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| Mariinsky Orchestra |
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Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or 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.
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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 back to the Mariinsky in 1992.
The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev and the principal guest conductor is Nikolaj Znaider. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia.
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| Valery Gergiev |
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I am lucky enough to be in the Making Russian Music course with Dr. Zavlunov where we were able to get free tickets to see the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra. On Tuesday February 3rd at 7pm the orchestra and a special guest conductor will be performing at the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach.
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