Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
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The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra (in ), founded in 1931, is one of the two symphony orchetras
belonging to the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
society, the other being the more famous Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in the 19th century.
The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1931 as the Leningrad
radio orchestra. In 1953, it came under the umbrella of Saint Petersburg Philhamonia.
Karl Eliasberg
was its music director since 1942 and Aleksandr Dmitriyev has been since 1977.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
belonging to the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
Saint Petersburg Philharmonia is a music society located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed. The Bolshoi Zal of this building is one of the best known music halls in Russia. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philarmonic Society:...
society, the other being the more famous Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in the 19th century.
The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1931 as the Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
radio orchestra. In 1953, it came under the umbrella of Saint Petersburg Philhamonia.
Karl Eliasberg
Karl Eliasberg
Karl Ilitch Eliasberg was a Soviet conductor.Eliasberg graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory as a violinist in 1929, and was conductor of the Leningrad Theatre of Musical Comedy from 1929 to 1931 before joining Leningrad Radio as conductor.-The siege of Leningrad:Eliasberg was conductor of...
was its music director since 1942 and Aleksandr Dmitriyev has been since 1977.
See also
- Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Moscow Academic Symphony OrchestraState Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian FederationThe State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation is a Russian orchestra based in Moscow...
- Saint Petersburg PhilharmoniaSaint Petersburg PhilharmoniaSaint Petersburg Philharmonia is a music society located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the name of the building where it is housed. The Bolshoi Zal of this building is one of the best known music halls in Russia. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philarmonic Society:...