Makarevich and Matsui joined the Council of Culture and Art

President Dmitry Medvedev approved the new composition of the Council for Culture and Arts under the President of Russian Federation, Andrei Makarevich, Vladimir Spivakov, artistic director of the choir Pyatnitsky Alexander Permyakova etc. Previous structure has been approved in March 2010. It has been expanded and updated by half: from the board were 10 people out, 22 people added. Among the outcasts - the film director Nikita Mikhalkov, composer David Tukhmanov, President "Peterhof" Vadim Banner, conductor Yuri Temirkanov, the director of the Russian State Library Victor Fedorov, Rector of the Moscow Institute of Architecture Dmitry Shvidkovsky and other prominent cultural life. The new Board of Culture and Art of the musicians were: - Velvet VA - theater director - Yuri Bashmet - violist, artistic director and principal conductor of the State Institution of Culture "State Symphony Orchestra" New Russia ", - V. Gergiev - Art Director - Director of Federal State Institute of Culture "The Mariinsky Theatre" - RA Emelyanov - Program Director of ZAO "Russian Radio-Eurasia" - AV Makarevich - composer, poet, musician - Matsuev DL - Pianist - Mechetina EV - Pianist - Permyakova AA - Art Director of the Land Institution of Culture "State Academic Russian Folk Choir MEPyatnitsky" - Spivakov VT - President of the National Institute of Culture of Moscow "Moscow International House of Music" - Vladimir Fedoseyev - artistic director and chief conductor of the State Institution of Culture "at the State Academic Symphony Orchestra Tchaikovsky "- Mikhail Khokhlov -". Moscow School of Music School (College) Gnesin "Director of the State Budget of the educational institutions of secondary vocational education in Moscow Council for Culture and Arts under the President of the Russian Federation since 1996. Board members serve as a link between cultural institutions and the President and the President give recommendations on the formation of cultural policy and arts representatives nominated for the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art.