| On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshoi_Theatre#Orchestra |
| Alternative Spellings | Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Bolshoi Theatre State Academic Orchestra |
| Creation | 1780, December 30th |
| Participants |
Yevgeny Svetlanov
- Conductor
from 1963
to 1965
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Nikolayevich Anosov) - Conductor from 1965 to 1970 Yuri Simonov - Conductor from 1970 to 1985 Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Nikolayevich Anosov) - Conductor from 2000 to 2001 Alexander Vedernikov - Conductor from 2001 to 2009 Vassily Sinaisky - Conductor from 2010 to 2013 Tugan Sokhiev - Conductor from 2014-01-20 |
| City | Moscow, Russia |
| Country | Russian Federation |
The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra has a long and distinguished history dating back to its origins in 1776 as an ensemble of 13 musicians who accompanied singers in the first permanent theatrical troupe in Moscow. The orchestra has taken part in the premieres of numerous ballets and operas that would later form the Russian canon, including those of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich. The Bolshoi Theater Orchestra is now made up of some 200 players, most of whom trained at the Bolshoi Musical Academy. In addition to regular work in Moscow, the orchestra has performed in Japan, England, the United States, and Europe. The first-desk players of each section of the orchestra perform in the chamber group Ensemble of the Soloists of the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra. Allmusic