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Iconic yachts: The story of the 88m sailing yacht Maltese Falcon

Tom Perkins created one of the most sensational three-masted sailing yachts of the past 100 years when he built the 88 metre Maltese Falcon with Perini Navi .

Launched in 2006, the project took nearly six years to complete. With radical unstayed masts made of 'weapons-grade' carbon fibre, computerised sail and mast control system, M a ltese Falcon, and in particular its FalconRig, was hailed as a triumph of design, development and engineering.

The great idea of the clipper rig is that a huge sail area, 2,415 metres square, in this case, can be spread over 15 sails, thus greatly reducing the loadings. On Maltese Falcon there are a total of 25 sails, giving her 10 spare.

One of the most exciting aspects of Maltese Falcon is the yacht's upwind performance. "We sail as close to the wind as any yacht, of any design, that has more than one mast," Perkins previously said. He went on to describe the mast and sail control system as 'almost trivial' in its simplicity. "I can teach any sailor how to handle the yacht in five minutes," he said. "To the best of my knowledge, this is not the case with any other big boat with reel winches."

The superyacht's 'luxury machine' interior - a marriage of industrial chic and high tech - was designed by Ken Freivokh around Tom Perkins' striking modern art collection , and features leather, glass, wood and steel. The layout includes a master suite and five further guest cabins, and the crew of 16 is accommodated in eight cabins.

Her long and relatively narrow hull was designed be very fast through the water, and her very long waterline 78 metres assures stability against heeling. The sails, made by Robbie Doyle, are stored on individual in-mast mandrels and set and furled using a complex but brilliant system that makes use of a large number of electric motors within the masts and on the yards.

In 2009, Perkins sold Maltese Falcon to hedge-fund manager Elena Ambrosiadou. The yacht is now available for charter with SuperYachtsMonaco from €460,000 a week.

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Shinan: Elena Ambrosiadou's Maltese Falcon is a yacht you ought to know

The largest private sailboat in the world is owned by a woman. Quite the things one can learn bouncing around the Caribbean, in particular at the St. Barths Bucket Regatta

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The largest private sailboat in the world is owned by a woman.

Quite the things one can learn when bouncing around the Caribbean and when, in particular, I found myself on one recent dusk-fall taking a table portside in Gustavia, St. Barths. Having effectively run away from my friends — sometimes, one must — I took a seat to admire the Frenchified view. The rain had stalled but was threatening an epilogue, and the people around me at the café were giving off a sullenness particular to a leisure class promised a ceaseless sun. Me, I smiled a secret smile. The rain had given St. Barths a certain sheen — more Kubrick , less Luhrmann — and its narrow cobbled streets looked extra-mysterious. Plus, once got off the main boulevard, this land of the bold, beautiful and Smythson-diary’ed was evacuated. I nearly had it to myself.

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“The Maltese Falcon,” said the waitress, as I set up shop al fresco. No, not a Bogart fanatic. Nah, neither a Dashiell Hammett disciple. She was pointing in the distance towards one of the gargantuan vessels — super-yachts as far as the eye could see, here for the annual St. Barths Bucket Regatta, the world’s largest sail race.

So, that was it. A boldface boat, indeed.

The Maltese Falcon is 289 feet long, and its 25,000 sails are unfurlable with the push of a single button

Waitress chit-chat being a necessary part of my métier — I’ve been snooping too long not to have mastered this basic life-skill — it wasn’t long before she was telling me everything. This, as a nearby woman in DVF, with her twin tweens — bilingual twin tweens, I deciphered — scowled at my hoarding of the server.

“She’s in hedge funds,” my New Best Friend was telling me. She being Elena Ambrosiadou , the woman who now owns the 289-foot Maltese Falcon, with its 25,000 sails unfurlable with the push of a single button. Once Britain’s best-paid female exec and now Cyprus-based, she bought the sleek beast for $120-million from its original owner, Tom Perkins . He, having conceived the mega-yacht in 2006, and helmed its maiden voyage in from Turkey to Italy via Malta, before Elena scooped it up — becoming not only the owner of the world’s most impressive sailboat, but the only woman with a mega-yacht at all. The Maltese Falcon had already had its close-up on 60 Minutes and been the subject of a prize-winning biography, Mine’s Bigger: Tom Perkins and the Making of Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built by David A. Kaplan .

“I heard there’s a Rothko on it,” the guy sitting behind us — a Christopher Plummer -type — piped.

“Just one?” I ask dryly.

Clearly, everyone was into it. And the arrival of the Maltese Falcon at a port is much like the manifestation of Naomi Campbell on a fashion runway. I was fairly sure there was a Monet out there, too, floating. The “bucket regatta” is for superyachts only, and the island famously limits the fleet to 35 boats, though what it lacks in numbers, it certainly makes up in size.

Quite something! Yachts like raptors. One of the greatest shows on earth. And forget Naomi Campbell — the nautical equivalent of winding up on the set of RuPaul ’s Drag Race. This year, I gathered, Richard Branson was here for the “gentlemen’s race.” Another year, as Forbes once reported, Canadian doughnut king Ron Joyce made friends at the event by airlifting live lobsters from Prince Edward Island for dinner. (By the way, because the boats are of varying sizes/speeds, the race is subject to a very complicated handicapping system — one that only a statistician like Nate Silver could perhaps explain! What I do grasp is the long-held tradition that the slowest skipper gets what’s described as the Escargot Cup, i.e. an empty can of snails!)

Only so much time to talk, though. My own ride, as it were, was leaving — the good ship Silversea that’d brought me here to the French Indies. I bid a quick farewell to my garrulous waitress, whilst giving a kill-’em-with-kindness smile to the woman with the tween twins. The sun had firmly set, and I set out for the tender that would take me out to the liner, St. Barths being one of those places where there’s no pier and only the most premium cruise lines can loiter. As the small ferry coursed its way, under the stars, it was like I was amid the skyscrapers of the sea. Lit from every side. Holy Renzo Piano! So, I took the opportunity to Google Mrs. Maltese Falcon. At sea, and on Google. So sue me.

Turns out our Elena is in the midst of a salacious breakup. Both she and her husband are in the hedge-fund game — the two having met at Cambridge — but things had recently fallen apart. Indeed, the bitterness between has spawned 60-plus court cases, the British press has reported, with Elena accusing her ex of using a nanny to track her movements, and his counter-allegations that she’d bugged and spied on him.

And now you know.

Back to my suite on the Silversea it was. And though I had no private on-board Rothko, it is the only liner I could ever dream of going on. Offering a rebuke to the very maligned word “cruise,” it’s the sort of ship where you can hail your on-call butler should you suddenly need fresh limes, or something, and it was time now to move on to other sights, other sounds. Dominica? St. Lucia? Oh, surprise me.

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PICTURES: Hedge Funder Elena Ambrosiadou Owns One Of The World's Largest Sailboats

Elena Ambrosiadou, founder of hedge fund, Ikos , owns one of the most luxurious super yachts ever made.

The 289-foot yacht is the largest private sailboat in the world based on deck length, the third longest based on length overall, and it's just as luxurious on the interior as it looks on the outside.

It's no surprise Ambrosiadou can afford such a luxury, as she was named the #4 best performing hedge fund manager of 2010 by Bloomberg .

Venture capitalist, Tom Perkins, first owned the yacht which cost $130 million to build. Perkins built the yacht in 2007, and Ambrosiadou purchased it in 2009 for $120 million, a steal since Perkins asked $165 million.

The mega-yacht, sans sails

This yacht looks behemoth compared to all the others

And here's the yacht, sailing in all of its glory

And on deck, the luxury continues

The master bedroom

A great place for a fancy dinner party

There's room for up to 12 guests for a party on the ship

The yacht has a dina rig system, the sails can be controlled with the push of a button

And there's enough room for a crew of 16 to work on the ship

Plenty of room for lounging in the sun

Maybe Elena will add one of these boats to her collection:

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The superyacht industry is one of many once male-dominated sectors that has changed significantly over the decades: The luxury yachts that were once seen as ‘floating private men’s clubs’ have transformed to cater to special occasions and the whole family with charter yachts offering a range of unisex amenities including spa massage rooms, beauty salons, steam rooms, Jacuzzis and gyms.

Women and superyachts

Women today are present in boardrooms, on-site as architects and engineers as well as independent designers and owners in their own right.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March the 8th to acknowledge not only the tireless work of past generations towards gender parity in all aspects of work and life but also the current successes and efforts in reaching this important goal.

In addition to our 2017 list of International Women’s Day designers , here are some of the incredible women buying, commissioning and creating superyachts.

The Designers and Architects

Laura pomponi.

Founder of Luxury Projects & Atelier, Laura Pomponi designs interiors for villas, planes and superyachts and has worked with some of the world’s largest shipyards to provide owners with settings both inspirational and perfectly suited to their lifestyle.

Nero – Exterior

Among the company’s most iconic projects is superyacht NERO , which boasts a light oak interior accented with a spectrum of blues and a particularly evocative library and skylounge perfect for conversation or a celebratory drink during a special event.

In contrast, 37m/123ft luxury yacht DESTINY (ex.ILONA) showcases the owners’ love of functional minimalism with glimmering white, steel and glass surfaces that also create a perfect private gallery space to present their art.

Half of the duo that is Monaco-based Green & Mingarelli Design , Tina first met her husband Pietro while working on the design for a 37m/121ft superyacht for ISA Yachts . Together they have designed for houses, hotels and helicopters as well as luxury yachts.

Of the more recent projects, Tina has produced the lavish interior and exterior styling for a Benetti 48m and the interior styling for a Mangusta 108 and a Benetti 65m, designed as one of the highest spec Benetti superyachts available on the charter market and known as ILLUSION V .

High gloss surfaces and stark tonal contrasts characterise the work from Tina Green and Pietro Mingarelli , mixed with elements from Asian and neo-classical design to produce a sophisticated final finish.

Special mention: Paola Galeazzi

An influential force within the yachting industry over four decades, Paola Galeazzi passed away in late October of 2017, survived by her partner and two children.

CLOUD 9 – Beach club from above

During her career as a designer and architect, she worked alongside husband Gianni Zuccon at Zuccon International Project and collaborated with the greatest European shipbuilders to produce some of the most memorable vessels of recent years, including 80m/262ft CHOPI CHOPI and 74m/243ft CLOUD 9 , which picked up  Best Layout 164-270ft (50- 82m)  at the  World Yachts Trophies 2017  and made it to the finals for  Best Exterior Styling Motor Yachts 45m and Above  at the  Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2018 .

Wendy Schmidt – Elfje

Businesswoman and philanthropist, Wendy Schmidt owned an interior design firm for 16 years and is known for her charitable work for conservation. A trustee of the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) and founder of the 11th Hour Project to raise awareness of global warming and climate change, she has used regattas as a way to draw attention to oceanic issues.

52m/171ft luxury ketch ELFJE is the result of a collaboration between naval architects Hoek Design and the Royal Huisman shipyard, who also inspired her name which means ‘fairy’ in Dutch.

RWD styled her interior for comfort and continuing the environmental message; a plexiglass table is located in the lounge that guests can look through to see the marine life swimming beneath the hull.

Her engineering, however, is arguably her most important aspect considering the family’s emphasis on taking care of and restoring oceanic health. Lithium-ion batteries reduce the fuel consumption, resulting in a range of 3,690 nautical miles.

Heidi Horten – Carinthia VII

97m/318ft mega yacht CARINTHIA VII is, as the name suggests, the seventh superyacht that has been owned by Heidi Horten and her late husband Helmut Horten, who built-up the fourth largest department store chain in Germany. Claiming the title of the richest woman in Austria, she inherited $1 billion USD from her husband and is now estimated to be worth around three times that amount.

CARINTHIA-VII

M/Y CARINTHIA VII has over five voluminous decks with a beam of 16m/53ft and British designer Tim Heywood created her interior and exterior design. 4 x MTU 1163 Diesel engines allow her to reach a top speed of 26 knots and she can often be seen at the port in Venice , Italy .

J.K. Rowling – ARRIVA (ex Amphitrite)

Previously owned by Johnny Depp and named VARJOLIJA before being changed to AMPHITRITE and then  ARRIVA , J.K. Rowling reportedly enjoyed this classically styled superyacht so much after being on board during a charter that she decided to buy it when it came up for sale.

Arriva (ex Amphitrite)

Designed by Taka Yachts , built by Turquoise Yachts and styled internally by RWD, images show lavish rooms decorated in velvet and satin and encased in dark wooden panelling. The exterior has plenty of shaded and open alfresco dining and lounging areas that use colours and textures emulating the opulent interiors.

Elena Ambrosiadou – Maltese Falcon

Currently, the owner of the world’s largest sailing yacht, 88m/289ft MALTESE FALCON , Elena Ambrosiadou made her fortune by establishing the hedge fund Ikos using computer quantitative analysis with then-husband Martin Coward. At its height in 2007, the fund (meaning ‘home’ in Greek) managed over $3.5 billion USD.

Maltese Falcon – Top view

After falling in love with S/Y MALTESE FALCON as it sailed through the Cyclades Islands near the Greek mainland, Elena Ambrosiadou bought the Perini Navi -built vessel for an estimated $100 million USD when original owner Tom Perkins put her on the market.

Although she does not have time to sail aboard her often, luxury yacht MALTESE FALCON has proven popular on the charter market as many others also fall in love with her elegant appearance and instantly recognisable three-mast DynaRig system, developed by Dykstra Naval Architects .

Please contact CharterWorld - the luxury yacht charter specialist - for more on superyacht news item "Spotlight: The female superyacht designers and owners on International Women’s Day".

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Elena Ambrosiadou is the proud owner of the $120 million Maltese Falcon

We’ve told you about the largest private sailboat in the world earlier . Till now, we all were aware of its splendor but unaware of the person who owns the $120 million Maltese Falcon. Though this 289-ft. mega yacht has been in other hands previously, it is now possessed by Elena Ambrosiadou. And who is she? The lady is known for setting up one of the most successful hedge funds in the world. She also carries the honor of being Britain’s best-paid female executive before moving her company Ikos to Cyprus in 2006. And folks at Yacthpals insist that Ambrosiadou is the only woman to own a megayacht. Now I wouldn’t lay my bet on this fact till I dig deeper into the statement. Till then, rollover for more images of this luxurious mega yacht…..

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MALTESE FALCON Yacht – Sophisticated $75M Superyacht

Launched in 2006 by Perini Navi, the MALTESE FALCON yacht is an 88-meter-long superyacht designed by Ken Freivokh.

Her estimated annual running cost is approximately four to eight million dollars. This luxury yacht can comfortably accommodate 12 guests and has a crew of 19.

MALTESE FALCON yacht interior

The interior of the MALTESE FALCON yacht defines luxury in the world of superyachts. With skylights that let in ample amounts of light, you are never without the feeling of being immersed in the sky while at sea.

There are plenty of dining space options, including the more formal full-beam dining room inside. If dining under the sun or stars is more to your taste, there are several possibilities for alfresco dining.

You can watch your favorites outside on the largest outdoor cinema featured on any yacht.

In its six cabins, including a full-beam master cabin, a VIP suite, and four double cabins, the Falcon can accommodate up to 12 guests.

A crew of 19 is on board to cater to guests’ every need. Legendary yacht designer Ken Freivokh styled both the interior and exterior.

This yacht has the perfect mix of both high-tech and functional designs making it one of the most progressive sailing yachts in the world.

Specifications

Built-in 2006 by builder Perini Navi and refitted in 2016, this yacht is an impressive 88 meters (289 feet) long with a beam of 12.9 meters (42 feet) and a gross tonnage of 1,110.

Constructed of steel and aluminum with 2 x Deutz TBD 620 engines, she has a cruising speed of 14 knots and a draft of 6 meters (20 feet).

Her speed at max power is 19.5 knots. The sail area of this incredible yacht is 2,400 m² (25,791 ft²).

The three self-standing rotating masts host fifteen sails that can all be controlled by a single sailor.

This means that under the good wind, record-breaking speeds can be achieved, and she has a range of 3,000 nautical miles.

Known to be a harbinger in yacht design, this three-masted schooner is one of the largest sailing yachts in the world and was the first to integrate the ‘Falcon Rig,’ which is now renowned. The yacht has a timeless square-rigger appearance.

Despite its classic look, it is twice as efficient as its forerunners. The MALTESE FALCON yacht has been recognized as a triumph not just in design but in innovation as well.

The toys and tenders she boasts include a jetski with Flyboard, several open and closed tenders, stand-up paddleboards, wakeboards, water slides, and an anti-jellyfish sea pool, among many others. There is no shortage of ways to have fun while aboard.

2006 – Yacht launched

2006 – 2008 Yacht owned by Thomas Perkins

2020 – MALTESE FALCON underwent a refit

2022 – Yacht currently available for charter from €460,000

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Maltese Falcon is one of the most iconic sailing superyachts on the seas

One of the world’s most iconic sailing superyachts, Maltese Falcon, has returned to the ocean with a fresh refit for the summer charter season. The 88-metre Perini Navi yacht, originally built for American businessman and venture capitalist Tom Perkins, maintains her instantly recognisable form, with a few tweaks.

“It was a challenging job and an effort that involved everyone, because of the high expectations around the project and the complexity of its planning and execution, but the result is more than satisfactory thanks to the support of the yard and Lusben’s team,” Pierfrancesco Cafaro, captain of Maltese Falcon, said of the six-month project. “The Maltese Falcon can now return to the sea in all her splendour, regaling her guests with new and unforgettable experiences.”

Maltese Falcon is instantly recognisable on the water

As well as re-painting the hull in its distinctive ‘Perini Blue’, an 80-strong team carried out maintenance on the yacht’s onboard and mast handling systems, and made updates to boost sustainability, such as replacing generators with more efficient units.

She was re-launched at an event at the Lusben shipyard in Italy, where those involved in the refit came together to celebrate the yacht’s second life. They also used the opportunity to launch a special new endeavour, The Maltese Falcon Foundation.

“Maltese Falcon is recognised wherever she sails and therefore the owning team felt with such an icon it cannot just operate as another charter vessel, they felt they had the opportunity to do something very special, they wanted the MF to be representative of something bigger,” said Nicci Perides, global head of PR and communications at Burgess. “With a love for the sea, and protection of the oceans they were inspired to set up the MF Foundation for the protection and safeguard of the sea and oceans.”

“When the owners set off on this massive project to buy and operate Maltese Falcon, one of the concepts was that the company was not just buying a superyacht, but in reality, we were buying a concept,” Nick Valenzia, partner at Mamo TCV Advocates, added. “This vessel stands alone with presence of its own and, just like an important person, where Maltese Falcon goes, it leaves its mark. With such an icon, we could not just operate it like any other commercial venture; we wanted to do something very special. We wanted the Maltese Falcon to be representative of something bigger; principally, our love for the sea and the oceans.”

Maltese Falcon Captain Pierfrancesco Cafaro and crew

“We know that the seas are unfortunately in trouble, thanks to plastic and over-fishing, while over-use of sea resources is diminishing the value of the whole eco-system within the sea,” Valenzia continued. “We feel that the promotion and the safeguard of the ocean and the seas is something that must accompany the Maltese in whatever it does. This promotion started last year with giving accessibility to the Maltese Falcon to individuals who might not have the opportunity to see such an item of luxury.”

The paperwork is still being finalised so more details will follow on how the foundation will work and how people can get a first-hand look at this incredible, iconic vessel.

In the meantime, Captain PierFrancesco Cafaro revealed details of one of the initiative’s first projects: “We invited autistic children and young kids from the special Olympic team to sail aboard in Malta last year, and we will do this again in Greece this year. This will be a part of our future.”

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Exiled russian oligarch’s 257’ superyacht amaryllis seen towed through palm beach.

The Amaryllis being towed past the former mansion of Henry Flagler, built in 1902

By John Jannarone and Alan Hatfield

The 257’ superyacht Amaryllis apparently owned by exiled Russian oligarch Andrey Borodin was towed past Palm Beach, FL on Friday morning, according to a visual account by CorpGov .

The yacht, whose owner is frequently cited as Mr. Borodin by enthusiast publications, moved slowly through the Lake Worth lagoon where bridges were raised for its passage. A towboat with flashing lights about 150 feet ahead pulled the Amaryllis , built by German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen in 2011.

While CorpGov could not officially confirm Mr. Borodin as the owner of the vessel, his wife, socialite Tatiana Korsakova, has posted dozens of Instagram photos and videos aboard the Amaryllis. A yacht broker interviewed by CorpGov confirmed that Ms. Korsakova is indeed aboard the Amaryllis in the photos and videos.

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The sighting comes as billions of dollars in Russian-owned yachts have been seized around the world as a result of international sanctions. CNN has published an extensive list of seized vessels, which were taken in harbor cities including Mallorca, Spain and London.

However, it is unclear if the Amaryllis was being seized or voluntarily towed. Very large yachts often choose to be towed because bridges are required to raise for them, according to the yacht broker.

The former Bank of Moscow chief was granted political asylum in the UK in February 2013 after fleeing what he alleged to be politically-motivated fraud and embezzlement charges. Mr. Borodin would go on to be tried and convicted in abstentia in Russian Court in 2018, but not before managing to enlist a number of prominent American lawmakers to lobby Washington for a U.S. visa. Despite Russian extradition requests to the UK government, Borodin’s controversial attempts to make large donations to the NHS, and the uncovering of an assassination plot against his life, the fugitive banker remains overseas, having been granted access to his Swiss bank accounts and having made several notable London real estate purchases during his time in exile.

Mr. Borodin is widely listed as a billionaire, but his total wealth remains difficult to confirm accurately, with the governments of Switzerland and the Bahamas having been asked to help the Russian government in its legal case. In 2012, Borodin purchased the UK’s then-most expensive home, an 80-hectare 18th-century estate in Oxfordshire, for upwards of $217 million. In 2017 he was granted access to personal Swiss accounts holding a reported $378 million. The Amaryllis was purchased for a reported $120 million.

Mr. Borodin did not immediately respond to an emailed query from CorpGov , while the FBI declined to comment. An emailed query to The Department of Homeland Security was not returned.

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The establishment of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra coincided with the crumbling of the former Soviet Union. The orchestra was founded in 1989 by Ellen and Marina Levine, who had both spent a number of years in the United States working in the fields of advertising and marketing. When political changes occurred, the two felt positive about a return to Russia and made moved back to their native country. The orchestra's director was the French conductor Antonio de Almeida (1928 - 1997), who initiated a subscription series in Moscow's Great Hall and presided over the recording of more than 20 CDs with the orchestra. Almeida's training (he studied with Ginastera, Hindemith, Koussevitzky, and Szell) and international experience (France, Portugal, and the United States) tended to assure that the orchestra would be exposed to music coming from sources beyond Russian borders.

In assembling the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the Levines pulled together players who were graduates of Russia's most distinguished conservatories (Leningrad, Moscow, and Kiev), many of them prize winners in Russian and international music competitions. These orchestra members had performed under many of the Soviet Union's best-known conductors, including Mravinsky, Rozhdestvensky, and Svetlanov. A tour to Finland and England in 1991 found the orchestra performing together with a famous rock band, evidence of the flexibility and willingness to work in a variety of genres that would subsequently result in the recording of a broad spectrum of musical styles and nationalities. In 1993, the orchestra made a tour of Spain that resulted in acclaim and positive reviews. With a joint British and Japanese commission, the ensemble was able to produce a 12-program television series intended for international distribution.

By 2001, the orchestra's recordings numbered well over 100, three-quarters of those for Naxos and its sister label Marco Polo. By then under the leadership of Vladimir Ziva (1961 - ), the Moscow Symphony Orchestra had amassed a remarkable range of music, from a Glazunov series to collections devoted to American film classics. Most of the latter have been conducted by William T. Stromberg. Other conductors who have led the orchestra on multiple occasions include Alexander Anissimov, Igor Golovschin, Frederic Devreese (in music by twentieth-century Flemish composer Marcel Poot), and Kerry Stratton. Also represented on disc with this orchestra are works by the Belgian violinist and composer Gottfried Devreese, father of Frederic. The orchestra's training in performing multiple styles has been especially important in the recording of American film scores. Several important movie composers are represented in the orchestra's recording catalogue, among them Bernard Hermann, Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, and Erich Korngold, and mastery of the idiom is much in evidence throughout these performances.

Several other rather obscure composers are represented in the Moscow Symphony Orchestra discography. Almeida recorded the symphonies of French composer Henri Sauguet (1901 - 1989) while Guatemalan composer Ricardo Castillo (1891 - 1966) is represented by a disc containing his ballet, Paal Kaba. Still other composers previously underrepresented include the Italian Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973) whose symphonies were recorded under Almeida's direction, and the Frenchman Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939).

Among other distinctions for the Moscow Symphony Orchestra has been the presence as an ensemble member of cellist Scott Brady, the first American to have played in a professional Russian orchestra.

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