The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України) is one of the principal orchestras of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
.
It was founded in 1918 as Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra.
Nathan Rachlin conducted the orchestra from 1937 until 1962. Subsequent directors included
Stephan Turchak,
Volodymyr Kozhukhar
Volodymyr Markovych Kozhukhar (; 16 March 1941 – 3 December 2022) was a Soviet and Ukrainian conductor and academic teacher who focused on opera. Most notably, he conducted and taught in Kyiv and Moscow, among other places.
His first post w ...
,
Fyodor Glushchenko, and
Igor Blazhkov. The American conductor
Theodore Kuchar is the current artistic director, while the chief conductor has been
Volodymyr Sirenko since 1999.
The orchestra was on tour in cities across the United States in 2017.
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References
Ukrainian orchestras
Musical groups established in 1918
Ukrainian classical music groups
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