Original 1964 Soviet Typographic Concert Poster – Leningrad Capella, Children's Choir & Andreev Orchestra

A rare and striking piece of mid-century Soviet typographic design — an original 1964 concert broadside (afisha) produced for a Sunday evening performance at the Leningrad State Academic Capella, featuring the Children's Choir of Leningrad Radio and Television under Y.M. Slavnitsky and the V.V. Andreev Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments.

Unlike the illustrated theatre posters of the era, this afisha relies entirely on the raw authority of letterpress typography — bold, hand-set block lettering in deep crimson and black against a warm cream ground. Produced by a regional state printing house for immediate street display, these broadsides were inherently ephemeral: pasted up, rained on, and papered over once the concert concluded. That a specimen from this specific April 1964 print run has survived in collectable condition is genuinely uncommon. The program itself reflects the cultural ambitions of the Khrushchev Thaw — Russian and foreign classics alongside works by contemporary Soviet composers, performed at one of the USSR's most prestigious concert halls.

An exceptional document for collectors of Soviet musical history, Cold War ephemera, or mid-century graphic design — and a commanding typographic object in any interior.

Authenticity

100% Guaranteed Original Vintage Poster — not a modern reprint or reproduction.

Artist: State Typography Designer (Uncredited)
Event: Leningrad State Academic Capella — Concert
Performers: Children's Choir of Leningrad Radio & Television (dir. Y.M. Slavnitsky); V.V. Andreev Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments
Date: Sunday, 12 April 1964
Year of Print: 1964
Origin: USSR (Soviet Union)
Size: 90 × 60 cm (35.4 × 23.6 in)
Medium: Letterpress on paper

Condition

Overall: Good (Vintage Grade B / B-)

Wear: Visible fold lines, soft horizontal and vertical creasing, and minor edge rippling consistent with age and original street use.

Details: Warm cream patina with characteristic period handling. The back features an original hand-inked distribution signature and numerical marking confirming authentic archival provenance. Ink remains bold and legible throughout.

This is an authentic vintage item. Please review the high-resolution photographs for a full and accurate representation. What you see is what you receive.

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