The Admiralty Navy Band of the

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Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. It was founded early in the 18th century about the same time as the Russian Navy itself. The band's chief conductor and director of music is Captain 3rd rank Valentin Lyashenko, who leads the band under the instruction of the

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. The band has toured Europe and performed for visiting heads of state. It has also had a number of guest conductors, both military and civilian. William Malambri, a music professor at

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, U.S.A., served as guest conductor of the Admiralty Navy Band for a concert in 2004 at Shostakovich Hall.Winthrop University – Faculty International Activities

Principal Conductors

* G. Stepanov (1938-1939) * S. Rotmil (1939-1940) * A. Tsvetkov (1940-1949) * S. Polyansky (1950-1959) * V. Barsegyan (1960-1975) * M. Borzhkov (1976-1977) * N. Idzon (1978-1984) * Alexei Karabanov (1985–2008) * Valentin Lyashchenko (2008-2021) * Nikita Ignatov (since June 2021)

References

MilitaryMusic.com E-NEWS – June 19, 2002 – Band Profile: The Saint Petersburg Admiralty Navy Band

External links

Official site, in English.
Admiralty Navy Band of Russia
Official site, in Russian. Navy music Russian military bands Russian Navy 1700s establishments in Russia Soviet Navy Musical groups established in the 18th century {{Russia-mil-stub