The Saint Petersburg Court Chapel (also: Capella, Kapella) (Russian: ИмператорÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐŸÑ€Ð¸Ð´Ð²Ð¾Ñ€Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð¿ÐµÐ²Ñ‡ÐµÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐºÐ°Ð¿ÐµÐ»Ð»Ð°) is the oldest active Russian professional musical institution. It is based in the city of Saint Petersburg. The institution currently consists of a choir, an orchestra, and has its own concert hall. It also had an educational music college at one point, which is currently independent of the Court Capella.
The Capella is associated with the likes of Dmytro Bortnianskiy, Maksym Berezovskiy, Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Anatoliy Lyadov.
References
Sources
- Carolyn C. Dunlop. The Russian Court Chapel Choir 1796-1917. Routledge, 2013. ISBN 1134422059 ISBN 9781134422050
- Jopi Harri. St. Petersburg Court Chant and the Tradition of Eastern Slavic Church Singing. Finland, University of Turku, 2011. ISBN 978-951-29-4863-5 ISBN 978-951-29-4864-2