The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra is a Russian

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established in 1930. It was founded as the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, and served as the official symphony for the Soviet

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network.

History

Following the dissolution of the

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in 1991, the orchestra was renamed in 1993 by the Russian Ministry of Culture in recognition of the central role the music of

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plays in its repertoire. The current music director is

Vladimir Fedoseyev Vladimir Ivanovich Fedoseyev ( rus, Владимир Иванович Федосе́ев, p=, links=no; born 5 August 1932, in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian conductor, accordionist, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1980). ...

, who has been in that position since 1974. During Soviet times, the orchestra was sometimes known as the USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, the USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra, or the USSR All-Union National Radio and Central Television Symphony Orchestra.

Music Directors

(1974–) *

Gennady Rozhdestvensky Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (russian: Генна́дий Никола́евич Рожде́ственский; 4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor. Biography Gennady Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow. H ...

(1961–1974) *

Alexander Gauk Alexander Vassilievich Gauk (russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Га́ук; 30 March 1963) was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer. Biography Alexander Gauk was born in Odessa in 1893. He recalled his first experience as h ...

(1953–1961) *

Nikolai Golovanov Nikolai Semyonovich Golovanov (russian: Никола́й Семёнович Голова́нов, Nikoláy Semyónovich Golovánov) ( Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar#Adoption_in_Eastern_Europe.html" ;"title="/nowiki> o.s._9.html" ;"title="Adop ...

(1937–1953) * Alexander Orlov (1930–1937)

Selected discography

Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

*Fine: Symphonic Music of

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Delos DE 3139 *Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major BIS BIS-CD-632 Orchestral *Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 Westminster Gold WG-8361 *Tchaikovsky Cycle (The) (6 DVD Box Set) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102119 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 / Rococo Variations (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 1) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102121 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 / Eugene Onegin (excerpts) (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 2) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102123 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 / Swan Lake (excerpts) (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 3) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102125 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / Violin Concerto (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 4) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102127 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 5) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102129 Classical Concert :*Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 / Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tchaikovsky Cycle, Vol. 6) (NTSC) Arthaus Musik 102131 Classical Concert

Moscow Radio Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

*Classical Meditation Naxos 8.570364-65 Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular *Pavlova: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 4 Naxos 8.557566 Orchestral *Pavlova: Symphony No. 5 / Elegy Naxos 8.570369 Orchestral

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