Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

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The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1882 and is Russia 's oldest symphony orchestra. It was initially known as the "Imperial Music Choir" and performed privately for the court of Alexander III of Russia. By the 1900s it had started to give public performances. Richard Strauss conducted the orchestra in 1912. After the Russian Revolution the orchestra was taken over by its members, who changed the name to the "State Philharmo... more
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  • 1882

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  • Санкт-Петербургский Филармонический Оркестр,
  • St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra,
  • St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra,
  • St. Petersburg (Leningrad) Philharmonic Orchestra

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