Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
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Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO, in Russian Уральский академический филармонический оркестр, УАФО) is a full orchestra based in Yekaterinburg
(former Sverdlovsk, Russia
) and considered to be one of the leading orchestras in Russia. One of the oldest Russian orchestras, the Ural Philharmonic was founded in 1936, but it was hidden for the rest of the world until 1991 when it became well-known in many countries.
It was formed by Mark Paverman, famous Russian conductor, in 1936 as the Orchestra of the Sverdlovsk Radio. The most prominent musicians of the Soviet Union – conductors, soloists and composers – worked with the Orchestra.
In 1992 it received the new name - 'Ural Philharmonic Orchestra'.
In 1995 it was given an "academic" title (this title is conferred to the best theater companies and orchestras of Russia). So its full name is the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra.
The orchestra uniting a hundred of musicians is famous for its interpretations of classical as well as modern music. It gives 100 concerts every year. The UPO is the main resident orchestra of all the musical festivals of the Sverdlovsk State Philarmony.
In 2000-s the UPO gave some dozens of concerts in Germany
, Austria
, France
, Japan
, Switzerland
, Spain
, Italy
and other countries and had many honourable mentions in the press (La Semaine, La Liberté, Sueddeutche Zeitung etc).
In 2005 at the Arsenal Hall (Metz
, France
) the UPO with the famous pianist Boris Berezovsky
recorded an album for a french producer Rene Martin
.
The UPO is famous for his collaboration with Emil Gilels
, Nikolai Petrov
, Boris Berezovsky
, Denis Matsuev
, Gidon Kremer
, Vladimir Spivakov
, Mstislav Rostropovich
, Natalia Gutman
, Valery Gergiev
and many others.
It is the only orchestra in Russia that gives more than 100 concerts annually. There are three main forms of the Orchestra’s activity:
Nowadays the UPO has two conductors:
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
(former Sverdlovsk, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) and considered to be one of the leading orchestras in Russia. One of the oldest Russian orchestras, the Ural Philharmonic was founded in 1936, but it was hidden for the rest of the world until 1991 when it became well-known in many countries.
It was formed by Mark Paverman, famous Russian conductor, in 1936 as the Orchestra of the Sverdlovsk Radio. The most prominent musicians of the Soviet Union – conductors, soloists and composers – worked with the Orchestra.
In 1992 it received the new name - 'Ural Philharmonic Orchestra'.
In 1995 it was given an "academic" title (this title is conferred to the best theater companies and orchestras of Russia). So its full name is the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra.
The orchestra uniting a hundred of musicians is famous for its interpretations of classical as well as modern music. It gives 100 concerts every year. The UPO is the main resident orchestra of all the musical festivals of the Sverdlovsk State Philarmony.
In 2000-s the UPO gave some dozens of concerts in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Spain
Spain
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, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and other countries and had many honourable mentions in the press (La Semaine, La Liberté, Sueddeutche Zeitung etc).
In 2005 at the Arsenal Hall (Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) the UPO with the famous pianist Boris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky (pianist)
- Biography :Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privately with Alexander Satz. Following his London début at the Wigmore Hall in 1988, The Times described him as "an artist of exceptional promise, a player of dazzling virtuosity and formidable power."In May 2005...
recorded an album for a french producer Rene Martin
René Martin
René Martin is the pen name of Latin American author and financial director who held high positions at several major international banks and received Honorius titles from one Brazilian and two American states...
.
The UPO is famous for his collaboration with Emil Gilels
Emil Gilels
Emil Grigoryevich Gilels was a Soviet pianist, widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.His last name is sometimes transliterated Hilels.-Biography:...
, Nikolai Petrov
Nikolai Petrov
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov was a Russian pianist.Petrov was born in Moscow, the son of the cellist Arnold Ferkelman and the grandson of the operatic bass Vasily Rodionovich Petrov, and began learning the piano at the age of three...
, Boris Berezovsky
Boris Berezovsky (pianist)
- Biography :Berezovsky studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Eliso Virsaladze and privately with Alexander Satz. Following his London début at the Wigmore Hall in 1988, The Times described him as "an artist of exceptional promise, a player of dazzling virtuosity and formidable power."In May 2005...
, Denis Matsuev
Denis Matsuev
Denis Leonidovich Matsuev is a Russian pianist, one of the most popular classical music performers of his generation, the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998 in Moscow , laureate of esteemed Shostakovich Prize in Music and State Prize of Russian Federation in Literature and...
, Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer
Gidon Kremer is a Latvian violinist and conductor. In 1980 he left the USSR and settled in Germany.-Biography:Kremer was born in Riga to parents of German-Jewish and Latvian-Swedish origins. He began playing the violin at the age of four, receiving instruction from his father and his grandfather,...
, Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Spivakov
Vladimir Teodorovich Spivakov is a leading Russian conductor and violinist best known for his work with the chamber orchestra....
, Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, KBE , known to close friends as Slava, was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. He was married to the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya. He is widely considered to have been the greatest cellist of the second half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest of...
, Natalia Gutman
Natalia Gutman
Natalia Gutman is a Russian cellist. She began to study cello at the Moscow Music School with R. Sapozhnikov. She was later admitted to the Moscow Conservatory, where she was taught by Rostropovich, amongst others....
, Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev
Valery Abisalovich Gergiev is a Russian conductor and opera company director. He is general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and artistic director of the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.- Early life :Gergiev,...
and many others.
It is the only orchestra in Russia that gives more than 100 concerts annually. There are three main forms of the Orchestra’s activity:
- concerts and festivals of the symphonic season
- popular classics programmes of «table&chair setup»
- summer outdoor concerts
Nowadays the UPO has two conductors:
- Dmitry LissDmitry LissDmitry Liss - Russian conductor considered to be one of the best European conductors of his generation and famous for his elegant style and artistic execution, artistic director and chief conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra.-Biography:...
- principal conductor of the UPO since 1995 - Enkhe (Enkhbaatar Baatarzhyvan) - conductor of the UPO (since 1991) and principal conductor of the Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (since 1998)