| Founded in 2001, the St. Petersburg Festival
Orchestra has rapidly become one of the leading symphony orchestras of the cultural
capital of Russia. It is frequently invited to play in prestigious music festivals and is
the resident orchestra of the annual international music festival ‘Nordic
Music’. Consisting of over 70 young
professional players, it has become widely known for its exciting concerts of the highest
class and it regularly performs with world-class artists such as Yekaterina Solovyova
(soprano), Olga Savova (mezzo-soprano), David Walker (countertenor), Federico Mondelci
(saxophone) and Craig Ogden (guitar). |
Listen:
In the hall of the Mountain King from
Grieg's Peer Gynt (mp3 - 2,6 Mb)
The Three Wonders from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Tsar
Saltan (mp3 - 6,8 Mb) |
| Latest release: "In his interpretation of Tchaikovsky, one can not only feel the intellectual and philosophical introduction that is characteristic for western European performance practice, but also the openness and emotions that are typical for the Russian School. And Wahlander is not inhibited by stereotypes: His performance sounds fresh and something in this music will be a discovery for the listener."
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