Authors’ Council

Authors’ Council is the top management body of the Russian Authors’ Society. The key aspect of Society’s work – the
amount and order of royalty payment – depends solely on the decisions of the Authors’ Council. The Council deals with
the most sufficient issues of the Society internal activity – it approves the annual budget, creates the branches and
special funds. This body is headed by the President of the Authors’ Council. He represents RAO in governmental and
public organizations including foreign ones.

Alexander Blinov

Rightholder, General Director of ZAO “SBA Music Publishing”


Alexander Bochkov

General Director of “Sojuz Studio” Ltd.

Igor Butman

President of the Authors’ Council, composer, saxophonist, People’s Artist of Russia

Andrey Chesnov

Executive Director of “Puncher” Ltd.

Dmitry Darin (Kovaljov)

Poet, writer


Vyacheslav Dobrynin

Singer, composer, People’s Artist of Russia


Victor Drobysh

Composer, producer, Honored Artist of Russia

Karen Kavaleryan

Poet, playwright, member of the Union of Russian Writers

Evgeny Kobylyansky

Producer, composer, arranger, sound-director

Victoria Konchakova

General Director of “United Music Group” JSC

Dmitry Konnov

Executive Director of the National Digital Aggregator

Daniil Kramer

Pianist, composer, producer, People’s Artist of Russia

Boris Lyubimov

Theatrologist, Honoured Worker of Arts of the RSFSR, Rector of the Higher Theatre School named
after M.S.Schepkin

Igor Mateta

Composer, singer, producer

Vladimir Matetsky

Composer, producer, radio host

Dmitry Mayko

General Director of “National Music Publishing” Ltd.

Anastas Mikoyan (Stas Namin)

Vice-President of the Authors’ Council, composer, producer, director

Victor Pleshak

Composer, Honoured Worker of Arts of Russia


Vladimir Presnyakov

Composer, performer, Honored Worker of Arts of Russia

Ilya Reznik

Vice-President of the Authors’ Council, poet-lyricist, People’s Artist of Russia, Honorary member of
Russian Academy of Arts


Alexey Rybnikov

Vice-President of the Authors’ Council, composer, People’s Artist of Russia, winner of the State
Prize of Russia


Vladimir Shurochkin

Composer, producer, singer

Alexander Sokolov

Honored Worker of Arts of Russia, Rector of the “Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory”

Alexander Tchaikovsky

Vice-President of the Authors’ Council, composer, pianist, educator, People’s Artist of Russia

Oleg Volyando

Composer, performer, lyricist

Alexander Vulykh

Poet, writer, journalist, scriptwriter


Nikita Vysotsky

Screenwriter, director, actor

Victor Yekimovsky

Composer, Chairman of the Contemporary Music Association


Vsevolod Zaderatsky

Honored Worker of Arts of Russia, winner of the State Prize of Russia, editor-in-chief of “PianoForum” Magazine

Sergey Zhukov

Singer, musician, soloist and leader of the band “Ruki Vverh!”