Симфонический Оркестр Московской Консерватории

Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra Please do not confuse with: - Оркестр Студентов Московской Консерватории - The Moscow Conservatoire Concert Symphony Orchestra The Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Conservatory, consisting of students from the orchestral department, is the pride of Alma mater. Its history began almost simultaneously with the history of the Moscow Conservatory and the activities of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society. Under the direction of Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, the Moscow Conservatory Symphony Orchestra performed at the III World Festival of Youth and Students in Berlin (1951) and the IV World Festival of Youth and Students in Bucharest. In 1972, the orchestra under the direction of F. Mansurov = Фуат Мансуров and Alexander Lazarev (conducted by A. Lazarev at the competition) won 1st prize at the Herbert von Karajan International Youth Orchestra Competition in West Berlin. Since 2009, the director of the orchestra has been Vyacheslav Valeev = Вячеслав Валеев.