St. Petersburg State Academic Capella

The St. Petersburg State Academic Capella (Russian: Государственная Академическая Капелла) (also: Glinka State Academic Capella), is the oldest active Russian professional musical institution with a history dating back to 1479.[1] It is based in the city of Saint Petersburg. It has had various names over the years, including "St. Peterburg Court Chapel" (Russian: Императорская Придворная певческая капелла) and the "Glinka State Choir of St. Petersburg".

The exterior of the concert hall of the capella.

The institution currently consists of a choir, an orchestra, and has its own concert hall. It also had an educational music college at one point, which is currently independent of the Court Capella.[1]

The Capella is associated with personalities such as Dmitry Bortniansky, Maksim Berezovsky, Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Anton Arensky, Sergei Lyapunov and Anatoly Lyadov.

In 2000, the Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella was awarded the Liliane Bettencourt Choral Singing Prize[2] in partnership with the Académie des beaux-arts. This award honours the Capella’s quality musical output in keeping with Russia’s choral tradition.[2]

References
  1. "История Капеллы". Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. "La Capella de Saint-Pétersbourg". Fondation Bettencourt Schueller (in French). 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

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