The St. Petersburg State Academic Capella (russian: Государственная академическая капелла Санкт-Петербурга) (also: Glinka State Academic Capella), is the oldest active

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n professional musical institution with a history dating back to 1479. It is based in the city of

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 has had various names over the years, including "St. Peterburg Court Chapel" (russian: Императорская Придворная певческая капелла) and the "Glinka State Choir of St. Petersburg". The institution currently consists of a choir, an orchestra, and has its own

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. It also had an educational

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at one point, which is currently independent of the Court Capella. In 2000, the Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella was awarded the Liliane Bettencourt Choral Singing Prize in partnership with the

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. This award honours the Capella's quality musical output in keeping with Russia's choral tradition.

References

Sources

* Carolyn C. Dunlop.
The Russian Court Chapel Choir 1796-1917.
' Routledge, 2013. * Jopi Harri
''St. Petersburg Court Chant and the Tradition of Eastern Slavic Church Singing''.
Finland, University of Turku, 2011.

External links

Official page of the Capella
Musical groups established in the 15th century Contemporary classical music ensembles National choirs Russian choirs Russian symphony orchestras Music schools in Russia 1479 establishments in Europe 15th-century establishments in Russia Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg {{music-org-stub