St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Makes Kimmel Center Debut with Music of Prokofiev, Schumann and Rachmaninoff Sunday, October 24
September 27, 2004
Yuri Temirakanov
The orchestra will perform Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, "Classical Symphony;" Schumann’s Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 54; and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Op. 45.
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra. It was formed out of the 19th-century "Imperial Music Choir" in 1882 but initially played only for the Imperial Court and in aristocratic circles. As early as October 19, 1917, the ensemble was declared a state orchestra, giving its first public concert in Soviet Russia shortly thereafter. A year later the orchestra was incorporated into the newly founded Petrograd Philharmonic Society, the first concert organization of the U.S.S.R. In 1991, just after its home city was renamed, the orchestra changed its name from the Leningrad Philharmonic to the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. Today it is internationally recognized as one of the world’s premier symphonic ensembles.
Among the orchestra’s recent tours have been visits to the major European festivals, including highly-acclaimed performances in Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh and London. It participated in many events marking the centennial of Tchaikovsky’s death in 1993, including three concerts at Carnegie Hall as part of its American tour that year. The orchestra’s extensive European touring has included recent residencies in Paris and Vienna, and concerts to inaugurate Belfast’s Waterfront Hall.
Tickets for the October 24 performance by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra are $39, $47, $59, $69, $79, $99 & $113 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at www.kimmelcenter.org or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. For group sales call 215-790-5883.
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