The Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine was created in September, 1995, as main musical collective of the Lysenko Concert Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. This Hall counts above centenary tradition, has unique architecture and acoustics and is one of prestige in Europe.

Leonid Tykhonov was the first conductor of the Orchestra. In 1996, young gifted conductor Mykola Dyadura headed the orchestra. At the same time, there was nearly complete renewal of orchestra’s staff with the best graduating students of higher musical educational institutions of Ukraine. So, talented young musicians came to work along with experienced ones.

The first steps of orchestra were supported by prominent musicians, such as Roman Kofman, Krzysztof Penderecki, Mikis Theodorakis, Volodymyr Krajnev. In the year 1999, first in Ukraine, the young collective got a grant from the Government of Japan for acquisition of musical instruments “Yamaha”.

Today, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine is acknowledged as one of the best collectives of the East Europe being a noticeable figure of European musical life.

Appearances with the prominent home and foreign performers are unforgettable pages of the orchestra history.


Conductors – Alexander Dmitriev (Russia), Roman Kofman (Ukraine), Lev Markiz (Netherlands), Yuriy Nikolaevskiy (Israel), Krzysztof Penderecki (Poland), Sergej Stadler (Russia), M.Theodorakis (Greece), Ronald Zollman (Belgium), Tomiko Kamatsu (Japan), Pascal Rophe (France).

Pianists – Paul Badura-Skoda (France), Maria Yablonska (USA), Dmitrij Bashkirov (Russia), Vladimir Viardo (USA), Eliso Virsaladze (Russia), Pascal Godar (France), Mykhaylo Danchenko (Ukraine), Volodymyr Krajnev (Germany), Mikhail Rudy (France), Denis Matsuev (Russia), Mykola Lugansky (Russia), Igor Chetuev (Ukraine), Tomika Usui (Japan).

                       Violinists -
 Salvatore Accardo (Italy), Vadim Brodskij (Italy), Eduard Grach (Russia), Tatiana Grindenko (Russia), Liana Isakadze (Germany), Gidon Kremer (France), Raphael Oleg (France), Nemanja Radulovic (France), Sergej Stadler (Russia), Patrice Fontanarosa (France), Oleg Krysa (USA), Dora Swartsberg (Switzerland), Angel Stankov (Bulgaria), Wolfgang David (Austria), Bogodar Kotorovych (Ukraine).
 Viola Players - - Yury Bashment (Russia).

Violoncellists – Emmanuel Bertran (France), Natalia Gutman (Russia), Ivan Manighetti, Alexander Kniazev (Russia).

 Vocalists – Montserrat Caballe (Spain), Luciano Pavarotti (Italy), Anatoliy Solovianenko (Ukraine), Volodymyr Gryshko (Ukraine), Oleksandr Dyanchenko (Ukraine), Svitlana Dobronravova (Ukraine), Roman Mayboroda (Ukraine), Valentine Pivovarov (Ukraine), Maria Stefyuk (Ukraine), Lyudmyla Yurchenko (Ukraine), Norbert Orth (Germany), Nicolas Courjal (France), Hajdrun Maria Khan (Germany).

The orchestra co-operated with the prominent modern composers: Vitaliy Gubarenko (Ukraine), Giya Kancheli (Georgia), Krzysztof Penderecki (Poland), Myroslav Skoryk (Ukraine), Eugen Stankovych (Ukraine), M.Theodorakis (Greece).

The known choral collectives of Ukraine and of the world have become the traditional creative partners of the orchestra:
National Academic Choir of Ukraine “Dumka”, the Big Children’s Choir of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, the Revutsky’s State Male Chapel of Ukraine, the Choir of the Opera of Toulon.

On October 30, 1998, the first foreign concert of the Orchestra happened in the Munich Philharmonic, where M.Theodorakis’ works were performed, and the author was conducting it. The success of this concert launched the energetic tour activity of the orchestra. Numerous concert turns in Germany, Spain, France, Switzerland, Poland, and Turkey had the place. The Orchestra appeared in the prestige concert halls of Berlin, Cologne, Munich, and Barcelona Philharmonics.

The Orchestra became the base collective of the known International Musical Festival “La Chaise-Dieu” in France. It presented with success the musical culture of Ukraine in Switzerland (Ukraine culture days in Switzerland).

The Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine is a permanent participant of international festivals in Ukraine and Europe: “Kiev Music Fest” (Kiev), “Musical premieres of season” (Kiev), “Vladimir Krajnev, invites...” (Kiev), “Virtuosos” (Lviv), musical festivals in St.Maximin (France), “La Chaise-Dieu” (France), sacred music in Marseille (France), “Le Melomany” Annonay, Vienne (France), Wroclaw (Poland), Bleckede (Germany), Hector Berlioz’ festival in La Cote de Saint-Andre (France).

Last years the Orchestra had been on tours in towns of Ukraine: Mukolaiv, Herson, Kirovograd, Vinnytsya, Poltava, Cherkasy.

In 2007 the Orchestra realized its second concert tour in Japan with the famous American violinist Joseph Lynn, performing in such Halls as Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Osaka Symnphony Hall.

In November 2007, the Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine appeared at the Warsaw Philharmonic.

In October, the Orchestra realized its first concert tour in Switzerland, organized by the Foundation for Education, Culture and Arts "ESPERIA". Concerts were performed in Tonhalle (Zurich), Casino Concerthaus (Bern) and Auditorium Stravinsky in Montreaux.

FIRST VIOLINS:

Honoured Artist of Ukraine
Вадим BORYSOV - Concertmaster
Yulya RUBANOVA
Ganna TSURKAN
Yelizaveta GUROVICH
Ivanna ROSA
Маі КЕ
Ganna MOKANU
Daria CHEPYZHNA
Oksana SKARBOVIYCHUK
Mikhailo RZHANOV
Oleksandr ALIFER
Olga ZIGMONT
Ksenia OROS
Vitaliy KARIKOV 
Anton YERETSKY
Karina LEBED

SECOND VIOLINS:

Mykola DZHYGALYUK- Principal
Margarita MIROSHNISHENKO
Solomia VERBOVETSKA
Mikhailo ZOLOTOV
Ganna VOEVODKINA
Yulia BOLDAR
Larisa ZHUKOVA
Anastasia BOYKO
Oleksandra YELANTSEVA-STASHEVSKA
Iryna SAMOYLOVA
Valentyna GOLOVKO
Larisa RIBNIKOVA
Viktoria GUSEVA
Mikhailo MISHCHENKO

VIOLAS:

Olena DYACHENKO - Principal
Oleg TIMOSHENKO
Inna BUTRIY
Valentyna PINCHUK
Anastasia PURZHASH
Oleksiy ULIANCHENKO
Liudmyla KHMYLEVSKA
Natalia ANDRUSHCHENKO
Natalia PURZHASH
Valeriy DYACHENKO
Igor YAROTSKIY
Yakiv SAMOYLENKO


VIOLONCELLOS:

Honoured Artist of Ukraine
Vitaliy MALTSEV - Principal
Ganna KUZINA
Tetyana LEVCHENKO
Viktor OROS
Vadym BOYKO
Oleksandra BOBOSHKO
Natalia FESHCHAK
Kateryna LISOGORSKA
Olena PALKOVSKA
Natalia REPYANSKA

BASSES:

Oleksandr MELNYK - Principal
Andriy MELNYK
Glib SMYRNOV
Yuriy SHETSOV
Volodymyr KHARCHENKO
Oleksandr PAVLOV

FLUTES:

Dmytro MEDOLIZ - Principal
Igor TYUTYUNNIKOV
Oleksandra SINYAKOVA-BILOBROVA
Andriy VILGUTSKIY

OBOE:

Volodymyr LITVINENKO - Principal
Inna SUKHAREVA
Andriy KULISHKO
Yaroslav PINCHUK

CLARINETS:

Dmytro DRYGA - Principal
Oleksiy BOYKO
Denys GLUSHKO
Maksim MITROKHOV
Taras YAKIMOV

BASSOONS:

Volodymyr HERASYMOV - Principal
Stanislav RUSNAK
Oleksiy BABIY
Sergiy SOROKA

HORNS:

Maksim MOKANU - Principal
Andriy LESHCHENKO
Dmytro YURENKO
Oleg PEDORENKO
Yuriy SHEVTSOV

TRUMPETS:

Evgen GORESLAVSKIY - Principal
Sergiy CHEREVATENKO
Sergiy NEMERTSEV
Grigoriy DUBNYK

TROMBONS:

Oleksandr KUSHNERCHUK - Principal
Volodymyr ALEKSANDRENKO
Oleksiy VIKULOV
Yaroslav VIVCHARYK
Volodymyr FOMENKO

TUBA:

Anton PAVLOVSKIY

PERCUSSION:

Oleksandr BLINOV - Principal
Dmytro ILYN
Sergiy VILENSKIY
Mykola TOMASISHYN
Yuriy SYNENKO
James Cooper PEAPON

HARP:

Olena SYTNYK

PIANO:

Olga BOYKO