Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir
The A. V. Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir is one of the principal choirs of Russia, founded in 1936 by Alexandr Sveshnikov as the choir of the USSR All-Union Radio with Sveshnikov as permanent director from 1941. The choir was renamed in his honour after his death.[1]
Conductors
- Alexandr Sveshnikov 1936-1980
- Igor Agafonnikov 1980–1987
- Vladimir Minin 1987–1990
- Evgeniy Tytyanko 1991-1995
- Igor Raevskiy 1995-2007
- Boris Tevlin 2008-
Selected recordings
- Rachmaninov All night vigil 1965
- Russian Folk Songs