MOSCOW RECORDINGS
RUSSIAN STATE SYMPHONY CINEMA ORCHESTRA
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 turned 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. Dunaevsky 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. Schnittke, 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 Philharmonic 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. Rozhdestvensky, D. Oistrakh, M. Rostropovich have collaborated with the Orchestra.
At present the Orchestra Artistic Head and Chief Conductor is SERGEI SKRIPKA
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 turned 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. Dunaevsky 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. Schnittke, 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 Philharmonic 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. Rozhdestvensky, D. Oistrakh, M. Rostropovich have collaborated with the Orchestra.
At present the Orchestra Artistic Head and Chief Conductor is SERGEI SKRIPKA