Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The fame of the orchestra of future engineers Ingenium is thundering. In April alone, it became a laureate of the first degree in two competitions, conquered applicants and their parents at the Open Day of the Polytechnic University and performed a big concert in the White Hall.
The Variety Symphony Orchestra became the successor of the symphony orchestra created by the first director of the Polytechnic Institute, Prince Andrei Grigorievich Gagarin, in 1907. But if at the beginning of the 20th century professional musicians also played in it, today the orchestra unites only Polytechnic students, graduates and, sometimes, applicants. There is only one professional musician in the group – the artistic director and chief conductor Dmitry MisyuraThe second conductor is Pavel Zhukov, a graduate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport of SPbPU.
Despite the fact that music is a hobby of future engineers, their creative activity is growing exponentially. In early April, the orchestra became a first-degree laureate of the IV International Arts Competition and Prize “Embodiment of Mastery”. And in late April, the musicians presented Polytechnic University with first place in the Student Spring festival, the most significant annual creative competition of student groups from all universities in the North-West region of the country. The Polytechnicians won an unconditional victory among student orchestras and ensembles, leaving behind orchestras from ITMO, RSPU, SPbGIKiT, VKA Mozhaisky and other universities in the face-to-face competition.
The victory of our orchestra in the “Student Spring-2025” is quite natural, because the guys study a lot, and their performance level is constantly growing. Their great desire to play as part of the orchestra is important. The zeal with which future engineers come to rehearsals causes sincere admiration and certainly affects the quality of concert performances, – Dmitry Misyura is sure.
Today, the orchestra is capable of giving two concerts a day, as it did on April 27. During the day, Polytechnic students surprised potential Polytechnic students and their parents at the Open Day, and in the evening they gave a big solo concert in the White Hall. Moreover, all tickets were sold out two weeks before the event: getting to see the orchestra of future engineers is more luck, many want to hear this “oddity” in the scientific and musical world.
The orchestra, which has been playing in the new history of the university for more than ten years, recently acquired a special name – Ingenium. This Latin word has two roots and two meanings: an engineer capable of inventing, and a genius. This name is justified by the members of the group – SPbPU students, musically gifted and creatively thinking future engineers.
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