State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation

The Moscow-based State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov", as it is officially now named in English, is one of the most renowned orchestras in Russia, with a long history of international touring. Its official name in Russian is Государственный Академический Симфонический Оркестр России имени Е. Ф. Светланова. (The "Svetlanov" sobriquet was added in 2005 to honor the ensemble's longest-serving chief conductor, whose career was almost entirely dedicated to what was for decades the "USSR State Symphony Orchestra." Confusingly, the musicians often tour today under the name "Russian State Symphony Orchestra.") The orchestra gives concerts in Moscow in the Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory and at Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.