Большой симфонический оркестр имени П. И. Чайковского
Former name
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra (1930–1993) USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra USSR All-Union National Radio and Central Television Symphony Orchestra
The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra is a Russian
classical musicradio orchestra established in 1930. It was founded as the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, and served as the official symphony for the Soviet
All-Union Radio network.
History
Following the dissolution of the
Soviet Union in 1991, the orchestra was renamed in 1993 by the
Russian Ministry of Culture in recognition of the central role the music of
Tchaikovsky plays in its repertoire. The current music director is
Vladimir Fedoseyev, 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.