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The Rostov Academic Symphonic Orchestra

Conductor: Yuri Tkachenko

The Rostov Academic Symphonic Orchestra drew attention of musical society, conductors and prominent soloists from the first years of its existence. The orchestra was founded in 1935.

Keeping the Russia’s best traditions, it has been gradually becoming one of the leading orchestras in the country and has always had its artistic traits.


Many famous conductors led the orchestra in various years: Bruno Berman, Nikolay Anosov, Marc Paverman, Leonid Kats, Semen Kogan. Nowadays an honored artist of the Russian Federation Yuri Tkachenko is the art director  and chief conductor of the orchestra.

In 1984 the orchestra won the prize of the Russian Symphonic Orchestras Contest. In 1994 the orchestra took part in Tchaikovsky’s 10th  International  Contest. Same year the orchestra was titled “Academic”.

The orchestra’s repertoire boasts a great variety of symphonic literature: starting from medieval orchestral music till contemporary composers’ trials. A significant  part of the orchestra’s performances were solo performances of A.Khachaturian, D. Shostakovich, T.Khrennikov, R.Shchedrin, A.Ashpay, A.Schnitke, G.Kancheli, Y.Falik and others. The orchestra’s devotion to the contemporary music performances inspired Don composers. Over 100 new compositions created by Rostov composers  were performed by the Rostov Academic Symphonic Orchestra.

The orchestra is a permanent participant of many famous Russian and international festivals and contests, to name but a few “ The Rostov Premiers”, “Rakhmaninov’s Days in Rostov”, “The Don Musical Spring”, “Cultural Crossroads”, Lutoslavsky’s Festival in Poland, Safonov’s Symphonic Music Festival in Kislovodsk, and many others. The orchestra performed its concerts in the Big Hall of the Moscow State Philharmonic, in the Tchaikovsky Moscow Concert Hall, in the House of Radio in Warsaw, in the Mozart Concert Hall in Saragosa, in the Congress Hall in Madrid.

Among numerous conductors at conductor’s stand one can find such famous names as B.Khaikin, K.Eliasberg, K.Kondrashin, R.Matsov, G.Provatorov, Y.Nikolayevsky, V.Dudarova, A.Kats, Y.Domarkas .

The orchestra performed with such worldwide known musicians as M.Rostropovich, D.Oistrach, L.Kogan, J.Zack, J.Flier, S.Neigaus, B.Gutnikov, D.Bashkirov, N.Petrov, R.Kerer, N.Gutman, E.Obraztsova, Y.Bashmet.

The orchestra’s touring  geography comprises various regions of the Russian Federation and numerous  foreign countries.

The Rostov Academic Symphonic Orchestra is a unique phenomenon in our cultural life. One can not find a great number of cities where philharmonic concerts satisfy cultural demands, whereas the Rostov orchestra gives a convincing proof of its integrity in the world’s musical context.