The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble

Real Name: Академический Ансамбль песни и пляски Российской Армии имени А.В. Александрова

Alexandrov Ensemble (Краснознаменный Ансамбль Песни И Пляски СА / מקהלת הצבא האדום), most commonly known as the Red Army Choir. Founded by [a=Александр Васильевич Александров] in 1928. The ensemble contains a male choir, an orchestra and a dance troop from the Soviet army.
[b]Please do not confuse with[/b] -

For the instrumental quintet, please use [a=Instrumental Quintet Of The Soviet Army Band].
For the vocal octet, please use [a=Вокальный Ансамбль Под Управлением А. В. Шилова]

Conductors:
[a=Александр Васильевич Александров] = Alexander Vasilevich Alexandrov (1926-1946)
Борис Александрович Александров = [a=Boris Alexandrov] (1946-1987)
[a=Анатолий Мальцев] = Anatoly Maltsev (1987-1992)
Игорь Агафонников = [a=Igor Agafonnikov] (1992-1993)
Дмитрий Сомов = Dmitry Somov (1993-2002)
[a=Леонид Малев] = Leonid Malev (2003-2016)
[a=Геннадий Саченюк] = Gennady Sachenyuk (2012-2016, 2017-present)
63 members of the ensemble as well as artistic director Valery Khalilov = were killed in a Russian Defence Ministry aircraft crash into the Black Sea on 25 December 2016.