Russian red army choir biography

In the early hours of December 25, 2016, a Russian Tu-154 military plane crashed in the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi.

Among the 92 killed were 64 members of the Red Army Choir on their way to perform for Russian service members in Syria.

Russian red army choir biography

While the choir’s ranks have since been replenished, the tragedy devastated one of the world’s most famous military choirs and was lamented by its admirers all over the globe. Read on to discover the history of this famed choir and what makes it so significant.

The Red Army Choir’s Beginnings

The collective known internationally as the Red Army Choir was founded in 1928 on the initiative of the Red Army Central House as the Red Army Song Ensemble.

Its founding director was Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, a talented musician who had trained at the St Petersburg Conservatory under composers Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov.

While the troupe initially c