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Fred Frith is currently touring across 2 countries and has 2 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at The Lab in San Francisco, after that they'll be at Aula Maior (St. Saal), Kloster Raitenhaslach in Burghausen.

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Fred Frith is touring again in 2022.  Back in March he did several shows in Europe with Jordan Glenn and Jason Hoopes in the Fred Frith Trio.  This trio has been playing together since 2013.  COVID got in the way, of course, but the group still managed to release a double live CD in 2021 called Road on Intakt Records .

The FF Trio is back on the road in June/July for a short US west coast tour.  They kicked this off last Thursday at The Ivy Room in Albany CA (near Berkeley).  I got to see this show, and I will be writing about it soon as part of my video interview with Jordan and Jason.  For now, let me just quote a friend of mine at the show who turned to me after the trio finished their first number and simply said “WOW”!  They’ve added compositional elements to their work which give the improv sections more punch than I remember from previous performances.  Their entire set seemed much heavier … more rockin.  More of what I love.  There are only a few more chances to see this for yourself, so don’t miss these remaining shows:

2022-06-24 Los Angeles, Zebulon FF Trio

2022-07-02 Portland, Kelly's Olympian FF Trio / TWANS

2022-07-03 Seattle, Royal Room FF Trio / Sheridan Riley-Wayne Horvitz-Neil Welch

Fred Frith Trio at The Ivy Room 16 June 2022

The day before the show at the Ivy Room, Fred and I spent some time exchanging email about his plans for the rest of 2022.  Enjoy the interview below, and you can always find updated concert information for Fred at his website.

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RR: How did the Trio tour back in March go?

FF: The tour was great, but intense (12 concerts in 14 days in 9 countries, so a lot of travel) and Jordan tested positive for Covid on entry into Tel Aviv, so he ended up having to stay there for a week while we carried on without him which was pretty frustrating. He was ably replaced by Sam Dühsler and Tom Malmendier who are both good friends and great drummers, but it’s not the same, obviously. We had started to prepare some composed material for the first time and that kinda went out of the window until the very end of the tour (we’ll be presenting it on our West coast tour coming up). But looking back it went remarkably well, with the beginning of the Ukraine war casting a long shadow and friends I expected to meet having Covid at the last minute, and all of that. Jesus. Interesting times to say the least…

RR: Also during COVID, the Trio released a live CD.  How did that come together, and how was the process different because of COVID? 

FF: Yeah, covid did afford us the time to do a lot of things that would have otherwise been on the back burner - I did a lot of digital archiving of old files for example, and created a database of every concert I’ve done since 1973! And I took the time to listen to a vast number of cassettes and create a double live CD of Skeleton Crew (1982-1986) - would never have happened except through lockdown! So by comparison the live Trio double CD was not a lot of work - we had excellent recordings, including with our guests Susana Santos Silva and Lotte Anker, and it kind of compiled itself really! But the most important answer to your question about Covid, is , I believe, that it has meant we’ve all listened a lot more, and hopefully become better listeners, and learned how to look and see and listen and hear. This has been hugely inspiring. 

RR: One last thing about COVID.

Did you enjoy any "free time" or was it mostly dread about an unknown future? Did you receive much support, from government or elsewhere?

FF: I absolutely enjoyed the slowed down pace, the chance to do things I never got around to before, the weekly bird walks on the coast, and the kindness and presence of friends, the deepening of friendships. Also of course dealing with losses and goodbyes. And the general unraveling of sanity.  I did receive some support from various sources, when I was truly in need, as many of us did, I believe. I have been touched by the generosity of all kinds that I have experienced during these last two years.

RR: Back to the Trio ... how does this upcoming short west coast tour in June/July feel different for you. Is there something you look forward to the most, or the least?  Has your bond with Jason and Jordan changed given the "interesting times" of your March tour?

FF: It’s different inasmuch as organizing a string of gigs in the USA is always challenging, conditions here being so much inferior to just about anywhere else we visit! At least there’s never any question that this will be about money!  This is all about love, and the chance to play for audiences we cross paths with relatively seldom. And about emerging from our covid cocoons. We’ve been rehearsing every other week. It feels good, always. We are nothing if not road warriors! The thing is, Jordan and Jason are very busy people with their own wonderful projects, which means a) I’m delighted they have stuck with me all these years and b) I’m very excited always to hear what they’ve been up to.

RR: Any other plans with the Trio after this tour?

FF: We’ll be back to Europe in March 2023, all things being equal. And always open to suggestions!  I’m gone for the rest of this year, composing and rehearsing my opera among other things, so we’ll be on hold for a while.

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RR: Let's talk about the Henry Now gig coming up later this year in Italy.  A reunion?

FF: Not really. We are all in contact in various ways, and have been since the group’s demise. Chris and Tim and I have played together in  many different contexts and guises, and I’ve  joined forces with John here and there too, Chris and John are in several ventures together. Plus we try to follow each other’s work, which is tough because all of us have been endlessly busy with all kinds of projects in all kinds of contexts.

RR: A one-off?

FF: Well, there was a gig that was cancelled because it’s Italy and they never know until the last minute if the funding will come through, or the venue, or whatever. But our friend Max is not one to take that, so he organized his own concert in Piacenza. Right now it’s a one-off, but who knows?

RR: Old songs? New material?

FF: No old songs, no new material, it will be improvised. But the point of Henry Now, is that it could develop into whatever we feel like and with whomever is available. So anything could happen in the next period as long as we’re all still here!

RR: And of course I would also like to know of any Giorgio Gomelsky connections in the history of all this.  (Note:  I’m working on a book called “The Gomelsky Recordings” about his influential work in avant-music in London, France, and NYC.)

FF: As of now, none of this has anything to do with Giorgio. His connection to the history was as manager of Magma in the 70s, which is when we met, and later in the early New York years, when Chris, Peter Blegvad and I all took part in his Manifestival in New York in 1978, which led to my connection with Bill Laswell, Fred Maher and a host of other people. But that was after Henry Cow had broken up!

Frith Greaves Blegvad, Zu House Live 1978

RR: Can you share with us your thoughts on the 2019 book on Henry Cow called "The World Is A Problem"?

FF: Well I’m glad it happened, it was important to be taken slightly seriously. I learned a lot about memory in the process of working with Ben, how we each remembered things differently, concrete things, not emotions or atmospheres, but facts! In the end, though, inevitably I’m left with the feeling that with all of those meticulously martialled and researched “facts”, the exhaustive and exhausting exploration of everything Cow, something is missing - it doesn’t feel like us, a lot of the humor is missing, the surreal escapades, the extraordinary generosity of folks who remain close friends to this day. And a lot of that is probably to do with what people chose to share with Ben and what they didn’t. So kudos to him, and the other story will have to wait until someone else takes it on.

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RR: You will be doing some large festivals in Europe later this year.  The Meakusma Festival in Belgium looks like a massive 4 day event.  Have you played it before and can you describe it for us a bit?

FF: No I haven’t, it’s a bit off the beaten track travel wise, but “massive four day event” describes literally scores of music festivals throughout Europe, these are the places where I have been able to develop my work with constant encouragement and support since 50 years. There simply isn’t any equivalent here outside of a few exceptions like Other Minds.

RR: The New Now Festival looks even bigger.

FF: Another of these big city sponsored festivals that you find everywhere in Europe.

RR: A group you'll be playing with is called Clearing Customs.  What's the story of this band?

FF: Clearing Customs was a project sponsored by German radio in 2007 for their venerable New Jazz Meeting series, which has been bring together musicians from Europe and the USA since the 1960s. Since then it has expanded in many directions. I used it as a way to bring together musicians who I knew from different contexts and different cultures and spend a week working together - everything was recorded and then we did three concerts. The musicians included Marque Gilmore, drums and electronics, Wu Fei, gu zheng, Anantha Krishnan, mridangam, Tilman Müller, trumpet, Daniela Cattivelli and Patrice Scanlon, electronics. We were invited to revisit this project in 2020 but Covid put an end to it, so now it’s finally happening with a slightly smaller group (with Susana Santos Silva replacing Tilman Müller, and no electronics). We’ll spend a few days putting something together and perform in Essen and also in Gent in Belgium.

RR: And the other shows in 2022?

FF: Playing concerts with people I love, welcome to my world!

RR: I understand that you’re also working on an opera?

FF: The opera is called Truth is a Four Letter Word, and will premiere in Paris in February 2023. I’m working on it every day for the foreseeable future!

Here’s a synopsis: 

In the very near future, society has become ultra-global, ultra-fluid, ultra-mobile, everything circulates and transforms, nothing has time to settle, no truth can take root. The population appears to be asleep, every individual expected to remain flexible, without any fixed thoughts. A man called NARCIS has become the most powerful person on the planet thanks to a new application called Me-Dream. Convinced that he has been sent by aliens—that he comes from the stars—NARCIS proposes to people to dream their lives and to give reality to their dreams on Mars, where he plans a transfer of humanity. Activists, concealed under the name ECHO, try to prevent him by infiltrating his network and his soul. Situated somewhere between the science fiction of the near future and the Theatre of the Absurd, Truth is a Four Letter Word explores a world in which anyone can believe anything. Through the eyes of two protagonists who appear to be in every way antithetical, we learn to question everything. But what is left? 

Here’s the line-up:

Music composed by Fred Frith (GB/US) 

Libretto by Julie Gilbert (FR/CH) 

Scenography: Heike Liss (DE)

Video: Julien Ribot (F)

Rupert Enticknap, countertenor (GB) & Clara Weil, contralto (FR)

The International Occasional Ensemble

Fred Frith, electric guitar, electronics (GB/US), Zeena Parkins, harp, keyboards (US), Ikue Mori, electronics (JP/US), Lotte Anker, saxophone (DK), Xavière Fertin, clarinet (FR), Tilman Müller, trumpet, flugelhorn (DE), Ada Gosling-Pozo, violin (DE), Garth Knox, alto (IE), Paula Sanchez, cello, voice (AR) , Karoline Höfler, double bass (DE) , Alexandre Cahen, piano (FR), Gabriel Valtchev, percussion (FR) , Camille Émaille, percussion (FR) 

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Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser Fred Frith has been making noise of one kind or another for almost 50 years, starting with the iconic rock collective Henry Cow, which he co-founded with Tim Hodgkinson in 1968.

Fred is best known as a pioneering electric guitarist and improviser, song-writer, and composer for film, dance and theater. Through bands like Art Bears, Massacre, Skeleton Crew, Keep the Dog, the Fred Frith Guitar Quartet and Cosa Brava, he has stayed close to his roots in rock and folk music while branching out in many other directions.

Composing for dance throughout his long career, Fred has worked with Rosalind Newman and Bebe Miller in New York, François Verret and Catherine Diverrès in France, and Amanda Miller and the Pretty Ugly Dance Company over the course of many years in Germany, as well as composing for two documentary films on the work of Anna Halprin.

Theater credits include the Creation Company in New York and François-Michel Pesenti’s Théâtre du Point Aveugle in Marseille, where he spent six months in 1990 working with “jeunes rockers en chômage des quartiers défavorisés” (young unemployed rock musicians from the ghettos) on the opera Helter Skelter.

His compositions have been performed by ensembles ranging from Arditti Quartet and the Ensemble Modern to Concerto Köln and Galax Quartet, from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to ROVA and Arte Sax Quartets, from rock bands Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Ground Zero to the Glasgow Improvisers’ Orchestra.

Film music credits include the acclaimed documentaries Rivers and Tides, Touch the Sound and Leaning into the Wind, directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, The Tango Lesson, Yes and The Party by Sally Potter, Werner Penzel’s Zen for Nothing, Peter Mettler’s Gods, Gambling and LSD, and the award-winning (and Oscar-nominated) Last Day of Freedom, by Nomi Talisman and Dee Hibbert-Jones.

Fred has performed works by and sometimes alongside composers John Luther Adams, Gavin Bryars, Sylvie Courvoisier, Alvin Curran, George Lewis, René Lussier, Jose Maceda, Meredith Monk, Terry Riley, and Christian Wolff; improvised with Paolo Angeli, Lotte Anker, Derek Bailey, Chris Brown, Lol Coxhill, Chris Cutler, Janet Feder, Joëlle Léandre, Miya Masaoka, Phil Minton, Ikue Mori, Butch Morris, Bob Ostertag, Evan Parker, Zeena Parkins, and Camel Zekri, to name a few; collaborated with classical virtuosi Evelyn Glennie, Katia Labèque, Viktoria Mullova, and Werner Bärtschi; and—as session musician—recorded on albums by, for example, Brian Eno, The Residents, Robert Wyatt, The Swans, Violent Femmes, Material, Negativland, John Zorn, Matthew and the Unfortunates, and Half Japanese.

He is currently performing with the Fred Frith Trio and Frelosa.

The recipient of Italy’s Demetrio Stratos Prize for his life’s work in experimental music and an honorary doctorate from the University of Huddersfield in his home county of Yorkshire, Fred is Professor Emeritus at the legendary epicenter of American experimental music, Mills College in Oakland, California. He still teaches in the improvisation master’s program at the Musik Akademie in Basel, Switzerland and as visiting faculty in the Universidad Austral in Valdivia, Chile, where he has been collaborating on the creation of a new School of Music and Sound Art.

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It seems Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva is riding the crest of a wave, following acclaimed collaborations with the likes of saxophonists Anthony Braxton and Mats Gustafsson and pianist Kaja Draksler. It is a trajectory only likely to be reinforced by her alliance with British guitarist Fred Frith on Laying Demons To Rest. They've been playing together since at least 2018, with Silva an occasional guest with Frith's trio, as documented on Road (Intakt, 2021). But that in no way ...

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by Alberto Bazzurro May 26, 2021

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by Martin Longley May 17, 2021

The Moers Festival in Germany celebrates its 50th anniversary during this year's edition, between 21st and 24th of May. The English guitarist Fred Frith was always a frequent player at this festival, particularly during the 1980s, whether with Massacre, Skeleton Crew or playing bass with John Zorn's Naked City. In comparatively more recent years, he appeared with the Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie (2013) and led his own Gravity Band (2014). Now it's time for a return, so Frith will be ...

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Guitarist Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Massacre, Arte Quartett) is one the earth's greatest improvisers. He is joined on Lantskap Logic by a pair of attuned futurists--pipe organist, educator Evelyn Davis (Cheer Accident), and saxophonist/composer Phillip Greenlief (They Might Be Giants)--to record this album at the Mills College chapel, which houses the pipe organ, and seemed to be an ideal venue for this rather utopian electro-acoustic musical event. Soon after this recording, Frith retired from his position as Professor ...

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by BIMHUIS October 8, 2018

Since the 1960s, composer and multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith has been blurring the borders between rock, folk, improvisation and contemporary music. His influence as an artist was already evident in the early seventies, first as a result of his work with the innovative British rock band Henry Cow and later with Brian Eno. He moved to New York at the end of that decade, and began collaborating with artists like John Zorn, Tom Cora and Bill Laswell. He has worked as ...

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Fred Frith

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman December 1, 2019

This week, let's have a look at some videos featuring guitarist Fred Frith, who's coming to St. Louis to perform in a concert presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, December 14 at Joe's Cafe. While he's in town, he also will present a free master class on Sunday, December 15 at the 14th St. Artists Collective in north St. Louis. Fred Frith, who turned 70 this year, was born in Sussex, England and first came to wide attention in ... read more

Brilliant Corners Brings Four Days Of Jazz To Belfast

Source: Ian Patterson March 21, 2015

Hello and welcome to the third edition of Brilliant Corners! You seem to be enjoying our little festival and we’re delighted to be back with another stellar line-up. The four-day event is better than ever, meshing local talent with international contemporaries. We’ve the Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Fred Frith, Troyka, Get The Blessing, together with performances from local musicians and bands including Steve Davis’ ‘Human’, Meilana Gillard Quartet, Robocobra Quartet, Dave Stockard & Edward Lucas, and a very special ‘Guitar ... read more

Fred Frith & Friends Play Gravity

Source: Dominique Leone July 26, 2012

FRED FRITH & Friends play GRAVITY Saturday, Aug. 25 @ SLIM'S 333 11th St, San Francisco, CA (415) 255-0333 Doors 8:00 pm, Music 9:00 pm PRICE: $20 (Dinner and admission: $44.95) Imagine a world where dance, rock, punk and DIY music, experimental classical, prog and free improvisation mix like rogue strains of cultural DNA. Think of an environment where anything is game for musical consumption, and musicians and listeners cross paths in ... read more

Multi-Instrumentalist/Composer Fred Frith Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

Source: All About Jazz May 3, 2010

Since emerging in the 1970s with the fearless British group Henry Cow, multi-instrumentalist Fred Frith has built a career that's as comfortable in the realm of contemporary classical music as it is the equally innovative arena of free improvisation. From collaborations with John Zorn to his latest “rock" group, Cosa Brava, Frith refuses to sit still; instead, constantly mining the farthest reaches of musical style for a personal amalgam that's as far-reaching globally as it is intimate in its reflection ... read more

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Source: All About Jazz December 8, 2008

NEC Presents Music of Guitarist/Improviser Fred Frith, Sept. 20 in Jordan Hall

Source: All About Jazz September 12, 2007

Free Concert Features, Frith on Guitar, NEC Contemporary Improv Students, Callithumpian Consort New England Conservatory will present an evening of music by Fred Frith, September 20 at 8 p.m. in NEC's Jordan Hall. The concert features students from NEC's Contemporary Improvisation Department, who along with members of the Callithumpian Consort will present structured improvisations, chamber pieces, and songs by Fred Frith. Frith himself will be featured on guitar, as well as other instruments. The concert is free and open to ... read more

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You get to see what only Moscow residents know and what other tourist guides keep from you. I am a licensed travel specialist in Russia and would like you to enjoy all facets of the capital of the largest country in the world, without demanding any money from you. I’ll show you the city on my free Moscow walking tour for 1.5-hours on foot.

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• My tours take place daily by arrangement, I am the only English-speaking licensed tourist guide Moscow, who offers a free city tour.
• My 1.5-hour free tours Moscow do not cost you a cent, I also offer other great paid tours as well.
• I am an experienced local, I make the tours informative, but at the same time relaxed and not off the plane.

Free Tours Moscow – Daily

My free tours Moscow city starts on Slavonic Square (Kitay-Gorod Metro Station), passes the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral, which was built by Ivan the Terrible on the south side of Red Square in the 16th century and where the tsars were once crowned. Then it goes across the Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the luxury department store GUM and with a view of the Kremlin towards the historical museum. Of course, you will also learn more about the stories that once happened behind the thick walls of the Kremlin – from the Tsars and Napoleon to Stalin. Then we continue through the idyllic Alexander Garden.

An advance booking is required!

Practical information:

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free Language: English

«First acquaintance with Moscow» – a 2.5-hour city tour in the center of Moscow

This Moscow city tour starts on the Theater Square, past Lubyanka Square and the KGB-building, then through Kitay Gorod district and Varvarka Street, past the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral. Then it goes across Zarjadje Park, over Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the GUM-department store and towards the Historical Museum. We walk through the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2.5 hours Price: 17 $ Students and children: 6 $ Language: English

A 3.5-hour car/bus tour of Moscow.

This is the best tour of Moscow city as all the important sights are visited. I am your Moscow city guide who will walk you through the city explaining the charming history of the city. This tour begins with picking you up from the hotel. 3 breaks are offered for photographing.

First, we will visit the most famous riverside streets and bridges in the center of the city with the most beautiful views of the Kremlin and the Moskva River (e.g. the Kremlin embankment and the Great Stone Bridge).

The first photo break is made at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. We then pass by the district with numerous museums, Prechistinka Street and the district with numerous medical areas.

We again stop at the Novodevichy Convent, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the other bank of the Moskva River to click pictures.

Then we visit “Sparrow Hills” where you can enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city of Moscow from the observation deck. Then there are the skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Kutuzov avenue, the New Arbat, Tverskaya Street, the world-famous Bolshoi Theater, the KGB building and Varvarka Street. Here there are ample spots to click pictures.

We then drive past the Kremlin again and finally reach Red Square. We take a short tour of Red Square and say goodbye in the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 3.5 hours Price for a group: 170-200 $ (depending on the number of travelers) Language: English

Metro tour – daily

Palaces for ordinary people – that was what Stalin promised to the people when the construction of the Moscow Metro began between the World Wars. The communist dictator hadn’t promised too much. No other underground system in the world can boast such spectacular architecture – chandeliers, decorations, stucco, paintings on the walls – each station is individually designed. No wonder that Moscow residents love their metro. I will guide you through the bustle of one of the busiest subways in the world and show you the most beautiful stations Moscow city has.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: Metro tickets / the guided tour

Tour of Communist Moscow – every day

After the Communist October Revolution in 1918, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Empire and was the center of socialist orbit for more than 70 years. This left its mark on Moscow, even if the USSR disintegrated more than a quarter of a century ago. The city streets are full of remnants of the communist regime and the Cold War. This is a walking tour where I will show you the most exciting places in Soviet Moscow: from the notorious KGB headquarters, also known as Lubyanka to the Karl Marx Monument to small hidden remains from the time of hammer and sickle. You will also learn about Stalin’s Great Terror political campaign and the system of the GULAG and how the USSR, the communist Russian republic, became modern Russia.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour

Alternative Moscow Tour – daily

Explore the unseen Moscow with your Moscow private guide and discover a range of sights during this alternative walking tour.  Away from the main tourist spots (in the central district of Kitay-Gorod), just a short walk from Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, you suddenly find yourself in one of the trendiest districts of Moscow. This place not only has trendy cafes and green squares, but here you can see the most beautiful spray works (according to Albrecht Dürer), hangout-places of the youth and hipsters, as well as learn what Moscow looked like in the 19th century. Here you will also learn exciting and even bloody stories about famous gangsters, eccentric business people and legends like the wandering preacher Rasputin, who is known in Russia either as the “holy devil” or the mad monk. To learn a little more about Moscow’s culture, this is the tour for you. On my alternative tour, you will get to know Moscow away from the tourist hotspots. This tour is of 2 hours duration and you will experience the following on the tour:

• St. John’s Hill, a quiet oasis right in the center, where time has stopped as it did in pre-Communist times
• Khokhlovka Art Center, where Russian hipsters and street artists hang out
• Samoskvorechye District where you can see beautiful streets and hear stories from old Moscow

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour / tram ticket

Kremlin tour – daily (closed on Thursday)

With its 20 towers and high walls, the Kremlin rises imposingly over Red Square. This world-famous fortress with its area of ​​28 hectares is home to over 800 years of Russian history. Described as the eighth wonder of the world, this historic fortress complex is the principal symbol of Russia that sits on the banks of the Moscow River. Today the Kremlin still harbors numerous secrets and has palaces and cathedrals, surrounded by Kremlin Wall. The current wall was constructed between the 15 th  and 16 th  centuries, but the original wall was made of wood around the year 1147. The Kremlin Wall became an important symbol of Moscow’s importance in the Russian Empire. This top tourist destination attracts millions of people every year and there are various sights to see. With my Kremlin tour, you will see the oldest square in the city in the heart of the Kremlin, the once largest cannon in the world and the scene of numerous dramas – from Ivan the Terrible and Napoleon to Stalin. You cannot miss this unique experience.

An advance booking and prepayment for tickets are required.

Time: by arrangement, daily (closed on Thursday) Duration: 2 hours Price on request Students and children: on request Language: English Included in the price: Kremlin tickets / the guided tour

Moscow pub crawl – Friday / Saturday

Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

This tour runs every Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM and you need to bring along your passport or an ID card, comfortable shoes, and wear smart casual clothes.

An advance booking and a small prepayment are required!

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 4 hours Price on request Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour, 4 shot drinks

1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

Taking a boat tour in Moscow on the Moskva River is a very pleasant experience. It allows you to know the city from a totally different perspective and admire the beautiful bridges. In this 1.5-hour river trip, you will sail past many beautiful sites in Moscow, so you can take the best photos to commemorate this day. The ship makes several stops on the way. The trip starts from the Ustinskiy Bridge near Sarjadje Park and ends at the Kiev train station.

On this Boat Trip, you can see sights such as: the former Imperial Education House, Sarjadje Park, the “flowing”, “floating” bridge, the most beautiful view of the Kremlin, the Great Stone Bridge, the legendary House on the Quay, the Christ the Savior Cathedral , the monument to Peter the Great on the ship, the central sports arena Luzhniki, the Sparrow Hills, 240 meters high Lomonosov University, the numerous architecturally spectacular skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Novodevichy Convent, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price on request Language: English

A military tour – riding on tanks in Stupino (Moscow region)

Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

The tour will begin with your private tour guide Moscow in a Soviet army van accompanied with some tasty snacks and tea for a tasty start. Upon arriving, you will have to put on the army safety clothing and climb the Russian armored vehicles. The tour will take you on the noisy, smoky tank, driving through mud roads. All participants will get the chance to drive the tank which is coordinated by the Russian military.

Time: by arrangement, daily Price on request Language: English

Alexander Popov

Welcome to Russia! My name is Alexander, I was born in Moscow and I'm a passionate tour guide. I want to share my passion for Russia and my hometown with you. On my website you will find useful information to make your individual trip to Russia as interesting as possible.

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Best things to see and do in Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia. It’s rich and complex history is a constant reminder of its strategic position between Europe and Asia and makes it one of the cities you should visit once in your life. In terms of the many iconic landmarks, the delicious cuisine, and the characteristic, colorful architecture it has, Moscow is full of surprises for first-timers and seasoned travelers. Apart from the main attractions, it has like the Kremlin or Red Square, Moscow has many hidden gems for you to discover on your free walking tour with your local guide. 

On any of the free guided tours we offer in Moscow , you will be able to find a selection of many tours which are available in different languages and at different times of day, like the morning, afternoon, and evening. Since Moscow is such a large metropolis, getting your bearings by doing a guruwalk with a local guide who will show you all Moscow’s hidden gems is a great idea. This way you get to learn as much as possible about the local culture and way of life. A trip to Moscow wouldn't be complete without visiting iconic places like St Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin’s Mausoleum, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, or the State Historical Museum, before getting some fresh air at Gorky Park, the medieval church of Kolomenskoye, or shopping at Izmailovsky Market. Don’t miss visiting the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Bolshoi Theater, or checking out the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve. 

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