Central Navy Band of Russia

Central Navy Band of Russia Центральный оркестр ВМФ России
Members of the Central Navy Band of Russia.
Active	December 23, 1941
Country	Soviet Union Russia
Branch	Russian Navy
Type	Military band
Garrison/HQ	Moscow
Commanders
Orchestra Chief	1st rank Captain Alexei Karabanov
Ceremonial chief	Major Roman Plotnikov

The Central Concert Orchestra of the Navy named after Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian:Центральный концертный образцовый оркестр ВМФ им. Н.А. Римского-Корсакова), also known as the Central Navy Band of Russia (Russian:Центральный оркестр ВМФ России) is the official music representative of the Russian Navy. It is based in Moscow. The Chief Military Director of the orchestra is Honored Artist of Russia, 1st rank Captain Alexei Karabanov. The orchestra is the leading creative team of the Russian Navy, which has been performing for more than 70 years.

History

On December 23, 1941, the orchestra of the Ulyanovsky Fleet was formed with 53 Musicians, mostly consisting of sailors, front-line soldiers who came from hospitals. The first appointed military conductor was 1st rank Captain Alexander Karpey-Lazarev. In order to improve the training of the musicians of the orchestras of the navy, the band transformed into an instructional unit in October 1944. In February 1993, in honor of the 150th birthday of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the orchestra was given it's current honorary name of the Central Concert Orchestra of the Navy named after Rimsky-Korsakov. In different years, the orchestra has performed during concerts in places such as Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria. Since 1945, the orchestra has been a constant participant in the Victory Parades on Red Square, and since 2017, it has been the main musical participant in Naval Parades in St. Petersburg.