Choir of the Helikon Opera Moscow Musical Theatre City Moscow Year of foundation 1991 A type choirs The choir of the Moscow Musical Theater “Helikon-Opera” was created in 1991 by Tatyana Gromova, a graduate of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. It included graduates of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. The appearance of a highly professional choir in the creative team of the theater, then numbering twenty people, played a huge role in its fate, making it possible to move from chamber opera productions to large-scale ones. Today the choir has 60 artists aged 20 to 35. The extensive operatic repertoire of the…

The Bolshoi Theatre Chorus City Moscow A type choirs The history of the choir of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia dates back to the 80th century, when Ulrich Avranek was appointed chief choirmaster and second conductor of the theater orchestra in the XNUMXs. According to the memoirs of the conductor N. Golovanov, “the magnificent choir of the Moscow Imperial Opera … thundered in Moscow, all of Moscow gathered for its benefit performances and concerts.” Many composers composed works especially for the Bolshoi Theatre’s choir, the ensemble took part in S. Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons in Paris. The artistic traditions of choral singing, the beauty, strength and expressiveness of the sound of…

Choir of the Choir Arts Academy City Moscow Year of foundation 1991 A type choirs The first ever higher educational institution of vocal and choral art, the Academy of Choral Art, was established in 1991 on the basis of the Moscow Choral School named after A.V. Sveshnikov on the initiative and thanks to the persistent efforts of Professor V.S. Popov. From the very beginning of the work of the Academy of Choral Art, the mixed choir of the university, directed by V. S. Popov, was defined as a multifunctional singing group performing with extensive solo programs, as well as participating together with orchestras in the performance of large vocal and…

The Figural Choir Cologne City Cologne Year of foundation 1986 A type choirs The Cologne Figuralchoir was founded in 1986 by conductor Richard Maylander and pastor of the Cologne Artistic Union Friedrich Hofmann (now Bishop of Würzburg). There are currently 35 singers in the group. The specificity of the activity of the choir is that the sacred music performed by it sounds in the context for which it was originally intended – in the premises of the church or as part of the church liturgy. The unity of sacred space and music is the main credo of the collective. Therefore, his performances become more of a spiritual event than just…

City Kiev Year of foundation 1943 A type choirs National Honored Academic Folk Choir of Ukraine. G. G. Veryovki. Created in 1943 in Kharkov, since 1944 has been working in Kyiv; since 1970 – academic. The organizer and artistic director (until 1964) was the conductor and composer, People’s Artist of the Ukrainian SSR G. G. Veryovka (since 1965, the choir named after him); Since 1966, the team has been headed by People’s Artist of the USSR (1983), Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1978) A. T. Avdievsky (born 1933). The group consists of a choir (mixed), an orchestra (mainly Ukrainian folk instruments – banduras, cymbals, sopilki, tambourines, etc.)…

Synodal Choir City Moscow Year of foundation 1710 A type choirs One of the oldest Russian professional choirs. It was created in 1710 (according to other sources, in 1721) on the basis of the male choir of the patriarchal choristers (Moscow). Founded at the end of the 16th century, it was famous for its excellent singers selected from other church choirs; along with singing in the church, he also performed at court festivities. The synodal choir initially consisted of 44 male singers, and in 1767 children’s voices were introduced. In 1830, the Synodal School was opened at the Synodal Choir (see Moscow Synodal School of Church Singing), in which juvenile…

Sistine Chapel City Rome A type choirs The Sistine Chapel is the common name for the papal chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome. It happened on behalf of Pope Sixtus IV (1471-84), under which the building of the chapel was built (designed by the architect Giovanni de Dolci; decorated with frescoes by prominent masters – P. Perugino, B. Pinturicchio, S. Botticelli, Piero di Cosimo, C. Rosselli, L. Signorelli, B. della Gatta, Michelangelo Buonarroti). The history of the Sistine Chapel dates back to the 6th-7th centuries. n. e., when the singing school at the papal court was born in Rome. The school of singers was finally formed in 604 under…

Munich Bach Choir City Munich Year of foundation 1954 A type choirs The history of the Munich Bach Choir dates back to the early 1950s, when a small amateur ensemble called the Heinrich Schütz Circle arose in the capital of Bavaria to promote early music. In 1954, the ensemble was transformed into a professional choir and received its current name. Almost simultaneously with the choir, the Munich Bach Orchestra was formed. Both ensembles were led by a young conductor and organist, a graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory Karl Richter. He considered the main task to popularize Bach’s music. During 1955, the Passion according to John and Passion according to Matthew,…

Kozhevnikov Choir City Moscow Year of foundation 1956 A type choirs State Academic Moscow Regional Choir named after A.D. Kozhevnikova has been leading its history since 1956. The time of the group’s heyday, the search for its unique place in the Russian choir movement took place under the guidance of the outstanding conductor, People’s Artist of Russia Andrei Dmitrievich Kozhevnikov, who led the choir for 20 years from 1988 to 2011. Many works were performed by the choir for the first time. Among them are the cantata “Ivan the Terrible” by S. Prokofiev, “Requiem” by D. Kabalevsky, “Liturgy” by A. Alyabyev, spiritual concertos by S. Degtyarev and V. Titov, as…

Moscow State Chamber Choir City Moscow Year of foundation 1972 A type choirs Artistic director and conductor – Vladimir Minin. The Moscow State Academic Chamber Choir was founded in 1972 by an outstanding conductor, Professor Vladimir Minin. Even in the Soviet period, the choir revived the spiritual works of Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Chesnokov, Grechaninov, Kastalsky at the world level. Both in Russia and on its foreign tours, the choir always performs with the best ensembles of Russia: the Grand Symphony Orchestra (conductor V. Fedoseev), the Russian National Orchestra (conductor M. Pletnev), the State Academic Symphony Orchestra. E. Svetlanova (conductor M. Gorenstein), the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra (conductor P. Kogan), the…