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<h3>Russian National Orchestra</h3> <p>The Russian National Orchestra has been in demand throughout the music world since its 1990 Moscow premiere. Of the orchestra&rsquo;s 1996 debut at the BBC Proms in London, the Evening Standard wrote, &ldquo;They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure.&rdquo; In 2004, the orchestra was described as &ldquo;a living symbol of the best in Russian art&rdquo; (Miami Herald) and &ldquo;as close to perfect as one could hope for&rdquo; (Trinity Mirror).</p> <p>The first Russian orchestra to perform at the Vatican and in Israel, the RNO maintains an active international tour schedule, appearing regularly in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The orchestra is a frequent guest at major festivals, and since 1999 has performed an annual concert series in the U.S. Popular with radio audiences worldwide, RNO concerts are frequently aired by National Public Radio in the United States and the European Broadcasting Union. </p> <p>In 2005, festivities marking the RNO 15th Anniversary were held in London, St. Petersburg, and Moscow, and in March 2006, a gala celebration will take place in New York in connection with the anniversary and the debut of Vladimir Jurowski as newly appointed RNO Principal Guest Conductor. Also in March 2006, the RNO will embark on a coast-to-coast United States tour which commences in New York with Vladimir Jurowski leading three concerts in the first-ever RNO Lincoln Center Residency.</p> <p>Gramophone magazine called the first RNO CD (1991) &ldquo;an awe-inspiring experience; should human beings be able to play like this?&rdquo; and listed it as the best recording of Tchaikovsky&rsquo;s Path&eacute;tique in history. Since then, the orchestra has made more than 30 recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and PentaTone Classics, with conductors that include RNO founder and Artistic Director Mikhail Pletnev, Mstislav Rostropovich, Kent Nagano, and Alexander Vedernikov. </p> <p>The orchestra signed a multi-disc agreement with PentaTone Classics in 2003. One of the first results of this collaboration&mdash;a recording of Prokofiev&rsquo;s Peter and the Wolf and Beintus&rsquo; Wolf Tracks, conducted by Kent Nagano&mdash;was the winner of a 2004 Grammy Award, making the RNO the first Russian orchestra to win the recording industry&rsquo;s highest honor. </p> <p>Unique among the principal Russian ensembles, the RNO is independent of the government and has developed its own path-breaking structure. Artistic policy is shaped and guided by the RNO Conductor Collegium, a group of internationally renowned conductors who share the podium leadership. The Collegium is led by Mikhail Pletnev and, in addition to Nagano and Vedernikov, includes Vladimir Jurowski, Paavo Berglund, and Christian Gansch. Another RNO innovation is Cultural Allies, created in 2001. The ongoing program encompasses exchanges between artists in Russia and the west, and the commissioning of new works. </p> <p>The Russian National Orchestra is supported by private funding and governed by a distinguished multinational board of trustees. Affiliated organizations include the Russian National Orchestra Trust (U.K.), Russian Arts Foundation, and American Council of the RNO.</p> <p>For more information please visit <a href="http://www.rno.ru">www.rno.ru</a>. <br /> </p> <table width="100%" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="4"><h2 align="center">Russian National Orchestra</h2> <p align="center"><strong>Conductors Collegium</strong><br /> Mikhail Pletnev, Founder and Artistic Director<br /> Vladimir Jurowski, Principal Guest Conductor<br /> Kent Nagano<br /> Paavo Berglund<br /> Christian Gansch<br /> Alexander Vedernikov</p> <p align="center"><strong>Associate Conductors</strong><br /> Dmitri Liss<br /> Carlo Ponti, Jr.<br /> Alexander Sladkovsky<br /> </p> <p align="center"> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25%" align="left" valign="top"><p><strong>Violin I</strong><br /> Alexey Bruni<br /> Tatiana Porshneva<br /> Natalia Anurova<br /> Yana Gerasimova<br /> Vasily Vyrenkov<br /> Edvard Yatsun<br /> Vadim Teifikov<br /> Timur Pirverdiev<br /> Maxim Khokholkov<br /> Fedor Shevrekuko<br /> Igor Akimov<br /> Maxim Avramenko<br /> Anatoli Fedorenko<br /> Natalia Fokina<br /> Olga Chepizhnaya<br /> Dmitri Kozerukov</p> <p><strong>Violin II</strong><br /> Sergey Starcheus<br /> Evgeny Feofanov<br /> Pavel Gorbenko<br /> Nikolay Sharov<br /> Andrey Provatorov<br /> Ekaterina Tsareva<br /> Alexey Sobolev<br /> Vladimir Teslya<br /> Sergey Shakin<br /> Irina Simonenko<br /> Evgeny Durnovo<br /> Sergey Korolev<br /> Dmitry Avramenko<br /> Svetlana Dzutseva</p> <p><strong><br /> </strong></p></td> <td width="25%" align="left" valign="top"><p><strong>Viola</strong><br /> Sergey Dubov<br /> Alexander Akimov<br /> Sergey Bogdanov<br /> Maria Goryunova<br /> Sofia Lebed<br /> Andrey Serdukovsky<br /> Olga Suslova<br /> Anton Yaroshenko<br /> Alexander Zhulev<br /> Kseniya Zhuleva<br /> Alexander Bobrovsky<br /> Grigoriy Chekmarev</p> <p><strong>Cello</strong><br /> Alexander Gotgelf<br /> Alexander Goryunov<br /> Olesya Gavrikova<br /> Alexander Grashenkov<br /> Sergey Kazantsev<br /> Valery Verstyuk<br /> Maxim Tarnorutsky<br /> Kirill Variash<br /> Svetlana Vladimirova<br /> Dmitry Shameev</p> <p><strong>Bass</strong><br /> Rustem Gabdullin<br /> Gennady Krutikov<br /> Sergey Kornienko<br /> Grigori Krotenko<br /> Leonid Bakuline<br /> Vasiliy Beschastnov<br /> Miroslav Maksimyuk<br /> Anton Vinogradov</p> <p><strong><br /> </strong></p></td> <td width="25%" align="left" valign="top"><p><strong>Flute</strong><br /> Maxim Rubtsov<br /> Sergei Igrunov<br /> Nikolay Lotakov</p> <p><strong>Oboe</strong><br /> Olga Tomilova<br /> Andrey Rubtsov<br /> Vitaly Nazarov<br /> Maxim Orekhov</p> <p><strong>Clarinet</strong><br /> Nikolai Mozgovenko<br /> Alexey Bogorad<br /> Sergey Bolshakov<br /> Dmitry Belik<br /> Bassoon<br /> Alexey Sizov<br /> Vladimir Markin<br /> Andrey Shamidanov<br /> Elizaveta Vilkovyskaya</p> <p><strong>Horn</strong><br /> Igor Makarov<br /> Alexey Serov<br /> Victor Bushuev<br /> Vladimir Slabtchouk<br /> Vladimir Toutchkov<br /> Askar Bissembin</p></td> <td width="25%" align="left" valign="top"><p><strong>Trumpet</strong><br /> Vladislav Lavrik<br /> Andrey Kolokolov<br /> Georgy Pleskach<br /> Leonid Korkin</p> <p><strong>Trombone</strong><br /> Dmitry Zorkin<br /> Dmitry Zheleznov<br /> Arkady Starkov<br /> Vyatcheslav Patchkaev<br /> Dmitry Anakovsky</p> <p><strong>Harp</strong><br /> Svetlana Paramonova<br /> Lyudmila Vartanyan</p> <p><strong>Percussion</strong><br /> Dmitry Loukianov<br /> Alexander Suvorov<br /> Ilia Melikhov<br /> Leonid Lysenko<br /> Kirill Loukianenko<br /> Vladimir Kalabanov</p> <p><strong>Piano</strong><br /> Leonid Ogrintchouk</p> <p><strong><br /> </strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="left" valign="top"><div align="center"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Russian National Orchestra Administration</h4> <p>Sergei Markov, <em>Chief Executive</em><br /> Elina Frolkova, <em>Artistic Administrator</em><br /> Alexandra Smirnovam, <em>Tours and Projects</em><br /> Valentin Teslia, <em>Librarian</em><br /> Amir Iliyasov,<em> Logistic Manager</em><br /> Alexey Dragoun, <em>Stage Crew</em><br /> Oleg Litvinov, <em>Stage Crew</em><br /> Vyacheslav Podshibyakin, <em>Stage Crew</em></p> <p>Richard Walker, <em>General Counsel</em></p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> </td> </tr> </table>