The Ensemble Répons was created by the renowned composer Mehdi Hosseini in St. Petersburg, Russia. The ensemble brings together the best of St. Petersburg’s experts in contemporary music repertoire, selected from orchestras of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Mariinsky Theatre, musicAeterna and other city ensembles. Their knowledge and experience in the field of contemporary academic music allows the ensemble to perform a wide variety of music from the 20th to the 21st Century. The ensemble’s principal conductor, Fyodor Lednev and the ensemble’s concertmaster, solo violinist Vladislav Pesin are among the leading experts in the new academic music movement, which includes prominent musicians with an international reputation.

The ensemble’s priority is to introduce listeners to the works of contemporary composers. The ensemble’s repertoire includes the entire spectrum of styles and authors of academic music of the past and the present century, as well as a fast experience with electroacoustic music and multimedia projects. The ensemble’s first concert was a great success at the Mariinsky Theatre Concert Hall in 2023. It is also the resident ensemble of the St. Petersburg Contemporary Music Center. Répons ensemble has become one of the leading Russian ensembles for promoting new music.

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