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{{about|the orchestra known in Soviet times as the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra|the orchestra known in Soviet times as the USSR State Symphony Orchestra|State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation}}
The '''State Symphony Capella of Russia''' (Государственная академическая симфоническая капелла России) comprises an [[orchestra]] and a [[choir]], both based in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].  Its principal conductor is [[Valery Polyansky]].  It was formed in 1991 by merging the former '''USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra''' (Симфонический оркестр Министерства культуры СССР) with the '''USSR State Chamber Choir''' (Государственный камерный хор СССР).  

(It is not to be confused with the [[State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation|Russian State Symphony Orchestra]], formerly the [[USSR State Symphony Orchestra]].)

==Principal Conductors==
*[[Valeri Polyansky]] (1992&ndash;present)
*[[Gennady Rozhdestvensky]] (1981&ndash;1992) 
*[[Maxim Shostakovich]] (1971&ndash;1981)
*[[Yuri Ahronovich]] (1964&ndash;1971)
*[[Samuil Samosud]] (1957&ndash;1964)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|http://www.gaskros.ru/en/about}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060512052630/http://www.studiomusica.net/eng/artisti/russcapel_s.htm Article]

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[[Category:Russian symphony orchestras]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Russia]]
[[Category:Orchestras in Moscow]]
[[Category:National orchestras of Russia]]
[[Category:Russian choirs]]
[[Category:Soviet musical groups]]