Latest News
- 18 April 2006
Registration for the Russian Rhapsody Gala Evening is now officially closed.
The event is fully subscribed and any additional requests... - 30 March 2006
Award winning vocalist Tom Rust will perform at Russian Rhapsody... - 23 March 2006
Mohamed Al Fayed, the proprietor of Harrods and perhaps the most famous shopkeeper in the world, accompanied by his daughter Camilla, confirm as guests at this year's event.
- 22 March 2006
Fashion designer and daughter of the legendary Sir Paul, Stella McCartney will attend Russian Rhapsody at old Billingsgate Market with her husband. - 20 March 2006
Colin Salmon of Prime Suspect and James Bond fame will join our guests with more celebrity faces. - 17 March 2006
Telenor is sponsoring Russian Rhapsody for the first time. Telenor has invested more than US$400 million...
Distinguished Guests 2006
Famous Society and Media Faces:
- Elaine Paige, Singer
- Viscount and Viscountess Linley
- Lord Lloyd Webber, Composer, and Lady Lloyd Webber
- Donatella Flick
- Vivienne Westwood, Designer
- Andy Stutz, "King of silk", Owner of Fabric Frontline Zurich
- Kiera Chaplin, Actress and Charlie Chaplin’s Grand-daughter
- Valentin and Tatiana Yumashev (Socialite & daughter of the first President of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin)
- Manuel Carrera, Carrera Jewellery House Founder
- Mr Stephen Jones, Hat Designer
- Elena Korikova and Amaliya Gon’dnskaya, Actresses
- Andris Liepa, Ballet dancer and Founder of the Marissa Liepa Foundation
- Enri Lolashvili, Composer
- Aliona Doletskaya, Editor of Vogue Russia
- Aleksei Smertin, former captain of the Russian football team and Larissa, his wife
- Tatiana Mikhalkova, Socialite & wife of Nikita Mikhalkov, Film Director
- Dasha Zhukova, Socialite
- Ksenia Sobchak, TV presenter, Socialite and daughter of the ex-Governor of Saint Petersburg
Politicians and Government officials:
- Mikhail Kopeikin, Deputy Chief of Staff, Russian Government
- Yury Fedotov, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Anthony Brenton, British Ambassador to the Russian Federation
- Dmitry Zelenin, Governor, Tver Region
- Boris Nemtsov, Special Adviser to President of Ukraine
- Oleg Vyugin, Russian Federal Financial Markets Service
- Valery Shantsev, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Edward Rossel, Governor of Sverdlovsk Region
- Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, communications advisor to Tony Blair
Western and Russian Business Leaders:
- Mohammed Al Fayed, Owner, Harrods
- Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways
- Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Chairman, Sistema
- Rustam Tariko, President, Russian Standard
- Lev Leviev, Chairman, Leviev
- Roger Munnings, President, KPMG Russia
- Charles Ryan, Chairman, Deutsche Bank Russia
- Alexander Medvedev, General Director, Gazexport
- Grigory Berezkin, President, ESN
- Hans-Joerg Rudloff, Chairman, Barclays Capital
- David Yakobashvili, Chairman, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
- Oscar Akhmedov, General Director, Audi Russia
- Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels
- Henk Paardekooper, Head of Russian Office, ABN AMRO
- Nathaniel Rothschild, Co-Chairman, Atticus Capital
- Dmitry Tarasov, Vice President, Lukoil
- Alex Knaster, Member of the Board of Directors, Alfa Bank
- Stanislav Egorushkov, General Director, Kosmos-Zoloto
- Natasha Soloveva, Chairman, SAV Entertainment
- John Sunderland, Confederation of British Industry
- Vladimir Ruga, TNK-BP
- Kjell-Morten Johnsen, Chairman, Telenor Russia
- Alexander Izosimov, General Director, Vimpelcom
And many others.
