Благодарность авиакомпании UTAIR от «Геликон-оперы»

15.08.2013

All of you have probably read in the media about the many mysterious WIPO lawsuit against the airline UTair abuse of performers music tracks on board of their airplanes.

We have tried to look into the matter together with the leadership of UTair . It turns out , the lawsuits do not protect the interests of our orchestra, but the interests of Andre Previn , Leonard Bernstein , Barry Wordsworth, as well as EMI Records! According to WIPO "experts" the tracks of these particular performers sound on board of Utair aircrafts. Well, it's even flattering. However, we must formally declare that all tracks are recorded by the orchestra of "Helikon -Opera" specifically for the UTair airlines for non-commercial purposes, to create a favorable psychological atmosphere on board of the aircraft during takeoff and landing. The records are fixed with the relevant contracts , the whole procedure is executed in the prescribed manner.

We hope that this incident does not overshadow the business and social relations of the theater and airlines , and also that it will not prevent us to continue to carry out joint projects. We have not yet sang Tchaikovsky on board during the flight - and we would like to!

We would like once again to thank the Director General UTair Andrei Martirosov for friendship, for trust, for being so fond of classical music!