Musicology Annotation << Back Symphonic Plots of the Great Russian Orchestra of V.V. Andreyev: from History of Russian Music Early Twentieth Century Olga М. Shabunina The article reviews an experience of improve relations between the balalaika concert orchestra performing and classical Russian music of the early twentieth century. The Great Russian orchestra of Vasily Andreev was a bright original collective, which was formed at the turn of the century. There were three events in the history of the Great Russian Orchestra occurred in the same period and associated with the creation by Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. The author concludes that the principles of the symphony were not an organic feature of the Great Russian Orchestra, as well as the instruments of the Great Russian Orchestra could not become the part of the symphony orchestra. The attempts to introduce the balalaikas in a different musical area were unsuccessful. The new balalaika concert performing was an original, unique and independent phenomenon. Keywords: Vasily Andreev, Great Russian Orchestra, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, opera «The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh», Glazunov, «Russian fantasy». Contacts: E-mail: olge-sem@yandex.ru Pp. 09-18.