“Russian Digital Music”

State Autonomous Cultural Institution of the Sverdlovsk Region “Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic Society.”

https://sgaf.ru /

Region: Yekaterinburg, Russia

The project began in 2021 to address the limited digital presence of Russian classical music.

It promotes Russian music, performers, and ensembles on the global cultural stage while countering Russophobia and preserving the historical significance of Russian musical heritage. The organizers produced and recorded 14 albums featuring performances by the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra under Dmitry Liss, the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Choir under Andrey Petrenko, and others. While working on the project, the organizing team prepared and recorded 14 albums featuring performances by the Ural Academic Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Liss, the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Symphony Chorus conducted by Andrey Petrenko, and the Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Filatov and Alexander Rudin. The recordings program includes works by over 30 Russian composers, including symphonic works by Tchaikovsky, Tcherepnin, Shostakovich, Steinberg, Myaskovsky, and Rachmaninoff, and works for chorus by iconic composers. The choral albums also include Russian poetry classics by Pushkin, Lermontov, Medvedsky, Turgenev, Fet, Pleshcheev and others. Translations of these albums into English have also been prepared. The project has resulted in over half a million listens on global music platforms on five continents, in more than 30 countries, and 40 professional reviews in 20 media outlets worldwide.