Behzod Abduraimov performs with The Mariinsky Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, as part of the Moscow Easter Festival in four different Russian cities. Concerts take place in Orenburg (26 April), Penza (27), Samara (28) and finally in Kazan (29). 

Following the festival Behzod will appear at the Is Sanat Hall in Istanbul on 5 May, performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No.3 with the State Academy Symphony Orchestra of Russia led by Vladimir Jurowski.