Hungarian Dance No. 4 https://youtube/watch?v=TnKA0mdRKRM Johannes Brahms Ural Philharmonic Orchestra, Yamanda (first name not given The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra is a full orchestra based in Yekaterinburg (former Sverdlovsk, Russia) and considered to be one of the leading orchestras in Russia. One of the oldest Russian orchestras, the Ural Philharmonic was founded in 1936, but it was hidden from the rest of the world until 1991 when it became well known in many countries. In 1992 it received the new name - Ural Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1995 it was given an academic title (this title is conferred to the best theater companies and orchestras of Russia). So its full name is the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra, uniting a hundred musicians, is famous for its interpretations of classical as well as modern music. It gives 100 concerts every year. The UPO is the main resident orchestra of all the musical festivals of the Sverdlovsk State Philarmony. In the 2000s the UPO gave some dozens of concerts in Germany, Austria, France, Japan, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and other countries and had many honourable mentions in the press. In 2005 at the Arsenal Hall (Metz, France) the UPO, with the famous pianist Boris Berezovsky, recorded an album for French producer Rene Martin. The UPO is famous for his collaboration with Emil Gilels, Nikolai Petrov, Boris Berezovsky, Denis Matsuev, Gidon Kremer, Vladimir Spivakov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Natalia Gutman, Valery Gergiev and many others. It is the only orchestra in Russia that gives more than 100 concerts annually. [Wikipedia with some editing]
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