Crimean Chamber Choir gave its first performance in 1996. The choir was created by the graduate of the Donetsk Conservatory of name Sergei Prokofiev Igor Mykhaylevsky. During this period of its existence the choir gave many concerts and has become the winner of numerous competitions and festivals:

• International Festival of Slavonic culture in Crimea, 1996;
  
• International Festival "Choeur de Savoie" in France, 1996;
  
• Festival of the Sacred Music in Crimea, 1996;
  
• Christmas tour in France and Switzerland (Bernex-Geneve, Thonon-les-Bains, Evian-les-Bains, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Allinges, Strasbourg, Woerth), 1997;
  
• Grand Christmas Concerts in Ukraine, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001;
  
• Easter Assembly in Crimea, 1997, 2000;
  
• IV International Choir Competition "HARMONIE'99" in Germany (Silver medal);
  
• XIX Semana Coral International de Alava in Spain and concerts in France (Lyon, Le Puy), 2000;
  
• Premiere of "The Sealed Angel" of Rodion Schedrin in Crimea, 2001;
  
• 6th Festival Choral International "Sainte Baume" in Provence (the best choir), France and Italy, concerts in Milan, 2001;
  
• 6th International Choir Contest of Flanders, Belgium (3 place), concerts in France (Paris, Rennes, Marly le Roi), concerts in Germany (Nossen, Grimma, Koara), 2001;
  
• Christmas concerts in Crimea, Italy and France, 2002;
  
• 7th Festival Choral International "Sainte Baume" in Provence, France, (the best choir), concerts in Lyon, 2002;
  
• Premiere of works by Georgi Sviridov "LADOGA", "Pushkin's wreath" and Yury Falik "The Autumn Songs" in Crimea, 2002;
  
• International Choral Contest in Netherlands ("Gold"), 2002;
  
• Christmas tour in France and Germany, 2003;
  
• Easter tour in France and Italy, 2003;
  
• Joint concerts with orchestra "Tavria" in frames of project "Netherlands-Crimea-Netherlands" with conductor of Den Helder Chamber orchestra Chris Jobse;
  
• International Choral Academy in Mirpoix, France, 2003;
  
• 8th Festival Choral International "Sainte Baume" in Provence, France, (the best choir), concerts in Friuli, Venice, 2003;
  
• Premiere of works by Valery Gavrilin "CHIMES" in Ukaine, 2003;
  
• Christmas tour in France and Germany, Poland, 2003;
  
• Concert tour in France, 2004;
  
• Concert tour in Netherlands, 2004;
• Christmas tour in France, 2004;

• Concert tour in France, 2005;

• Concert tour in Netherlands 2005;
• Concert tours in France, 2006;
• Concerts tours in Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, 2007.
  
  Crimean Chamber Choir is a mixed one and is comprised of 30 members: graduates of conservatories, colleges, students. The fact that such a group appeared on the ancient land of Tavrida is not incidental. This land gave birth to Christian religion in Russia. Crimean Chamber Choir through the power of art calls people to faith, goodwill, peace and friendship.
  
  Crimean choir performing in Crimea's major concert halls, has premiered in Ukraine, Crimea many of the Western, Russian, Ukrainian classical masterpieces, that were forbidden here during the Soviet period. Some of the works performed in the 7 years have included: "Vespers" by Rachmaninov, "Liturgy of St. John Chrisostom" by Stetsenko, Tschaikowsky, "John of Damascus" by Taneev, excerpts from "John Grozny" by Prokofiev, choral music on Leskov's "The Sealed Angel " by Schedrin, music to tragedy Tolstoy " Tsar Feodor John" by Sviridov, choral concert "Puschkin's wreath" on the text A. Puschkin by Sviridov, choral cycle "Ladoga" by Sviridov, choral cycle "The Autumn songs" by Falik, "Pavana", "Cantique de Jeane Racine" by Faure, "Chimes" by Gavrilin and also music by Leontovitcch, Scheremetiev, Tchesnokov, Borthiansky, Arhangelsky, Bernstein and are a lot of other pieces. Crimean Chamber Choir's Christmas and Easter concerts have also long become a Crimea tradition and are broadcast on TV channels.
  
  Choir has recorded five CD's: "Vespers" by Rachmaninov, "Choral music of Russian composers 20 Century", "Ukrainian and Russian folksongs", "Collection of Russian Choral Music", "CHIMES" by Gavrilin. In April 2002 director and conductor of Crimean Chamber Choir Igor Mikhailevski was awarded by a rank "The Deserved figure of arts of Independent Republic of Crimea".
  
  Bezoek de Nederlandse website van het Crimean Chamber Choir: www.crimeanchoir.nl