LSO presents Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.4   Sunday 19 May, 7.30pm Barbican Hall, Silk St, London EC2Y 8DS   Sir Antonio Pappano returns to the LSO to conduct Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. A turbulent, dramatic work, it is also one of the composer’s most deeply personal pieces of music; after the premiere he wrote, ‘There is a not a single line in this Symphony that I have not felt in my whole being and that has not been a true echo of the soul’. The music depicts both the inevitability of fate, a force Tchaikovsky felt ruled his life, and fleeting moments of blissful happiness. In this concert, Pappano also marks the centenary year of Polish composer Witold Lutosławski by pairing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony with the spectacular Concerto for Orchestra, a tour de force of vivid instrumental colours and vital, folk-infused melodies.   Book tickets at http://lso.co.uk/tchaikovsky-symphony-no-4 or call the box office on 020 7638 8891.   To get a special 20% discount quote 'Tchaikovsky Offer' or use the online booking code 190553.   Valery Katsuba Photography Exhibition   8 March - 20 June ArtMost Foundation, 20 Charles St, London, W1J 5DT    ArtMost Gallery announces its new exhibition "Velocius, altius, fortus" presenting work by contemporary Russian photographer Valery Katsuba. The show features images from Valery’s acclaimed series "Phiscultura" (1998-2008) and "Air Flight" (2010), as well as his new work. “Phiscultura" and "Air Flight" came to life as a result of Valery’s research in the State Archives where he discovered images of athletes in sporting societies of the late Imperial Russia made by the prominent photographer of that time Karl Bulla, as well as heroic portraiture of athletes in the Soviet era.   To organise a viewing go to http://artmost.co.uk/exhibitions/all/valery-katsuba/artist/ Houghton Revisited: Masterpieces from the Hermitage 17 May – 29 September 2013 Houghton Hall, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE31 6UE One of the most eagerly anticipated events this summer for the UK art world will be the return of around 60 masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg to their former home, Houghton Hall in Norfolk. Most of these paintings have never left Russia since their acquisition by Catherine the Great in 1779 from the private collection of former prime minister Robert Walpole, and their brief visit to England provides a rare opportunity to see these masterpieces in a stunning country setting. Artists featured include Murillo, Poussin, Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck. For details and tickets visit http://www.houghtonrevisited.com/ Russian Art Week 31 May – 7 June Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams, MacDougall’s and more Russian Art Week is a bi-annual event which takes place in May and November. The major auction houses of Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams and MacDougall’s all join together to present a series of Russian sales in London. Several Russian exhibitions and related cultural events also take place. Full details of the programme are available at http://www.russianartweek.co.uk/