Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1951 by Samuil Samosud, as the Moscow Youth Orchestra for young and inexperienced musicians, acquiring its current name in 1953. It is most associated with longtime conductor Kiril Kondrashin under whom it premiered Shostakovich's Fourth and Thirteenth symphonies as well as other works. The Orchestra undertook a major tour of Japan with Kondrashin in April 1967 and CDs of the Japanese radio recordings have been made available on the Altus label. The orchestra has also flourished under Yuri Simonov, the orchestra's principal conductor since 1998. In recent years it has performed in Britain, France, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, Lithuania, and Spain, as well as Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea. They also have collaborated with composers Igor Stravinsky, Benjamin Britten and Krzysztof Penderecki.

KONDRASHIN conducts SHOSTAKOVICH (Remastered 2025) - 2025-04-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons - 2025-04-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Chopin: 24 Préludes (LIVE) - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Rachmaninoff: Preludes (LIVE) - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Sergei Rachmaninoff Transcriptions for piano (LIVE) - 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000000Z

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