Albums by Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: The Tsar's BrideSveshnikov Russian Academic Choir, Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre & Andrey Chistiakov
ALBUMGlinka Overtures & DancesEvgeny Svetlanov, USSR Symphony Orchestra & Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre
ALBUMПиковая ДамаАлекса́ндр Шами́льевич Ме́лик-Паша́ев, Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre & Bolshoi Theatre Choir
ALBUMRimsky-Korsakov: Pan Voyevoda, Op. 59, Snow Maiden Suite, Golden Cockerel Suite & The Little Oak Stick, Op. 62Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Evgeny Svetlanov & USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Artist Biography
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra has a long and distinguished history dating back to its origins in 1776 as an ensemble of 13 musicians who accompanied singers in the first permanent theatrical troupe in Moscow. The orchestra has taken part in the premieres of numerous ballets and operas that would later form the Russian canon, including those of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich. The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra is now made up of some 200 players, most of whom trained at the Bolshoi Musical Academy. In addition to regular work in Moscow, the orchestra has performed in Japan, England, the United States, and Europe. The first-desk players of each section of the orchestra perform in the chamber group Ensemble of the Soloists of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra.
Hometown
Moscow, Russia
Genre
Classical