Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir
The A. V. Sveshnikov State Academic Russian Choir is one of the principal choirs of Russia, founded in 1936 by Alexandr Sveshnikov as the choir of the USSR All-Union Radio with Sveshnikov as permanent director from 1941. The choir was renamed in his honour after his death. Conductors
 Nikolai Danilin (1936-1939)
 Vladimir Vinogradov (1939 - 1941)
 Alexandr Sveshnikov (1941-1980)
 Igor Agafonnikov (1980–1987)
 Vladimir Minin (1987–1990)
 Evgeniy Tytyanko (1991-1995)
 Igor Raevskiy (1995-2007)
 Boris Tevlin (2008-2012)
 Evgeny Volkov (2012-)

Selected recordings
 Rachmaninov All night vigil 1965
 Russian Folk Songs

References

Russian choirs
Musical groups established in 1936