Leningrad (St. Petersburg) philharmonic orchestra was founded in 1882. It is the oldest and best known symphonic orchestra from Saint-Petersburg.
Not to be confused with Leningrad Academic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and other Leningrad / St. Petersburg orchestras.
Since 1993, the orchestra has been called [a1065788] = Заслуженный коллектив России Академический симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии (abbreviated — ЗКР АСО)
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Chief conductors:
[a=Nikolai Alexeyev] = Николай Алексеев (since 2022)
[a=Yuri Temirkanov] = Юрий Темирканов (1988–2022)
Evgeny Mravinsky = Евгений Мравинский (1938–1988)
[a=Fritz Stiedry] = Фриц Штидри (1934–37)
[a=Alexander Gauk] = Александр Гаук (1930–34)
Nicolai Malko = Николай Малько (1926–1930)
Valery Berdyaev = Валериан Бердяев (1924–26)
[a=Emil Cooper] = Эмиль Купер (1920–23)
Serge Koussevitzky = Сергей Кусевицкий (1917–20)
[a=Hugo Wahrlich] = Гуго Варлих (1907–1917)
[a=Hermann Fliege] = Герман Флиге (1882–1907)
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For the wind & percussion ensemble, please use:
[a11959400]
For the wind quintet, please use:
[a3035057]
For the Chamber orchestra, please use:
[a1437651]
For String Group Of The Leningrad Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, please use:
[a6126815]
For Soloists Ensemble, please use:
[a13535923]