CEO and Artistic director of the Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre

Irina  Gerasimova

"The Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre" was established in 1996 as a legal successor of the Head Music Department of the All-Union Radio, a unit of the USSR Gosteleradio.

The Centre is an umbrella organisation for Orpheus Radio station – the only classical music radio station in Russia - and a Concert Management Centre, which includes a number of music bands, engaged in diverse touring and performing activities, including recording exclusive programmes for Orpheus Radio : 

Symphony Orchestra of Orpheus Radio station - Artistic Director and Chief Conductor: Sergey Kondrashev.

Grand Concert Orchestra - Artistic Director and Chief Conductor: Aleksandr Klevitskiy, composer, Honoured Artist of Russia.

Grand Choir «Masters of Choral Singing» - Artistic Director: Lev Kontorovich, professor, Honoured Artist of Russia.

Folk Choir of Traditional Russian Song "Pesni Rossii" (Songs of Russia) - Artistic Director: Nikolai Kutuzov, composer, professor, People’s Artist of the USSR.

Folk Choir of Traditional Russian Song “Slavyanskiye Napevy” (Slavic Melodies) - Artistic Director: Aleksandr Darmastuk, composer, Honoured Artist of Russia.

Ensemble of Russian folk instrumentalists “Finist-Balalaika” - Artistic Director: Igor Oblikin, professor, People’s Artist of Russia.

Big Band "Orpheus" - Artistic Director: Igor Kantyukov, composer, Honoured Artist of Russia.

Vocal group ”A’cappella Expresss” - Artistic Director: Andrei Tunik.

Other units of the Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre include:

Orpheus Radio - Programming director, Igor Ovrutzki. Orpheus Radio is Russia’s only radio broadcaster of classical music. The station is a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), it also represents Russian Federation at UNESCO’s World Tribune of modern composers.

Music Library

Tailor’s Shop for making stage costumes and props.