The State Symphony Orchestra "New Russia" (Orchestra)
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1990 by order of the
Government of the RSFSR.
Yury Bashmet assumed leadership of the orchestra
in 2002, opening up a new chapter in its history. Under Bashmet’s leadership,
the orchestra acquired its own unique manner of playing, which is distinguished
by creative freedom, audacious interpretations and startlingly inspired
performances, all combined with a full, rich sound.
Many eminent
musicians have collaborated with the orchestra, including Valery Gergiev, Emil
Tabakov, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alexander Lazarev, Saulius Sondeckis, David Stern,
Luciano Acoccella, Teodor Curentzis, Barry Douglas, Peter Donohoe, Denis
Matsuyev, Yelizaveta Leonskaya, Boris Berezovsky, Viktor Tretyakov, Gidon
Kremer, Vadim Repin, Sergei Krylov, Viktoria Mullova, Nataliya Gutman, David
Geringas, Sergei Antonov, Deborah Voight, Anna Netrebko, Laura Claycomb, Placido
Domingo, Montserrat Caballe, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Patrizia Ciofi, Elina
Garanca and Ulyana Lopatkina.
Since 2002, the orchestra has played more
than 350 concerts in Russia and abroad, including in cities of the Volga region,
the Golden Ring, the Urals, Siberia, the Moscow region, the Baltic States,
Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine, as well as in France, Germany, Greece, Great
Britain, Italy, Holland, Spain, Austria, Turkey, Bulgaria, India, Finland and
Japan.
A varied repertoire, successfully combining classics and
contemporary music, constantly attracts listeners. The orchestra has often given
premieres of works by such composers as Sofia Gubaydulina, Alfred Schnittke,
Edison Denisov, Mikhail Tariverdiyev, Nino Rota, Ghia Kancheli, Alexander
Tchaikovsky, Bela Bartok, Giancarlo Menotti, Igor Raykhelson, Emil Tabakov,
Alexander Baltin, Vladimir Belyaev, Vladimir Komarov, Boris Frankshteyn and
Georgy Buzogly. Since 2008, the orchestra has annually taken part in the Yury
Bashmet Winter Music Festival in Sochi and the Yury Bashmet International
Festivals in Yaroslavl and Minsk.
The official birthday of the State
Symphony Orchestra “Novaya Rossiya” is September 30, 1990 when by the
decree of the Council of Ministers of RSFSR State Children and Youth Symphony
Orchestra of the RSFSR Council of Education was formed. Dmitry Orlov, the
Honoured Artist of Russia, was appointed as artistic director.
In
February 1993 the State Children and Youth Symphony Orchestra of the ministry of
Education was renamed as Youth Symphony Orchestra of the RF Ministry of
Education. Mark Gorenshtein was appointed as the head director. In December
1994 the State Youth Symphony Orchestra of the RF Ministry of Education passed
over under the competence of RF Ministry of Culture. In February 1995 the
Orchestra was renamed into State Symphony Orchestra of Russia. In October
2002 State Symphony Orchestra of Russia was renamed into Federal State
Cultural institution “State Symphony Orchestra Novaya Rossiya”. Yury Bashmet was
appointed the artistic director and head conductor. In March 2007 the
orchestra won a grant of RF Government. In January 2010 State Symphony
Orchestra “Novaya Rossiya” was awarded with a grant from the President of the
Russian Federation.
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