Chernivtsi Symphony Orchestra

Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Chernivtsi Philharmonic Society. The first concert of the symphony orchestra took place on November 26, 1992 in Chernivtsi. It was organized by the Honored Artist of Ukraine Viktor Kostryzh and the Chairman of the Chernivtsi City Council Viktor Pavliuk. Since 2000 chief conductor and art director - Josyp Sozansky

On tours in Ukraine and abroad (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Austria, Netherlands, South Korea) the orchestra has received positive reviews from the press.
It has performed many times on the stage of Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari), Teatro Politeama (Catanzaro), Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona, Spain), Seul Arts Center, Kyiv National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine.
It took part in international festivals of contemporary music “Kyiv Music Festival”, Days of Swiss-Ukrainian Culture “Kammerton”, “Days of Bukovina in Kyiv” (Kyiv), international festival of contemporary music “Contrasts” (Lviv), international music festival named after P.Tchaikovsky (Vinnytsia), international music festival “Stravinsky and Ukraine” (Lutsk), international music festival “S.Richter” (Zhytomyr).

Conductors Yosip Sozanskyy
Conductors Yosip Sozanskyy
The orchestra has successfully collaborated with the National Honored Choir of Ukraine “DUMKA” and the State Male Choir Revutsky, the Swiss Chamber Choir in the Tongalle Orchestra (in Zurich), the Academic Chamber Choir “Oreya” (Zhytomyr, Ukraine), the Moscow Classical Ballet, Ballet of the National Opera Donetsk (artistic director – Vadim Pisarev); impressive was the collaboration with renowned artists: D.Hnatiuk, M.Stefiuk, N.Matvienko, V.Gerello, A.Shkurhan, S.Krylov, B.Kotorovych, A.Ferro, A.Bielov, B.Pivnenko; conductors: K.Kaminsky, O. Lyniv, F.Mastrangelo, E.Savchuk, L.Castriota, I.Blazhkov, G.Penteleichouk, M.Volloch.
Works by modern composers: V. Silvestrov, M. Skoryk, E. Stankovych, L. Dychko, M. Kuzan, S. Turkevych, I. Laakso, M. Volynsky, I. Panov.
Opera repertoire: G.Verdi: Aida, Nabucco, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Ballo in maschera; G.Rossini: Barbierre di Sivglia; G.Puccini: Madame Butterfly, La Bohème, Tosca; P.Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana; G.Bizet: Carmen; J.Strauss: Die Fledermaus, Der Zigeunerbaron.
Among ballets: P. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty; S. Prokofiev: Cinderella, Romeo and Gulietta.
Mozart – Requiem, Coronation Mass; Dvorak – Mass in re, Verdi – Requiem, Puccini – Messa di Gloria, Stravinsky – Requiem Canticles, Symphony of Psalms, Rex Edip; C.Orf – Carmina Burana, Beethoven – Symphony № 9. The repertoire includes all symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelsohn, Brahms, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky.
D.Shostakovich – Symphonies 1, 5, 10,15; Prokofiev – Symphonies 1, 7; B.Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition, L.Janacek – Taras Bulba, O.Respighi – Pini di Roma,B.
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra, I.Stravinsky – The Firebird, Rachmaninov – Symphonic Danses, Bruckner – Symphony 1, 4, Mahler – Symphony 1,4; Debussy – La Mer, M.Ravel – Rapsody Spagniola, Bolero; Elgar – Falstaf, In the South, Enigma; V.Williams – Symphony 5, Norfolk Rhapsody 1, In the Country. Works by Ukrainian composers: M.Verbytsky ,V.
Barvinsky, B. Liatoshynsky, L. Revutsky, E. Stankovych, R. Prydatkevych, S. Turkevych, M. Skoryk.
Thanks to cooperation with the embassies of Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Finland, Romania and Korea, the orchestra has carried out numerous artistic projects which have been approved by the public.
The orchestra was recorded on CD “Mozart and Salieri”, “Leonid Zatulovsky”.
The orchestra has given more than 50 concerts a year with works by composers of all eras.