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The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad Year of Music will conclude with a debut concert by the newly created All-Russian Youth Orchestra.

The unique Internet project "Accessibility Map", implemented by the "United Country" Foundation for People with Disabilities in conjunction with the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has won the prestigious Runet Award which celebrates advances in technology and the internet.

While the snow begins to settle on the mountain of Sochi, the Organizing Committee for Russia’s first winter Games has travelled to the sunny climes of Rio de Janeiro to take part in the official London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games debriefing.

On November 24, in Tyumen, under the aegis of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad, the musical festival "Denis Matsuev presents" will commence.

Maestro Valery Gergiev is Russia's greatest living cultural czar and, fittingly, a key ambassador for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

On 14^th November at the Sliding Center "Sanki" in Sochi, the first International Training Week in luge has come to an end.

The Sochi 2014 official retail sales operator, Sportmaster, has started sales of products featuring the Olympic and Paralympic logo for the Sochi 2014 Games.

As part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad the VII International Festival of Organ Music is taking place in Perm between November 3^rd and 9^th.

As part of the World Press Briefing in Sochi, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has announced the Rate Card tariffs on telecommunications services during the 2014 Games in Sochi.

The traditional World Press Briefing (WPB) is beginning today in Sochi to present plans for hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and to familiarize journalists with the range of services available to the press at Sochi 2014.

The International training week for luge has begun at the Sanki Sliding Center in Sochi, marking the opening of the international 2012-2013 season and preceding a stage of the World Cup taking place on the track in February 2013.