Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra

The Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Murmansk, Russia. It is currently the largest full professional orchestra in the Barents region.[1] It is funded by the regional government of Murmansk.[2]

Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra
Native nameМурманский Филармонический Оркестр
Founded1975 (1975)
Concert hallMurmansk Philharmonia Hall

History

The Murmansk Regional Philharmonic Society was founded in 1975, when the concert and variety bureau was reformed into a philharmonic.[3] The Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra has its own hall built in 1994, which was revamped in 2016 as part of a large plan for the centennial of Murmansk. In 1999, the main orchestra of the philharmonic society was formed under its current name, the Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed under the baton of English conductor Damian Iorio.[4][5]

It has been decorated with the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class, Russia's highest civilian honor.

Concerts

The orchestra performs in its own concert hall in the centre of the city.[6] It has performed around the region such as in St. Petersburg, Norway, Sweden, and often go on concert tours in the Kola Peninsula. The orchestra also performs regularly with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.[7]

Repertoire

The orchestra repertoire ranges from Baroque to Contemporary music, with the core Russian repertoire at its centre.[8] It has performed the operas Tosca, La Traviata, Eugene Onegin, La bohème, and Madama Butterfly together with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.[9][10]

Conductors

Chief Conductors

  • Damian Iorio (1999–2005)
  • Terje Boye Hanson (2005–2008)
  • Jukka-Pekka Kuusela (2008–2011)

The post of Chief Conductor has been vacant since 2011, and the orchestra has been led by guest conductors hired for each concert.

References
  1. "Murmansk Regional Government official site :: Culture". eng.gov-murman.ru. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. "Мурманский филармонический оркестр". MurmanOut.ru. Все развлечения Мурманска. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  3. "Murmansk Regional Government official site :: Culture". eng.gov-murman.ru. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. А.ВИВАЛЬДИ -ЗИМА - Михаил Дзюдзе, оркестр Домра, ансамбль STARGOROD, retrieved 2017-10-07
  5. "Мурманский филармонический оркестр даст концерт под управлением маэстро Хо Чунг Йе". Федеральные Новости. Интернет издание. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  6. "Мурманский филармонический оркестр. Мурманская филармония". Эксперимент (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  7. "Мурманский филармонический оркестр выступит под управлением московского дирижера". Информационное агентство Nord-News (in Russian). 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  8. "Russia song website".
  9. "Мурманская областная филармония · Исполнители". www.murmansound.ru. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  10. "Мурманский филармонический оркестр закрывает сезон - Новости Мурманска и Мурманской области - Большое Радио". big-radio.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
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