Neva Foundation
14 Place de la Fusterie
CH-1204 Geneva
Tel. +41 (0)22 317 96 17
Culture
To ensure that Russia's classical and modern culture continues to shine abroad, the Neva Foundation brings to new audiences the variety of Russian creation in all forms.
Education
The Neva Foundation actively engages in youth-focussed initiatives and projects which have the following objectives: sharing of values and knowledge, and intercultural and intergenerational exchanges.
Sports
In supporting sports, the Neva Foundation promotes the values it conveys, encourages young talents and gives opportunities for international exchanges.St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Youri Temirkanov
22 May 2008
Gallery
The symbolic performance of the Seventh or “Leningrad” Symphony by D.D.Shostakovich in May, the month of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII), was an outstanding event in the musical life of Geneva.
The famous orchestra also gave concerts in Berne, Zurich and Lugano during the same period.
The Neva Foundation also sponsored the release of CD recordings of Verdi’s Requiem and the “Leningrad” Symphony by Shostakovich performed by the St. Petersburg Academic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov.
Partner: The Caecilia Concert Agency.
Partner:Victoria Hall
