The St. Petersburg Northern Sinfonia

Fulfilling the planned expansion of The St. Petersburg Music Hall Theatre's existing Northern Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra into a full-time symphony orchestra, the Northern Sinfonia was established in spring of 2016, under the leadership of Fabio Mastrangelo.
Since its inception, the Northern Sinfonia has taken part in numerous prestigious city events while continuing to present a regular concert series within the theatre’s season. Notable guest artists include Ekaterina Mechetina, Polina Osetinskaya, Giuseppe Albanese, Shlomo Mintz, Miroslav Kultyshev, Daniil Kramer, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Ola Asdahl Rokkones, Giampiero Sobrino, Larisa Dolina, and Goran Bregovich. Soloists of both the Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky theaters, as well as Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre frequently collaborate with the ensemble. In addition, young talented artists of the Elena Obraztsova International Academy of Music have often participated in various projects. Aside from traditional orchestral concerts, the orchestra also offers literary and family oriented programs together with popular actors and personalities such as Sati Spivakova, Vladimir Koshevoj, Gosha Kutsenko, Yuriy Galtsev, Andrey Noskov, Mikhail Morozov, and Sergey Migitsko. The Northern Sinfonia is a preferred guest of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, presenting each year original musical and cultural programs. The project 1917 Accord – Revolution and Music, performed in November 2017, attracted the attention and praise of numerous international guests at the sixth forum. At home, the orchestra is featured at the popular St. Petersburg International Festival – Opera Vsem (“opera all together”) where each year they showcase four different operatic titles. Furthermore, the orchestra often performs at prestigious concert venues in both St. Petersburg and Moscow, in halls all over Russia, as well as on tour in Italy, Europe, and the Middle East.
The orchestra’s repertoire includes both Russian and foreign classics, in addition to works by the most diverse contemporary composers. The exceptional artistry of the orchestra’s musicians, together with the collaboration with talented young artists and the desire to augment the repertoire through presenting contemporary works, is all enhanced by the expertise and undeniable charisma of leader Fabio Mastrangelo.