Заслуженный коллектив России Академический симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use)

Заслуженный коллектив России is an honorary title. Do not confuse with Академический симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии that has the identical name except the title. Both orchestras currently belong to The St. Petersburg Philharmonia. The latter started under the auspices of Leningrad Radio.

Commonly used English name is St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Acronym used for this orchestra on official website: zkrasof.

During Soviet years the orchestra was renamed to Ленинградский Филармонический Оркестр (Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra), since the city was renamed to Leningrad

Main conductors' periods:
Hermann Fliege (1882–1907)
Hugo Varlikh (1907–1917)
Serge Koussevitzky (1917–1920)
Emil Cooper (1920–1923)
Valery Berdyaev (1924–1926)
Nikolai Malko (1926–1930)
Aleksandr Gauk (1930–1934)
Fritz Stiedry (1934–1937)
Yevgeny Mravinsky (1938–1988)
Yuri Temirkanov (1988–)

Frequently perform at Большой зал Санкт-Петербургской Филармонии - Bolshoi Zal - Large Hall of St Petersburg Philharmonic - Grand Hall.

(This annotation functions as a extended disambiguation.)