The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

Уральский Академический Филармонический Оркестр (УАФО) = Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO), based in Ekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk), Russia, was founded in 1936 as the Orchestra of Sverdlovsk Radio. It is one of the oldest orchestras in Russia and is considered one of the leading orchestras in the country. Principal conductors: Mark Powerman = Марк Паверман (1936-1938) Alexander Friedlander = Александр Фридлендер (1939-1941) Mark Powerman = Марк Паверман (1941-1970) Nariman Chunikhin = Нариман Чунихин (1970-1975) Valentin Koshin = Валентин Кожин (1975-1977) Andrey Chistyakov = Андрей Чистяков (1978-1988) Andrey Boreyko = Андрей Борейко (1989-1991) Dmitry Liss = Дмитрий Лисс (since 1995)