Chamber Orchestra "Muscovy" was created in 1990 by the outstanding violinist, professor at the Moscow Conservatory, Eduard Grach, on the basis of their class.
"Once I" saw "the class as a team, as a chamber orchestra" - confessed musician in an interview. Debut Orchestra took place on 27 December 1990, the Small Hall of the Moscow Conservatory at the concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth A.I.Yampolskogo (1890-1956), teacher E.Gracha. The uniqueness of "Muscovy" in that all violinists - representatives of schools, and all of them - bright, original soloists. Participation in each concert program several soloists from the orchestra, replacing each other and accompaniment colleagues - is extremely rare in performance.
Despite the fact that the basis of the team made up of students of the Moscow Conservatory, and the composition of its objective reasons is constantly changing, the very first of his speeches "Muscovy" captivated audience "face uncommon expression" and earned the reputation of a highly professional team of associates. Soloists highest skill and unparalleled ensemble, absolute understanding conductor and the orchestra, the unity of the performing style, full-blooded life and perception of romantic impulse, masterly coherence and beauty of sound, improvisational freedom and the constant search for new - these are the main features of the creativity and style of Eduard Grach and his pupils - musicians chamber Orchestra "Muscovy", a regular partner who is a talented pianist, Honored Artist of Russia Valentina Vasilenko.
Over the years, the orchestra "Muscovy" gained invaluable experience as a solo and ensemble music, young musicians, students E.Gracha - winners of prestigious international competitions K.Akeynikova, A.Baeva, N.Borisoglebsky, E.Gelen, E.Grechishnikov , Yu.Igonina, G.Kazazyan, E.Kuperman, A.Pritchin, E.Rahimova, O.Sidarovich, M.Terteryan, N.Tokareva, M.Hoholkov and many others.
Eduard Grach and artists Chamber Orchestra "Muscovy" from one year to delight music lovers with new bright creative and performing achievements. Annual subscriptions Philharmonic Orchestra - traditionally one of the most popular among the music lovers. And the band generously thanks his many fans at every show giving the audience the joy of fellowship with great music.
Diverse repertoire "Muscovy" includes works by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Paganini, Brahms, Strauss, Grieg, Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Kreisler, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Mahler, Schoenberg , Shostakovich, Bizet-Shchedrin, Eshpaja, Schnittke; concert miniatures Gade and Anderson, Chaplin and Piazzolla, Kern and Joplin; numerous processing and arrangements of popular music.
Talented team is well-known both in our country and abroad. Orchestra repeatedly performed in St. Petersburg, Tula, Penza, Orel, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk and other Russian cities; toured in the CIS countries, Belgium, Vietnam, Germany, Greece, Egypt, Israel, Italy, China, Korea, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, France, Croatia, Estonia, Cyprus. Orchestra "Muscovy" - participant of the festival "Russian winter" in Moscow, "White Nights" in Arkhangelsk, Vologda Gavrilin, Glinka in Smolensk. In summer 2007, the chamber orchestra "Muscovy" with great success performed several programs in Italy at the festival "Young Magic" (Portogruaro).
As a conductor and orchestra "Muscovy" were outstanding musicians of our time, Shlomo Mintz and Maxim Vengerov. Orchestra recorded 10 CDs. Russian TV to record a series of concerts of the orchestra in the Great Hall of the Conservatory and Concert Hall. Tchaikovsky.
In December 2010, the Chamber Orchestra "Muscovy" celebrated its 20th anniversary, and its founder and permanent leader Eduard Grach - 80-year anniversary.