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19:00 | Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra |
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Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov performs Beethoven's Concerto # 5 for piano and orchestra, Symphony # 3. Soloist - Denis Kozhukhin (piano), who was launched onto the international scene after winning First Prize in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels at the age of 23. Denis has quickly established a formidable reputation and has already appeared at many of the world's most prestigious festivals and concert halls including the Verbier Festival, where he won the Prix d'Honneur in 2003, Progetto Martha Argerich in Lugano, Klavier- Festival Ruhr, Rheingau Music Festival, Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival and many others. Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra is the first Russian symphony orchestra which traces its history from 1882. In 1921, the orchestra had at its disposal the former Nobility Assembly Hall and thus the country's first philharmonic was opened. In 1934, the orchestra - the first in the country - was awarded the title "Honored orchestra of the Republic". 1938 began what is referred to as the "Age of Mravinsky" and years of hard work earned the orchestra a place amongst the most prominent ensembles in the world. In 1946 the orchestra first performed internationally and since has regularly toured. Since 1988, Yuri Temirkanov has lead the orchestra. Recently, the orchestra has been ranked in the top twenty orchestras in the world (according to Gramophone magazine) has toured in Europe, Asia, America, and participated in prestigious music festivals: in Lucerne, Italian MiTo, Verbier and Annecy. Exacting critics write about the orchestra with unswerving reverence: "The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is not just the crowning glory of Russian culture, but also the best representative of the State - so it was under the czars, under Soviet rule, and remains so now... Temirkanov has reached such a level of mutual understanding with the orchestra, that it seems to be a continuation of his hands... this orchestra has become an essential worldwide ambassador of the Russian symphonic school" (Le Figaro, 2013).
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