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"The ensemble «Soloists of Catherine the Great» (Saint-Petersburg) is a unique project of the Foundation for the Revival of Early Music, which aims to discover and return into the contemporary cultural context the rich heritage of 18th century music in Russia. The ensemble has been specifically formed for the performance of chamber music (duos, trios, quartets and quintets) and presents the core of the Catherine the Great Orchestra – Russia’s first professional baroque orchestra founded in 2001. In collaboration with a number of leading experts and musicologists, the ensemble musicians have undertaken research in the Russian archives in order to bring to light and present to the public the previously forgotten masterpieces by the Russian Court composers like Khandoshkin, Jarnovich, Tietz, Facius and others. The ensemble’s other major point of interest is music which was played at the Russian noble estates in the 18th and early 19th centuries and which still retains the unique atmosphere of this by-gone world. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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