Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
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The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the
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
murder by his regime Stalin was attempting to whitewash.[1] After the collapse of the Soviet Union
, the name was changed to its current one in 1992.
The current artistic and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre is the conductor Valery Gergiev. Under Gergiev, the Mariinsky Orchestra has become one of the leading symphony orchestras in Russia.
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- ISBN 9781400060603.
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