The Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (MSSO) is a Russian orchestra, based in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the Great Hall of the
Moscow Conservatory,
and at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. As well, the orchestra gives concerts in the Great Hall of the Saint-Petersburg D.D. Shostakovich Philharmonic Society, as well as in other Russian cities.
The orchestra was founded in 1943 under the auspices of the government of the then-USSR.
Lev Steinberg
Lev Petrovich Steinberg (ru: Штейнберг, Лев Петрович) (Yekaterinoslav 3 September 1870 – Moscow 16 January 1945), was an influential Russian Jewish conductor and composer.Gregor Tassie ''Kirill Kondrashin: His Life in Music'' ...
was the orchestra's first chief conductor, until his death in 1945. Successive chief conductors have included
Nikolai Anosov (1945–1950),
Leo Ginzburg
Leo Moritsevich Ginzburg (Лео Морицевич Гинзбург) (Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire April 12, 1901 – Moscow, Soviet Union November 1, 1979) was a Soviet conductor and pianist of Polish Jewish origin. He conducted the Mosc ...
(1950–1954), Mikhail Terian (1954 – 1960),
Veronica Dudarova Veronika Borisovna Dudarova (; os, Дудараты Барисы чызг Вероникæ; January 15, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, the first woman to succeed as conductor of symphony orchestras in the 20th century. She became a cond ...
(1960–1989), Pavel Kogan (1989-2022).
730px, center, Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (MSSO) with Pavel Kogan, Music Director and Chief Conductor
Chief conductors
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Lev Steinberg
Lev Petrovich Steinberg (ru: Штейнберг, Лев Петрович) (Yekaterinoslav 3 September 1870 – Moscow 16 January 1945), was an influential Russian Jewish conductor and composer.Gregor Tassie ''Kirill Kondrashin: His Life in Music'' ...
(1943–1945)
*
Nikolai Anosov (1945–1950)
*
Leo Ginzburg
Leo Moritsevich Ginzburg (Лео Морицевич Гинзбург) (Warsaw, Vistula Land, Russian Empire April 12, 1901 – Moscow, Soviet Union November 1, 1979) was a Soviet conductor and pianist of Polish Jewish origin. He conducted the Mosc ...
(1950–1954)
* Mikhail Terian (1954–1960)
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Veronica Dudarova Veronika Borisovna Dudarova (; os, Дудараты Барисы чызг Вероникæ; January 15, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, the first woman to succeed as conductor of symphony orchestras in the 20th century. She became a cond ...
(1960–1989)
*
Pavel Kogan Pavel Kogan is the name of:
*Pavel Kogan (poet) (1918–1942), Soviet poet
*Pavel Kogan (conductor)
Pavel Leonidovich Kogan (Russian: Павел Леонидович Коган; born 6 June 1952 in Moscow) is a Russian violinist and conductor wh ...
(1989–2022)
References
External links
Official homepage of the MSSO (Russian-language)
Musical groups established in 1943
Russian symphony orchestras
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