St Petersburg, Concert Hall

Beethoven. Liszt. Musorgsky. Lyadov. Rachmaninoff


PERFORMERS:
Soloist: Miroslav Kultyshev
The Far East Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Tigran Hakhnazaryan


PROGRAMME:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Franz Liszt
Préludes, symphonic poem, S. 97

Modest Musorgsky
Night on Bald Mountain, fantasia for symphony orchestra

Anatoly Lyadov
Symphonic scène Kikimora, Op. 63

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No 3 in D Minor, Op. 30


The Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra developed from the Symphony Orchestra of the regional radio committee founded in 1936. Thus, the orchestra dates back from that year and its present name was given to it in 1961.
In 1961 the Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra was headed by conductor Yuri Olesov. During this period many outstanding artists including Karl Eliasberg, Leo Ginzburg, Nathan Rachlin, Veronica Dudarova, Fuat Mansurov, as well as composers Dmitri Kabalevsky and Nikolai Rakov worked with the orchestra.
In 1963 the orchestra was led by Yuri Nikolaevsky. Another prominent conductor, Boris Babenko, student of Alexander Gauk and Leo Ginzburg, was working with him until 1971. Under Boris Babenko the orchestra participated in a production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. In those years the orchestra also started to perform music by Rodion Shchedrin, Edison Denisov, Alfred Schnittke, Igor Stravinsky, Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Charles Ives, Benjamin Britten and Leonard Bernstein.
Russia’s leading soloists including violinists Victor Pikayzen and Gidon Kremer, singer Igor Navoloshnikov, pianist Nikolay Petrov, cellist Natalia Gutman and others collaborated with the Orchestra in the 1960
In 1967 the Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra was headed by Victor Tiets, student of Leo Ginzburg. Under him, the orchestra performed Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninov, tone poems Till Eulenspiegel and Don Juan by Richard Strauss, Naughty Limericks and Carmen Suite by Rodion Shchedrin. In 1968 Victor Tiets founded Serenade Chamber Orchestra, a new ensemble within the Far Eastern Orchestra, which quickly won the love of the audience.
In 1986 the orchestra celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. It was marked by a successful tour in Leningrad (now St.-Petersburg), Moscow, Kalinin (now Tver), Kursk, Smolensk and other cities. In 1990 the Serenade Chamber Orchestra had a successful tour in Anchorage (USA). In its sixtieth season the orchestra presented a new premiere of La Traviata. Also the orchestra performed the First Symphony 1 by Rachmaninov, which had never played in Khabarovsk before.
During this period the musicians started touring in Japan and the Republic of Korea regularly.
In 1997 another tradition was formed. The Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra began to participate regularly in the Days of German-Russian culture in Khabarovsk. An the same time the musicians also revived the tradition of open air concerts in parks.
At the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries the practice of inviting both famous and young guest conductors continued. The Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra cooperated with Emmanuel Leducq-Barome (France), Bartholomew Berzonsky (Germany), Shou Hoon (Korea), Lee John Hong (China).
The Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra is invariably involved in all musical projects in the Khabarovsk Territory including such local festivals as New Names of Khabarovsk Territory, Far Eastern Assemblies, Renaissance (the Far East festival of organ music) and others.
From 2007 to 2012 the orchestra was headed by the gifted musician Ilya Derbilov. In May 2013 Tigran Hakhnazaryan was appointed the artistic director and chief conductor of the Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra.
In 2011, the orchestra celebrated its 75th anniversary. On this occasion it was awarded with the title “Academic Orchestra”. In the same year, Khabarovsk for the first time hosted Yuri Bashmet International Music Festival, in which the Far Eastern Symphony Orchestra has started to perform regularly.
Over the years, the orchestra has been collaborating with conductors and soloists from all over the world including famous ensembles Terem Quartet, The Tenors of the XXI Century, artists of the St-Petersburg State Capella Choir and others.

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