The Kapella Concert Hall is a real treasury of Russian music. This was the first musicians' training center in Russia. At various epochs, such famous Russian composers as Bortnyansky, Glinka, Lvov, Balakirev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Lyadov and Arensky worked here. The greatest works of Tchaikovsky, Rakhmaninov, Borodin, Musorgsky, Glazunov, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Sviridov were performed here. The Kapella combined concert and training activities. In the end of the 19-th century – the beginning of the 20 th century, it became one of the major European musical centers. Among its directors were very outstanding musicians and composers: Buranello Galuppi, Tommaso Traetta, Giovanni Paisiello, Dmitry Bortnyansky, Alexander Lvov, Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Bakhmetyev, etc.

In 1886-1889, the building of the Kapella was thoroughly reconstructed according to a design by Leonty Benois. Since that time, the building has remained without changes.

The building of the Kapella is in the center of St. Petersburg, on the left bank of the Moika river. The choir of the Emperor's Palace Chapel had settled here back in 1808. The auditorium is the center of the composition of the Kapella building. The architect Leonty Benois magnificently designed the auditorium: it is not only luxuriously decorated, but also possesses excellent acoustic features.

Many experts believe the Kapella auditorium to be the best auditorium from the acoustic point of view.

After the 1917 revolution, music performances continued in the Kapella Concert Hall. The concert hall played an important role in promoting classical music. Even during World War II, the activities of the Kapella continued. In 1941, the choir of the Kapella was evacuated to the city of Kirov and often went for guest tours to military units, military hospitals, factories. Concerts of the choir took place in cities of the Volga region, Siberia, Central Asia.

Generations of the best Russian choirs have been following the excellent traditions of the Kapella choir. Among those who had training at the Kapella were A.V. Alexandrov, V.A. Dranishnikov, A.G. Flyarkovsky, A.S. Dmitriev, V.A. Chernushenko, A.A. Yurlov, D.G. Kitayenko, V.A. Atlantov and many others.

The history of Kapella, in fact, began with the history of Russian classical music and has continued to present time.

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