Artists' Bio

Sergey Veprintsev , Assistant Conductor

Sergey Veprintsev was born in Moscow in 1969. He studied conducting at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, and the Gnesin Academy of Music. Sergey Veprintsev joined the State Symphony Capella of Russia as a singer in 1991. In 1993, he became the youngest Choir Master of the Capella. For all these years, Sergey Veprintsev has remained loyal to the State Symphony Capella. In 2006, he was awarded the title of an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. He was also chosen to conduct the Capella Choir on numerous tours of Russia, as well as abroad. One of the highlights in Mr. Verprintsev’s career was his recent performance with the Choir in Spoleto, Italy, conducting Wagner’s “Lohengrin”. Sergey Veprintsev will make a return to the United States in the fall of 2010 as one of the conductors of the State Symphony Capella of Russia.

The State Capella of Russia

 The State Symphony Capella of Russia was founded in 1991 as a result of a merger of the USSR State Chamber Choir under the leadership of Valeri Polyansky and State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR Ministry of Culture headed by Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Specialists mark strict performing discipline reigning in the collective, flexibility of phraising, rich and warm sounding, nobility of expression, skillfully balanced sounding sections, all that make it the State Symphony Capella of Russia.
Capella’s programs include such master pieces as Masses of Mozart and Schubert, Bruckner and Liszt, Requiems by Verdi, Cherubini, Brahms, Mozart, Dvorak, Britten, Schnittke, Rachmaninoff’s Bells, Stravinksy’s Wedding, operas in concert performances, etc.

Having visited numerous Russian cities, the Capella has toured Spain, Hungary, France, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Canada, England, Italy, and other European countries. Many critics around the toured countries noted the flawless vocal and choral technique, beautiful continuous sounding, crystal-clear and precise intonation and unfailing attention to poetic words. In December of 2005 the Capella made a debut tour of the Far East by visiting Hong Kong and Mainland China as a part of the Holiday Festival activities.

Capella under Polyansky conqueres the hearts of audiences by its emotionally strained, passionate performing. Never before did the listeners around the world demanded an encore with such insistency and admiration.

“What a Choir! Beautiful, noble, ideally balanced sounding, diversity of timbres, flawless clear intoning… We can only dream about such a Choir…”

                                                            - Le Monde de la Musique”, France