Russische Kammerphilharmonie St. Petersburg

The Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg was founded in 1990 by graduates of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St Petersburg. The orchestra impressively refl ects the extent of the musical talent as well as the high standard of music education of its homeland. The extraordinarily broad range of repertoire – from baroque to modern – has made the orchestra one of the most sought-after chamber orchestras of Europe. The orchestra`s much admired virtuosity and particular sound quality has led to regular performances with international stars such as Mstilav Rostropowitsch, Igor Oistrach, Lina Isakadze, Mikis Theodorakis, Giora Feidman, David Garrett, Elena Bashkirowa, Andrej Gavrilov, Deborah Sasson, Nina Corti and Sergej Nakariakov. Frequent concert tours throughout Europe by the Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg have taken place to great acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. The tours have brought them to major European centres and renowned concert halls, including the Teatro Real Madrid, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Alte Oper Frankfurt, the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, the Cologne Cathedral, the Teatro dell`Opera di Roma, the Gasteig Munich, the Opera Bayreuth, the Konzerthaus Berlin and the Theatre Municipal Luxemburg as well as to many international festivals such as the Schleswig-Holstein and Rheingau music festivals in Germany, the Izmir International Festival in Turkey, the Festival Musique en Vendée in France and the Music Summer Weggis in Switzerland. Recent appearances by the orchestra with the opera and ballet soloists of the Moscow Bolschoi Theatre and the Mariinski Opera in St Petersburg have been greeted with enthusiastic response and international admiration.