The Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( uk, Симфонічний оркестр Українського радіо, translit=Symfonichnyi orkestr Ukrainskoho radio; previously NRCU Symphony Orchestra, uk, Симфонічний оркестр НРКУ, translit=Symfonichnyi orkestr NRKU, label=none) is the broadcasting orchestra of the

Ukrainian Radio Ukrainian Radio ( uk, Українське радіо) is the publicly funded radio broadcaster in Ukraine since 1924. In 2017 has been merged with national TV company into country's public broadcaster Suspilne.

since 1929. Now the orchestra is a part of the national public broadcaster UA:PBC. The rehearsal base and the main concert venue of the orchestra is the

Recording House of Ukrainian Radio Recording House of Ukrainian Radio ''( uk, Будинок звукозапису Українського радіо)'' is a sound recording and concert complex of Ukrainian Radio, which is a part of the National Public Broadcasting Company of ...

, located in Kyiv.

History

The newly created orchestra of ''Ukrainian Radio-Center'' at that time, first performed in public October 5, 1929, which was followed by critical acclaim and to date is considered an important moment of Ukrainian cultural history. The best musicians of Ukraine's former capital city Kharkiv were invited to join the orchestra conducted by Yakiv Rozenshteyn. The orchestra of 45 musicians was part of the radio theatre. Its first symphonic cycle featuring works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky started soon after opening October 14 with his 5th symphony and 3rd orchestral suite. Due to political shifts and intern transitions the orchestra eventually moved to Ukraine's new capital

Kiev Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

and increased its number to 60 musicians. Soon becoming the only government supported symphony orchestra exclusively devoted to symphony music the orchestra continued in broadcasting, public concerts and recording for Ukraine and worldwide music labels. Especially its video-recordings proved to be highly commercially successful as the concerts being regarded national cultural highlights and added to the funds of Ukrainian Radio. The orchestras achievements in preserving the musical tradition of Ukraine in particular and Eastern Europe in general, producing over 10.000 recordings of orchestral works have been met by getting awarded the title of Honored Collective and granted academic status for special merits in the development of musical art in Ukraine. Throughout the years the orchestra collaborated with world famous conductors such as Mykola Kolessa, Natan Rakhlin, Theodore Kuchar,

Aram Gharabekian Aram Gharabekian ( hy, Արամ Ղարաբեկյան, 4 July 1955 – 10 January 2014) was an Iranian-born Armenian conductor, former Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. In 1983 he founded and unt ...

and several others – as well as toured all across Europe and Asia including Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, South Korea, Iran and Algeria.

Former conductors

* Yakiv Rozenshteyn * Herman Adler * Mykhailo Kanershteyn * Petro Polyakov * Kostyantyn Simeonov * Vadym Gnedash * Volodymyr Sirenko * Viatcheslav Blinov * Volodymyr Sheiko (since 2005)

References

External links

Homepage
of ''Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra'' on the website of

Orchestra line-up
{{Authority control Ukrainian orchestras Radio and television orchestras Musical groups established in 1929 Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine