The Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra or just the Mariinsky Orchestra (formerly known as the Kirov Orchestra) is located in the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. The orchestra was founded in 1783 during the reign of Catherine the Great, it was known before the revolution as the Russian Imperial Opera Orchestra. The orchestra is one of the oldest musical institutions in Russia.
In 1935 Joseph Stalin changed its name (and that of the Ballet) ...
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Boris Godunov
As Self - Orchestra
Ruslan and Lyudmila
Sadko
Attila
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (Valery Gergiev)
Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes: The Firebird / The Rite of Spring
The Golden Cockerel
Dimitri Shostakovitch - Concerto for violin and Orchestra No.2, Symphony No.7 'Leningrad'
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 1 - Daniil Trifonov, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 - Gergiev
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
The Nutcracker