, from Sunday, February 7 through Tuesday, February 16, at 3 pm. At the Museo di Roma Palazzo Braschi, near Piazza Navona, there will be an exhibit of works associated with carnival, such as masks and costumes. At the Piazza Esedra, near Piazza della Repubblica, a display with the theme "Colors of the Carnival King," will open with a parade, Sunday, February 14, 10:30 am to 1 pm The grand finale will be a fireworks display and concert on the terrazzo del Pinco, Tuesday, Feburary 16. Don't be surprised to see little kids going to school in costume. We're wondering if the Avatars will outnumber the Harry Potters this year. more

Equilibrio: Pilobolus
Equilibrio, an annual festival of dance, featuring cutting-edge companies from all over the world, and a juried competition, opens this week at the Auditorium Parco della Musica. The week's highlights are the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, with a work by the astonishing Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and a program by Pilobolus, the popular American company composed of dancer-athletes, who contort their bodies into amazing formations. more

Momix
The extraordinary dance company, founded and directed by choreographer Moses Pendelton, create magical worlds using masks, projections, and all manner of stagecraft. They present their latest work, "Bothanica," an exploration of the beauty of the earth and man's destruction of it, at the Teatro Olimpico. Through Feburary 28. Don't miss it. more

Swan Lake
The Moscow Ballet "Le Classique," a touring company drawing dancers from the best companies in the former Soviet Union, and specializing in the classic ballet repertoire, presents Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake this week at the Teatro Quirino. more

Haircuts for Haiti
The excellent stylists of the Noi Salon, all of whom speak English, will be cutting hair on Valentine's Day, February 14, with virtually ALL of the proceeds benefiting Pane Condiviso, a chairty aiding homeless 8 to 12 year-old girls, victims of Haiti's earthquake. Even better, Noi will be charging half price for all cuts that day. Just call to make an appointment: 06 3600 6284. Part of an initiative by the Ambrit School in Rome. more

The English singer and actor, princess of soul Joss Stone, who has sold more than 10 million recordings worldwide and has been nominated for four Grammy awards, is at the Auditorium Parco della Musica this Sunday, February 7. more

Born in Italy, raised in Brazil, Sandy Müller's songs are a pleasing mix of bassa nova, samba and pop. On the ocassion of the release of her latest album, "Falsa Rosa," she's live at the Teatro Quirino via delle Vergini 7, Monday, February 8, 8:45 pm. tel 800 013 616
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In the Museums:
Il Nostro Mondo, the third annual exhibition of photography from the pages of the National Geographic, at the Palazzo delle Espozioni. Sacra Mirabilia. Tesoro da Castiglion Fiorentino, a historic survey of the cultural heritage of the region, at the Castel Sant'Angelo. Charlotte Bonaparte: Dama di molto spirito, the life and work of the 19th century artist, niece of Napoleon, at the Museo Napoleonico. La Campagna Romana dai Bamboccianti alla Scuola Romana, a selection of 140 works, dating from the mid 17th century through the early decades of the 20th century, offers a survey of figurative painting throughout Roman territories. Beatrice Caracciolo, a selection of works traces a prominent phase of the artist’s career, comprising the years from the 1990s to the present, at the Villa Medici. At the Complesso del Vittoriano. MACRO in via Reggio Calabria, opens its 2010 season with a series of interesting exhibitions including an installation by Enzo CucchiThe first comprehensive exhibition of Sandro Chia's work is at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna. Work by Rolando Monti, who was an important contributor to Italian art in the 1930s, is Museo at the Museo Andrea e Blanceflor Il segreto di marmo. I marmi dipinti di Ascoli Satriano. The work of Marino Mazzacurati, one of the most respected Italian artists of the 1920s, is on view at the Villa Torlonia. A group exhibition of the works of Giovanni Boldini, Giuseppe De Nittis, Federico Zandomeneghi and other Italian artists who sojourned in Paris during the second half of the 19th century is on view at the Chiostro Bramante. An exhibition of the little-known but important Russian avant-gard artist Marianne Werefkin, at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere. The life of Grace Kelly is documented in an exhibition at the Palazzo Ruspoli. An important retrospective of the work of the great Alexander Calder is at the Palazzo degli Esposizioni. Rediscovering Dada and Surrealism is a major exhibit at the Complesso Vittoriano. An exhibit of the plans and drawings for some of the Renaissance master's greatest projects, Michelangelo Buonarroti – Architetto a Roma is on view at the Capitoline museum.
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Metropolitan

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Alcazar, Mondays only

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Warner Moderno

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