Studio Orchestra
The Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
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The Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra history started 80 years ago at the "Great Silent " time. Once in November 1924 at the famous Moscow cinema "Ars" being located on Arbat Street the room in front of the screen was occupied by the orchestra instead of the ballroom-pianist. Such musical accompaniment of films resulted in a great success and soon the orchestra being headed by the composer and conductor D.Blok started playing at the other cinemas as well. From now on the Orchestra has burned out to be connected with cinematography.
The Orchestra of Cinematography has put a grain of its work into the best pictures of 30-40s by the distinguished such as: S.Aisenshtein,V.Pudovkin, G.Alexandrov,M.Pyriev; music to which has been composed by S.Prokofiev, D.Shostakovich, A.Khachaturian, I.Dunaevski and others.
Following decades all significant landmark on the Russian cinema path has became also the artistic episodes of the Orchestra history. Here some of them: the music recording for the movies " War and Peace", " Dersu Uzala", "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears", "Burnt by the Sun" having been awarded with prestige "Oscar".
The work in the cinematography makes specific demands on the music team. The movie music recording takes place within the very limited time frameworks almost without rehearsal. This process demands great skill, professionalism of each musician, promptitude, musical keenness and quick "coming" into the composer idea. The Symphony Cinema Orchestra has these characteristics to the full extent.It is capable of performing both with any large and small in number bodies, of re-grouping both into popular and jazz groups.The Orchestra recording meet the highest artistic requirements. That's why all well-known composers being dealt or dealing with cinematography such as G.Sviridov, R.Shchedrin, A.S_hnittke, E.Denisov, A.Eshpai, A.Petrov and the other gladly collaborated and collaborate with it.
The orchestra concert performances play a great role in its life. Its repertoire includes numerous works both of the Russian and foreign and classics as well as the modern composers works. The Orchestra regularly performs in the Moscow State Philarmonic Society subscription concerts with the programs to be of great interest both for adults and children.
The orchestra is a permanent participant on the various musical festivals, e.g. "December Evenings",the music festivals for children, "Music of friends 95" as well as "Moscow Autumn", within the frameworks of which the Orchestra performs the premiers of composers works.
Last years the Orchestra has started its foreign activities. So in 1991 in Berlin the Orchestra performed "The War Requiem" by B.Britten and the 7-th Symphony by D.Shostakovich. It was noted in review the Orchestra performance to be "certain sounded, distracted and first of all rich in images". The Orchestra has left for Vienna, Frankfurt /Main, for Tunis to tour. The Orchestra activites is to a great extent presented with a lot of records and CDs with music from the movies being become of classics of XX century but once upon a time having been firstly performed exactly by this Orchestra. The wide range of discography (records and CDs) covers also the classical symphonic works including those being recorded for the first time in the world.
Successes and artistic image being achieved by the Orchestra has been resulted from the contact with a number of talented musicians and conductors: D.Block, A Gauk, V.Nebolsin, G.Gamburg, A.Roitman. Such well-known music art-masters as E.Svetlanov, G.Rojdestvenski, D.Oistrakh, M.Rostropovich have collaborated with the Orchestra. At present the Orchestra Artistic Head and Chief Conductor is Sergey Skripka.
The Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra is avilable for recording, tours and other possibilities. (see contact box at top of page)
