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Author : E. Pyadysheva
Executive Secretary of International Affairs
PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD have long been applauding Russian
musical arts. Main opera stages in Milan, Vienna, London, and New York
have hosted Russian operas performed by Russian singers.
It is an undeniable fact that classical music in general and Russian classical
music in particular is presently high in demand. Fortunately, classical music
has become far more accessible to the general population, not only to
elite circles. Full houses and sold-out performances at theater and concert
venues are no surprise to anyone anymore.
But how can one preserve those magic, heavenly sounds evoking general
admiration? Regardless of a general spread of digital records radiobroad-
casts of classical music have become increasingly more popular.
For many years, a unique musical radio station has been operating in this country - Radio Or-
pheus. It has a stunningly professional and elegant repertoire, and it mainly broadcasts unique
and superior classical music pieces.
Radio Orpheus has a lot of listeners not only in Russia but also in numerous countries across
the world. It has become possible following its joining the European Broadcasting Union (EBU),
which is the world largest professional non-profit association uniting over 70 national state and
public TV and radio broadcasters from 56 countries with headquarters in Geneva.
A number of requests from foreign radio stations to download the Orpheus products have been
continuously growing. Numerically it looks as follows.
In 2014, Radio Orpheus prepared 43 programs. A total of 91 requests from 49 countries have
been submitted amounting to 203 hours of broadcasting at radios across the world.
As of today, Radio Orpheus uploaded to the common bank 70 programs, including 39 new
broadcasts; as many as 212 requests from 49 countries have already been registered. A total
chronometry of its products has reached 287 hours 5 minutes.
It is noteworthy that big audience would listen not only to concerts by reputed musical groups
and big-name musicians, but also to recordings of a new generation of Moscow musicians per-
forming lyrical songs by Mikhail Glinka, chamber vocal works by Modest Mussorgsky and Gen-
nady Sviridov (sung by soloists from Kolobov's Novaya Opera Theatre and some others).
It is difficult to object to the above statement. I would like to specify, however, that thanks to
Radio Orpheus millions of people across the globe have an opportunity to listen to exquisite
music making them feel better and happier.
Radio Orpheus: A Mission Abroad