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St Petersburg Capella, the most famous of all the Russian choirs, has been the pride of its country since 1479 and included in its rows Ivan the Terrible (who founded the first group of secular singing, the Choir of the Tsar Clergy) and Pierre Le Grand (who, in 1703, renamed it Choir of the Royal Court). Russia’s main choir was inaugurated by the famous Venetian Baldessari Galuppi. The choir history is tumultuous. The greatest artists followed each other throughout the years until the dark times of Stalinism. The choir rose from its ashes in 1974 when the conductor Tchernoushenko took its direction and gave it back its international dimension. Still under the direction of its savior, the St Petersburg Capella proposes a 2-part programme. The first is dedicated to sacred Russian music, such as the Liturgy according to St John of Crysostome (1604 manuscript) by Tchaikovsky, but also Tchesnokov and Arkhangelsky works. The second part celebrates popular Russian singings with, of course, the Songs of the Volga boatmen but also atypical works like Why should I live and cry? That’s what we wonder…

“The vocal quality of this choir is breathtaking and gives a feeling of perfection.” La lettre du Musicien