State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia

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The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia "EF Svetlanov" ( Russian Государственный Академический Симфонический Оркестр России имени Е. Ф. Светланова shortly GASO or Gosorkestr ; English State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia "Evgeny Svetlanov" , also briefly Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra ) is an orchestra of Russian Federation , which is based in Moscow .

history

It was founded in 1936 as the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR . The first chief conductor was Alexander Gauk . The first concert took place on October 5, 1936 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory , Gauk and Erich Kleiber , who emigrated from Nazi Germany , conducted a program of Beethoven symphonies. During the Second World War , the orchestra was evacuated to Central Asia under chief conductor Natan Rachlin since 1941 . Two years later it was able to return to Moscow. In the era under Konstantin Ivanov (from 1946) the orchestra, as the second Soviet ensemble after the Leningrad Philharmonic , undertook its first international tours from 1956.

In 1965 Yevgeny Svetlanov became chief conductor of the orchestra and remained in this position until 2000. Under him, the State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, which received the honorary title Academic in 1972 , developed into one of the leading ensembles in the Soviet Union and distinguished itself through lively touring and recording activities . In the period before and under Svetlanov, the orchestra performed numerous works a. a. by Dmitri Shostakovich (Symphonies No. 8 and No. 11 ), Sergei Prokofjew (Symphony No. 5 ), Aram Chatschaturjan , Dmitri Kabalewski , Nikolai Mjaskowski and Alfred Schnittke for the premiere.

In 1991 it was renamed the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia . The discographic highlights of the Svetlanov era included the cycle of Tchaikovsky symphonies and the only complete recording of Mjaskovsky's 27 symphonies from 1965 to 1994. Allegations by the Minister of Culture, Mikhail Schwydkoi , that Svetlanov conducts too much abroad led to the controversial dismissal of the chief conductor in 2000.

As Svetlanov's successor, Vassily Sinaisky acted from 2000 . In 2002 Mark Gorenstein took over the direction of the orchestra, which he had to reorganize for the most part. Gorenstein supplemented the repertoire with world premieres a. a. by Rodion Shchedrin . On October 27, 2005, the orchestra added "EF Swetlanow" to its name in memory of the former chief conductor of many years. In 2011, Gorenstein's disparaging remarks about the cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan sparked a controversy at the Tchaikovsky Competition, as a result of which a petition from orchestra members in September of that year resulted in the separation from Gorenstein.

In October 2011, Wladimir Jurowski became the orchestra's artistic director. In 2016 he engaged Alexander Wustin as composer in residence . In the same year Vasily Petrenko took over the position of Principal Guest Conductor. In 2019, Jurowski's contract as chief conductor was extended to July 2021.

Music directors / chief conductors

Web links

literature

  • Leonid Sergejewitsch Sidelnikow: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the USSR . Musika, Moscow 1986, OCLC 165902436 (Russian, 284 pages).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ AS Sokolow: State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov". In: Great Russian Encyclopedia. 1992 (Russian).;
  2. ^ A b Levon Hakobian: Music of the Soviet Era: 1917-1991 . 2nd Edition. Routledge, London, New York 2017, ISBN 978-1-4724-7108-6 , pp. 362 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c d history of the orchestra on gaso.ru (English)
  4. ↑ Shanna Grigoryevna Dosorzewa: State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR. In: Musikalnaja Enziklopedija. 1973 (Russian).;
  5. ↑ a b c d Svetlanov State Orchestra in: bolshoirussia (English)
  6. ↑ Historical treasures in: Fono Forum 12/2008, p. 83
  7. ↑ a b Interview with Mark Gorenstein. In: russianconductors. September 2006 (English).;
  8. ↑ Hagai Hitron: Israeli violinist Shares Top Award at International Music Competition. In: Haaretz . July 3, 2011 (English).;
  9. ↑ Ayano Hodouchi: Mutiny in the orchestra. In: The Moscow News . September 1, 2011, archived from the original on October 16, 2011 .;
  10. ↑ Vladimir Jurowski to be Artistic Director of State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia. ( Memento of November 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: IMG Artists , October 26, 2011 (English)
  11. ↑ Vladimir Jurowski to Continue as Artistic Director of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” until 2021. In: IMG Artists. October 16, 2019 (English).;