Distinguished Guests

Held in conjunction with the Russian Economic Forum, Russian Rhapsody is an ideal opportunity to combine business with art. Over the years, guests have included an unrivalled list of influential international business and political figures, top speakers from the Forum, celebrities, artists, journalists and other key opinion formers from around the world.

Famous Society and Media Representatives:

  • HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
  • Bob Geldof
  • Valery Gergiev
  • Jemima Khan
  • Natalia Vodianova
  • Lady Gabriella Windsor
  • Lord Frederick Windsor
  • Nicky Haslam
  • Dan MacMillan
  • Nat Rothschild
  • Astrid Munoz
  • Julien MacDonald
  • Jasmine Guinness
  • Dasha Zhukova
  • Mohamed Al Fayed
  • Camilla Al Fayed
  • Suzy Menkes
  • Viscount and Viscountess Linley
  • Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber
  • Donatella Flick
  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Andy Stutz
  • Kiera Chaplin
  • Valentin and Tatiana Yumasheva
  • Elaine Paige
  • Stephen Webster
  • Manuel Carrera
  • Mr Stephen Jones
  • Elena Korikova
  • Amaliya Gon'dnskaya
  • Andris Liepa
  • Michael Yorke
  • Aliona Doletskaya
  • Aleksei Smertin
  • Tatiana Mikhalkova
  • Ksenia Sobchak
  • Colin Salmon
  • Peter Ustinov

Politicians and Government officials:

  • Baroness Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister
  • Alexander Zhukov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
  • Aleksei Kudrin, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
  • Mikhail Kopeikin, Deputy Chief of Staff, Russian Government
  • Sergei Yastrezhembsky, Presidential Adviser, Russian Federation
  • Victor Chernomyrdin, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine
  • 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 the President of Ukraine
  • Oleg Vyugin, Head, 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

Business Leaders:

  • Lev Leviev, Chairman, Leviev
  • Vladimir Yakunin, President, Russian Railways
  • Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Chairman, Sistema
  • Rustam Tariko, President, Russian Standard
  • Roger Munnings, President, KPMG Russia/ CIS
  • Charles Ryan, Chairman, Deutsche Bank Russia
  • Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman, Gazprom
  • Peter Aven, President, Alfa Bank
  • Andrei Melnichenko, Chairman, MDM Group
  • Alexander Mamut, Chairman, Troika Dialog
  • Andrei Kostin, Chairman, Vneshtorgbank
  • Grigory Berezkin, President, ESN
  • Hans-Joerg Rudloff, Chairman, Barclays Capital
  • David Yakobashvili, Chairman, Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods
  • Alexander Lebedev, Chairman, National Reserve Bank
  • Oscar Akhmedov, General Director, Audi Russia
  • Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman, Rocco Forte Hotels
  • Henk Paardekooper, Country Executive, ABN AMRO Russia
  • 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
  • Kjell-Morten Johnsen, Chairman, Telenor Russia
  • Alexander Izosimov, General Director, Vimpelcom

And many others.