Mariinsky Orchestra

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. 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.

Muhly/Helbig/Long: Three Continents, Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 2 - 2020-06-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Bassoon Concertos: Vivaldi, Weber & Jolivet - 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Decomposed - 2014-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

A Selection from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker - 2012-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Valery Gergiev - Tolibkhon Shakhidi - 2012-04-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Rococo's Variations - Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante - 2010-01-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Prokofiev: Operas - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Romeo En Julia (Narration) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - 2007-10-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Mariinsky Version): Highlights - 2007-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

"Homage" - The Age of the Diva (USA) - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Russian Album - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Russian Album (eDeluxe, w/o Video) - 2006-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Prelude op.23 - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9 - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

De Notenkraker (Narration) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphony No.4 in C minor, Op.43 - 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: War Symphonies - 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Prokofiev: Scythian Suite; Alexander Nevsky - 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphony No.7 "Leningrad" - 2003-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Kancheli: Styx / Gubaidulina: Viola Concerto - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky / Miaskovsky: Violin Concertos - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy - 2001-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2001-03-20T00:00:00.000000Z

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