Orchestra
Симфонический оркестр Мариинского театра
fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992
- From
- Russia
- Since
- 1783–present
- Releases
- 81
- classical
- opera
- singspiel
- symphony
About
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Catherine the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. The orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia.
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In 1935 Joseph Stalin changed its name (and that of the Ballet) to the Kirov, after Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Communist Party in Leningrad, whose 1934 murder by his regime Stalin was attempting to whitewash. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name was changed to its current one in 1992.
The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia. Ensembles of the orchestra's soloists participate in festivals.
Members
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Victor Kulyk clarinet, principal
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Олег Сендецкий cello, principal
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Антон Козмин principal, violin
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Denis Lupachev flute
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Kirill Terentiev violin
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Юрий Иванович Загороднюк violin
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Sergei Levitin violin
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Oleg Larionov viola
Discography
Albums
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Khovanshchina
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Romeo and Juliet: Highlights
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The Sleeping Beauty
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Pique Dame
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White Nights
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Symphony no. 2
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The Sleeping Beauty
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Prince Igor
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Symphony no. 8 in C minor
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The Fiery Angel
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The Swan Lake
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A Russian Spectacular
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Prince Igor
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Ruslan and Lyudmila
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The 5 Piano Concertos
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Betrothal in a Monastery
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The Nutcracker
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Kashchey the Immortal
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Semyon Kotko
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Love for Three Oranges
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Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique" / Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
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Requiem
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy
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Romeo and Juliet
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Violin Concertos
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Scheherazade
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Kancheli: Styx / Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto
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Alexander Nevsky / Scythian Suite
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Symphonies nos. 5 & 9
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Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
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Piano Concerto no. 2 / Paganini Rhapsody
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Russian Album
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Minkus: Don Quixote, Victor Fedotov
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Swan Lake
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Symphonies nos. 1 & 15
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Piano Concerto no. 3 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
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The Nose
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1812 Overture / "Moscow" Cantata / Marche Slave
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Scheherazade
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Symphonies nos. 2 & 11
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White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces
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Oedipus rex / Les noces
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Lucia di Lammermoor
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Symphony No 6
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Symphonies nos. 3 & 10
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Symphony No. 4
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Symphony No. 5
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The Tsar’s Bride
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Symphonies 7 "Leningrad" & 8
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La forza del destino (Original St Petersburg Version, 1862)
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Piano Concerto no. 1
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Don Quichotte
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Boris Godunov (1872 Version)
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 5
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Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad'
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Die Walküre
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Das Rheingold
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Symphony no. 8
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
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Symphonies nos. 4, 5 & 6
Live
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Concerts
Artist rename
Conductor position
Also known as
Kirov Orchestra · Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg · Kirov Theatre Orchestra · Mariinski-teatteri · Mariinsky Theater Chamber Orchestra · Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra · Orchester des Kirow-Theaters Leningrad · Orchestra of the Leningrad Theatre of Opera and Ballet · St. Petersburg Kirov Orchestra · The Kirov Orchestra · Мариинский театр Оркестр · Симфонический оркестр Ленинградского государственного академического театра оперы и балета имени С. М. Кирова · マリインスキー劇場管弦楽団
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 6c05e40f-33b2-4150-b93a-ddc2b0d88a6a
- ISNI
- 0000000121916876
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