ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  –The Divertissement Ensemble, a prize-winning orchestral group from Orenburg, Russia, will appear at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center May 1 at 7 p.m., and May 2 at the Palladium Theater in St. Petersburg at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

            Tickets are $5. Tickets and information are available by calling the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center at 727-942-5605 or The Palladium at 727-822-3590. Admission for all students is free with ID.

            Founded by the Orenburg State Philharmonic Society in 1994, the ensemble is one of the most popular classical music groups in the Volga and Urals regions of Russia. The ensemble has given rich repertory performances in the most prestigious concert halls of Russia, including the M. Glinka Philharmonic Chamber Hall in St. Petersburg, the Moscow State Conservatory, the Moscow State Philharmonic Society and in the grand estates around St. Petersburg – Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk. Members are participants and winners of different international competitions.

            Divertissement Ensemble plays a variety of music, from ancient to modern and ultra-modern.