St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony Orchestra

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St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony Orchestra

This orchestra was founded in 1945 on the basis of Minkh jazz-orchestra. The objective of the orchestra was the popularization of variety music of Soviet composers. This team collaborated with Petrov, Basner, Gavrilin and others.

S. Gorkovenko became the leader of the orchestra in 1978. The conductor introduced some classics of the symphony, opera and ballet in the repertoire of the team.

Over 50 CD-s of complete ballets of Tchaikovsky, symphonies of Hayden, Schumann, Shostakovich and compositions of contemporary composers were recorded under the conduct of Gorkovenko. The orchestra performs regularly in St.Petersburg and goes on tours to Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Japan.

Events

14
september, 2026
19:00, mon
St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Maxim Alexeev; Igor Smaliy - clarinet
Mozart: Overture to "Così fan tutte", Clarinet Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No.4
Organizers: "Tchaikovsky" Musical Culture Center
1000 — 1600 RUB
13
october, 2026
19:00, tue
St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Maxim Alexeev
Faure: Pavane; Séjourné: Concerto for marimba and string orchestra (second edition); Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, the prelude to the Mallarmé`s eclogue, Petite Suite (orchestrated by A. Busse); Ravel: "Le tombeau de Couperin", Suite
The soloist of the St. Petersburg House of Music (marimba) will be announced later
Organizers: "Tchaikovsky" Musical Culture Center
1000 — 1600 RUB
24
november, 2026
19:00, tue
St. Petersburg State Governor's Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Maxim Alexeev
Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 "Scottish"
The soloists will be announced later
Organizers: "Tchaikovsky" Musical Culture Center
1000 — 1600 RUB
Grand Hall:
191186, St. Petersburg, Mikhailovskaya st., 2
+7 (812) 240-01-00, +7 (812) 240-01-80
Small Hall:
191011, St. Petersburg, Nevsky av., 30
+7 (812) 240-01-00, +7 (812) 240-01-70
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Opening hours of the Grand Hall box office: 11 am to 8.30 pm
Lunch Break: 3 pm to 4 pm
Small Hall box office hours: from 11 am to 7 pm (on concerts days to 7.30 pm)
Lunch Break: 3 pm to 4 pm
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