Saint Petersburg Philharmonia
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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 (large hall) of this building is one of the best known music halls in Russia. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philarmonic Society: Malii Zal (The small Hall). The location of the Small Hall is in the city centre on Nevskiy pospect 30. The nearest metro is Nevskiy prospect: Canal Griboedova.
The society now hosts two world-famous symphony orchestras: Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
.
in Russia. The hall's acoustics are judged by some not to be the best in town.
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...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and is the name of the building where it is housed. The Bolshoi Zal (large hall) of this building is one of the best known music halls in Russia. Also there is another one building of Saint Petersburg Philarmonic Society: Malii Zal (The small Hall). The location of the Small Hall is in the city centre on Nevskiy pospect 30. The nearest metro is Nevskiy prospect: Canal Griboedova.
The society now hosts two world-famous symphony orchestras: Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra
The Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra , 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...
.
History
- St. Petersburg Philharmonia was established in 1802.
- The building currently housing the Philharmonia was completed 1839. Architect: P. Jacot; and Facade design: C. Rossi.
- The society now hosts two world-famous symphony orchestras:
- Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony OrchestraSaint Petersburg Academic Symphony OrchestraThe Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra , 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...
Location
St. Petersburg Philharmonia is housed in a large building complex, as you enter from Nevsky Prospect to Mikhailovskaya Road. Its entrance is from the Culture Square side.Bolshoi Zal
The Bolshoi Zal has a capacity of 1500 seats. It is one of the best known music hallsMusic hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
in Russia. The hall's acoustics are judged by some not to be the best in town.
Anecdotes
- It is a well established custom in Bolshoi Zal and elsewhere in Saint Petersburg for a symphony orchestra to play "The Hymn to the Great City", composed by Reinhold GlièreReinhold GlièreReinhold Moritzevich Glière was a Russian and Soviet composer of German–Polish descent.- Biography :Glière was born in Kiev, Ukraine...
, praising the heroic defence in the Siege of LeningradSiege of LeningradThe Siege of Leningrad, also known as the Leningrad Blockade was a prolonged military operation resulting from the failure of the German Army Group North to capture Leningrad, now known as Saint Petersburg, in the Eastern Front theatre of World War II. It started on 8 September 1941, when the last...
, as the last piece of encoreEncore (concert)An encore is an additional performance added to the end of a concert, from the French "encore", which means "again", "some more"; multiple encores are not uncommon. Encores originated spontaneously, when audiences would continue to applaud and demand additional performance from the artist after the...
music. At such a time the audience is supposed to stand up.
See also
- Saint PetersburgSaint PetersburgSaint 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...
- Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony OrchestraSaint Petersburg Academic Symphony OrchestraThe Saint Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra , 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...