The Sochi Symphony Orchestra is an

orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

based in Sochi,

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History

The orchestra was founded in 1991 as a chamber ensemble, in 2001 it received the status of a symphony orchestra. Its current chief conductor is Oleg Soldatov. The orchestra regularly gives concerts in Sochi and other Russian towns. It performed with internationally known soloists, such as Denis Matsuev and

Johanna Beisteiner Johanna Beisteiner (born 20 February 1976) is an Austrian classical guitarist, singer and arranger. Life Johanna Beisteiner received her first guitar lessons at the age of nine at the Josef Matthias Hauer music school in her hometown Wien ...

.''«Guitar virtuosos/Виртуозы гитары»''
Article on a concert of the Austrian guitarist

with the Sochi Symphony Orchestra, December 2013. (Russian.)

References

External links

History of the Sochi Symphony Orchestra
on the website of the Department for Culture of Sochi City Administration. (Russian). {{authority control Musical groups established in 1991 Russian symphony orchestras 1991 establishments in Russia