Mariinsky Orchestra
Date of birth:
Place of birth: St. Petersburg, Russia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kirov Orchestra
Biography
The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Catherine the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. The orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia. In 1935 Joseph Stalin changed its name (and that of the Ballet) to the Kirov, after Sergei Kirov, the first secretary of the Communist Party in Leningrad, whose 1934 murder by his regime Stalin was attempting to whitewash.[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name was changed back to the Mariinsky in 1992. The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev and the principal guest conductor is Nikolaj Znaider. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia.
Movie Credits
Boris Godunov
1990-01-01
This is the Andrei Tarkovsky production of the famous Pushkin/Mussorgsky opera, performed in 1990. M
Sadko
1994-01-01
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's dazzling opera by-line in seven tableaux. The epic journey of Sadko a sea-
Ruslan and Lyudmila
1996-01-01
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka's magical masterpiece in its entirety, inspired by Alexander Sergeyevich Pu
The Golden Cockerel
2014-12-25
Following celebrated productions of Prokofiev's 'Semyon Kotko' and Shchedrin's 'The Left-Hander', Va
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
2016-05-25
The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Jud
The Nutcracker - Mariinsky Theatre
2012-12-03
During a Christmas Eve party and a young girl, Clara, being given a nutcracker doll by her godfather
Attila
2010-10-30
In celebration of Verdi's anniversary year, the Mariinsky label presents a high-definition video rec
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring
2009-01-01
Starvinsky's ballets The Firebird and The Rite of Spring in the restored original choresography by M
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 - Daniil Trifonov, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
In Moscow, Valery Gergiev conducts a concert dedicated to the works of Prokofiev: the composer's Fir
Dimitri Shostakovitch - Concerto for violin and Orchestra No.2, Symphony No.7 'Leningrad'
Сomposer: Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (1906–1975) Title: Complete Symphonies and Concertos Rel
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
2002-05-05
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 (Russian: Пиковая дама, Pikovaya dama, French: Pique Dame) is an opera i
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 - Gergiev
2011-10-03
Valery Gergiev is widely recognised as the greatest modern interpreter of Tchaikovsky’s music and th
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
2007-12-13
The classic Mariinsky (Kirov) production of the greatest of all ballets. Filmed in the imperial sple
The Nutcracker
1994-03-31
Nutcracker ballet, conducted by Victor Fedotov and featuring the Kirov Ballet and Orchestra. Stars L
Tchaikovsky: Simphonies 4,5 & 6 - Valery Gergiev
2011-11-10
The Mariinsky II Opening Gala
2015-01-20
Valery Gergiev (Gala Mariinsky II)