St Petersburg, Concert Hall

The Admiralty Orchestra plays jazz


PERFORMERS:
Yekaterina Muravyova (piano)
Nikolai Bogdanov (clarinet)
Valentina Mikhailova (soprano)
Ivan Ponomaryov (tenor)
Alexei Malkov (baritone)

The Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base The Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base
Artistic Director and Conductor: Captain Lieutenant Valentin Lyashchenko


PROGRAMME:
George Gershwin
Cuban Overture

Alexander Tsfasman
Intermezzo for clarinet in memory of Benny Goodman

Isaac Dunaevsky
Concert Waltz

Alexander Tsfasman
Jazz suite for piano

Songs and orchestral highlights from Russian films


The history of the Admiralty Naval Orchestra can be traced back to the reign of Emperor Peter I. In 1703 Peter I decreed that twenty-nine singers be taken from the Imperial Cappella and transferred to the naval ministry in order to study military music. In 1711 the orchestra was awarded the official status of “military music chorus of the Admiralty Battalion”.
Over the years of its existence, the ensemble has emerged as one of the finest military orchestras of the Naval Fleet. At different times, it has been conducted by such outstanding musicians as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, G. Stepanov, S. Rotmil, A. Tsvetkov, S. Polyansky and V. Barsegian.
From 1985 to September 2008 the orchestra was led by Captain Alexei Karabanov of the 1st class, Honoured Artist of Russia. Karabanov recorded seven discs with the Admiralty Orchestra featuring the greatest military music from various eras.
In 2008 Major Sergei Aleyev and Lieutenant Captain Valentin Lyashchenko took over at the helm of the orchestra, having graduated from the Moscow Military Music School and the Military Conducting Faculty of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire.
Today the orchestra is deeply involved in educational activities and concert performances, appearing at the most prestigious concert venues in St Petersburg in addition to participating in such international festivals as Admiralty Music, Palaces of St Petersburg, The Grand Johann Strauss Waltz, the Easter Festival (St Petersburg) and the International Festival of Military Wind Bands.
Since 1991 the Admiralty Orchestra has undertaken annual tours. The ensemble has given concerts in Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, China, The Netherlands, Finland, France, Sweden and Switzerland.


Yekaterina Muravieva
Piano
Graduated from the Middle Special Lyceum School of Music of the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 2006 and from the St Petersburg Conservatoire itself in 2011 (class of Tatiana Zagorovskaya). Prize-winner at international piano and chamber ensemble competitions and recipient of the Grand Prix at the International Frédéric Chopin Competition in Rome (2014). Has performed at prestigious concert venues in St Petersburg, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Italy.

Nikolai Bogdanov
Clarinet
Graduate of the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire (class of А. Stepanov). Having begun his career as a musician with a naval ensemble, he is now a leader of the Admiralty Orchestra of the Leningrad Naval Base. He has received numerous government awards.

Valentina Mikhailova
Soprano
Prize-winner at All-Union and international competitions. Graduated from the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire (class of N. Arsentieva). Soloist with the St Petersburg Musical Comedy Theatre. Frequently performs on tour in Russia and throughout Europe.

Ivan Ponomarev
Tenor
Graduated from the Glinka Choral School in 2005 and from the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in 2010. Prize-winner and diploma-recipient at international competitions. Soloist with the DedooX vocals group, as a member of which he received the Petropol prize (2009), 1st prize at the Singing World competition (2010) and 2nd prize at the Terem Crossover international music competition. As a soloist with the Festino chamber chorus he was a prize-winner at an international choral competition in Germany in 2014).

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