Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra
{{Short description|Russian orchestra}}
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The Murmansk Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Murmansk, Russia. It is currently the largest full professional orchestra in the Barents region.{{Cite web|url=http://eng.gov-murman.ru/about_region/culture/#philharmonic|title=Murmansk Regional Government official site :: Culture|website=eng.gov-murman.ru|access-date=2017-10-07}} It is funded by the regional government of Murmansk.{{Cite web|url=http://murmanout.ru/events/murmanskiy-filarmonicheskiy-orkestr-dirizher|title=Мурманский филармонический оркестр|website=MurmanOut.ru. Все развлечения Мурманска.|access-date=2017-10-07}}
History
The Murmansk Regional Philharmonic Society was founded in 1975, when the concert and variety bureau was reformed into a philharmonic.{{Cite web|url=http://eng.gov-murman.ru/about_region/culture/#philharmonic|title=Murmansk Regional Government official site :: Culture|website=eng.gov-murman.ru|access-date=2017-01-21}} 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.{{Citation|title=А.ВИВАЛЬДИ -ЗИМА - Михаил Дзюдзе, оркестр Домра, ансамбль STARGOROD|url=https://ok.ru/video/257010632168|language=en|accessdate=2017-10-07}}{{Cite news|url=http://fednews.ru/main/11150-murmanskiy-filarmonicheskiy-orkestr-dast-koncert-pod-upravleniem-maestro-ho-chung-ye.html|title=Мурманский филармонический оркестр даст концерт под управлением маэстро Хо Чунг Йе|work=Федеральные Новости. Интернет издание|access-date=2017-10-07}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://md-eksperiment.org/afisha/russia/murmansk/murmanskij-filarmonicheskij-orkestr-murmanskaya-filarmoniya-20170422181753|title=Мурманский филармонический оркестр. Мурманская филармония|website=Эксперимент|language=ru-RU|access-date=2017-10-07}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://nord-news.ru/news/2017/01/10/?newsid=88288|title=Мурманский филармонический оркестр выступит под управлением московского дирижера|date=2017-01-10|work=Информационное агентство Nord-News|access-date=2017-10-07|language=ru}}
Repertoire
The orchestra repertoire ranges from Baroque to Contemporary music, with the core Russian repertoire at its centre.{{Cite web|url=http://liefond.com/song/%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D1%83%D1%82%D1%91%D1%81+%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80+%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80|title=Russia song website}} It has performed the operas Tosca, La Traviata, Eugene Onegin, La bohème, and Madama Butterfly together with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.{{Cite web|url=http://www.murmansound.ru/performers/818|title=Мурманская областная филармония · Исполнители|website=www.murmansound.ru|access-date=2017-01-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://big-radio.ru/news/2017/05/16/23689|title=Мурманский филармонический оркестр закрывает сезон - Новости Мурманска и Мурманской области - Большое Радио|website=big-radio.ru|language=ru|access-date=2017-10-07}}
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.
External links
- [http://www.murmansound.ru Official website of the Murmansk Philharmonic Society]