The State Russian Folk Orchestra N. P. Osipov (Государственный русский народный оркестр имени Н. П. Осипова) is a Russian folk music orchestra. It was founded in 1919 by the balaika player B. C. Troyanovski.
The orchestra was renamed after Nikolai Petrovich Osipov who led the orchestra from 1940. He was succeeded by his brother Dmitri Osipov from his death in 1945 to his brother's death in 1954.
The Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra is currently led by Vladimir Ponkin (Владимир Понькин) who succeeded Nikolai Kalinin (Николай Калинин). Playing only upon traditional Russian instruments, the Orchestra presents Ethnic Russian music in a style more similar to classical music.
Past soloists include:
- Nina Vysotina (Soprano),
- Anatoli Safiullin (Bass),
- Boris Nikolaev (Bass),
- Viacheslav Kobzev
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