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!”