The Kyiv Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1963 by

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. The orchestra's directors have included Sharoev and Ihor Blazhkov. Since 1990 the Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Director has been

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. The Orchestra has made many recordings and appears frequently on radio and television. The Orchestra specializes in both classical and contemporary works. Soloists who have performed with the orchestra include

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Liana Isakadze Liana Isakadze ( ka, ლიანა ისაკაძე, russian: Лиана Александровна Исакадзе, german: Liana Isakadse) (born August 2, 1946) is a Georgian violinist. Life Born in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Sovie ...

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, Natalia Gutman, Elisso Virsaladze, Vladymyr Krainev, Alexei Lyubimov, Boris Pergamenchikov, Misha Maisky, Ivan Monigheti, Lucia Aliberti, Viktoria Lukyanets, and

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. During the Concert Season 2009–2010, the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Roman Kofman performed all of the symphonies of

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in the Lysenko Concert Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine.

Principal conductors

* Anton Sharoyev (1963–1969) * Ihor Blazhkov (1969–1976) * Anton Sharoyev (1976–1987) * Arkady Vynokurov (1987–1991) * Roman Kofman (1991–2016) * Mykola Diadiura (since 2016)

References

External links

Kyiv Chamber Orchestra at website of National Philharmonic of Ukraine
{{Authority control Chamber orchestras Ukrainian orchestras Music in Kyiv Ukrainian classical music groups Musical groups from Kyiv Musical groups established in 1963 1963 establishments in the Soviet Union Organizations based in Kyiv