Musicology Annotation << Back Samuel Barber in a dialogue with the Russian musical culture Anna E. Krom The article is devoted to the infl uence of Russian musical culture in the creative activity of American composer Samuel Barber (1910–1981). Impact of Russian art is considered at several levels: from collaboration with prominent musicians from immigrant environment (Horowitz, Koussevitzky, Vengerova, Garbuzova) and increased interest in the Russian piano performing school to the attention to the works of Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and the works of Soviet composers Prokofi ev and Shostakovich. Dialogue with the Russian culture, which developed throughout the life of Barber, has a direct infl uence on the formation and development of individual style of the composer. On the interest of reciprocity says the invitation and follow him the musician’s visit to the USSR, as well as the successful execution and publication of some of his works in our country. Keywords: Barber, Horowitz, Russian piano school, Scriabin, Stravinsky, Soviet composers. Contacts: E-mail: yannakrom@yandex.ru Pp. 03-09.