USSR State Symphony Orchestra
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The USSR State Symphony Orchestra was one of the Soviet Union’s leading national orchestras, renowned for its powerful performances and extensive recordings of Russian and Soviet classical repertoire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USSR State Symphony Orchestra canonical | 2 |
| State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10491003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USSR State Symphony Orchestra Context triple: [Melodiya, recorded, USSR State Symphony Orchestra]
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A.
Bolshoi Orchestra
The Bolshoi Orchestra is the renowned resident orchestra of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, celebrated for its performances of opera and ballet in the Russian classical tradition.
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B.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is a leading Russian symphony orchestra renowned for its rich interpretive tradition and extensive recordings of the classical and Russian repertoire.
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C.
Mariinsky Orchestra
The Mariinsky Orchestra is a renowned Russian symphony orchestra based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its interpretations of Russian classical and operatic repertoire.
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D.
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra
The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra is a historic Russian symphony orchestra renowned for premiering major works of the classical repertoire, including Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
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E.
Mikhailovsky Theatre Orchestra
The Mikhailovsky Theatre Orchestra is the resident symphony orchestra of Saint Petersburg’s historic Mikhailovsky Theatre, performing for its opera and ballet productions as well as in concert.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USSR State Symphony Orchestra Target entity description: The USSR State Symphony Orchestra was one of the Soviet Union’s leading national orchestras, renowned for its powerful performances and extensive recordings of Russian and Soviet classical repertoire.
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A.
Bolshoi Orchestra
The Bolshoi Orchestra is the renowned resident orchestra of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, celebrated for its performances of opera and ballet in the Russian classical tradition.
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B.
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is a leading Russian symphony orchestra renowned for its rich interpretive tradition and extensive recordings of the classical and Russian repertoire.
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C.
Mariinsky Orchestra
The Mariinsky Orchestra is a renowned Russian symphony orchestra based in Saint Petersburg, celebrated for its interpretations of Russian classical and operatic repertoire.
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D.
Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra
The Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Society Orchestra is a historic Russian symphony orchestra renowned for premiering major works of the classical repertoire, including Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.
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E.
Mikhailovsky Theatre Orchestra
The Mikhailovsky Theatre Orchestra is the resident symphony orchestra of Saint Petersburg’s historic Mikhailovsky Theatre, performing for its opera and ballet productions as well as in concert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
state orchestra
ⓘ
symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ministry of Culture of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gosudarstvenny Akademichesky Simfonichesky Orkestr SSSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gosudarstvenny simfonichesky orkestr SSSR NERFINISHED ⓘ State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConductor |
Maxim Shostakovich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Veronika Dudarova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrTransformed | after dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive studio recordings
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international concert tours ⓘ performances of Russian classical repertoire ⓘ performances of Soviet classical repertoire ⓘ |
| performanceType |
concert performances
ⓘ
radio broadcasts ⓘ studio recordings ⓘ |
| principalConductor |
Alexander Gauk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evgeny Svetlanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Konstantin Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Natan Rakhlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalConductorEnd |
1941
ⓘ
2000 ⓘ |
| principalConductorStart |
1936
ⓘ
1965 ⓘ |
| recordedComposer |
Alexander Glazunov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander Scriabin NERFINISHED ⓘ Aram Khachaturian NERFINISHED ⓘ Dmitri Shostakovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Mily Balakirev NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhold Glière NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
BMG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ Melodiya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | national orchestra of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| successor | State Symphony Capella of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourRegion |
Asia
NERFINISHED
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: USSR State Symphony Orchestra Description of subject: The USSR State Symphony Orchestra was one of the Soviet Union’s leading national orchestras, renowned for its powerful performances and extensive recordings of Russian and Soviet classical repertoire.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia