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Musica Petropolitana chamber ensemble (St. Petersburg, Russia)

One of the first professional Russian music ensembles specializing in baroque music, the award-winning Musica Petropolitana performs music from the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments. The group was formed in 1986 out of interests in rediscovering and performing music from the "Golden Age" of St. Petersburg. Since then, the ensemble has toured in England, Holland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark and Israel, and has appeared on BBC-3 (London), NDR-3 (Hamburg) and WDR-3 (Köln).

Members of Musica Petropolitana:

• Nicholai Nassonov, flute
• Andrei Reshetin, violin
• Serguei Philchenko, violin, viola
• Dmitry Sokolov, cello
• Victor Sobolendo, viola da gamba, cello
• Irena Schneyerova, harpsichord

What Others Say:

Musica Petropolitana received first prize in the 1990 Early Music Competition in Great Britain and first prize in the 1993 "Van Wassenaer Concours" in Amsterdam.

"Fine performances with an authentic period sound . . . ."  — Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times.

Recordings by Musica Petropolitana:

Music for the Tsar

The St. Petersburg Archives Collection:	Music for the Tsar   (Musica Petropolitana) Alexander Dargomyzhsky Songs & Romances   (Marina Philippova & Ivan Mikhailov) Upcoming releases: Tsarinas' Music: For Her Russian Majesty  (Marina Philippova & Vladimir Radchenkov) Glinka's Harp: Mikhail Glinka Songs for Harp & Other Soloists  (Irina Donskaya with Nelly Lee & others)
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