The Russian State Symphony Orchestra. (ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΠΊΠ°Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π‘ΠΈΠΌΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡ Π ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΈ) is one of the premier orchestras in Russia. It is based in Moscow. It was founded in 1936 as the USSR State Symphony Orchestra and was intended to be the flagship orchestra for the Soviet Union. However, the older Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra claimed this distinction for most critics. The orchestra acquired its current name after the fall of the Soviet Union. Read more on Last.fm