
Book a 30 min time slot with the orchestra & choir and get your piece recorded by the best Russian musicians. You can get recorded up to 5 min in 30 min time slot starting from $379 per 30 min
The Mosfilm Studio 1 is fully set up with video & HQ audio live internet streaming. Get your music recorded in Moscow and have full control during recording from your own studio
Symphony Orchestra and Choir is the best symphony orchestra in Russia. Every musician is an absolute virtuoso. We are studio pros, orchestrators, conductors who have been working in the industry for many years on both sides of the ocean
Fully equipped Mosfilm studio with 80 channels SSL console & huge park of best mics, specially build for orchestra and chorus
Simply check out our tutorial videos with live recorded orchestra. We care about our clients & offer free live recorded orchestra tutorials devoted to various topics including different tips and tricks about orchestra writing and recording

Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra & Choir
The Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra & Choir (formerly known as the Bow Tie Orchestra) is based at Mosfilm Studios—specifically at Studio 1 for remote recording sessions. Formed in 2017, the MMSO inherits the traditions of Russia’s leading symphonic orchestras and choirs, with each musician recognized as a true virtuoso. Under the baton of Vladimir Podgoretsky, the orchestra has quickly established itself as one of the finest ensembles in Eastern Europe, attracting over 100 composers who have entrusted their music to its exceptional artistry. We take pride in having recorded works for distinguished composers such as Marco Beltrami, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rupert Gregson-Williams, Atli Örvarsson, Neal Acree, Mark Orton, Garry Schyman, Penka Kouneva, and many others.
Why Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra?
Music is our passion. Every recording is one kind of performance for us & we take it extremely seriously. Therefore we dressed in black for our recording every time.
Every musician of «Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra» (former Bow Tie Orchestra) is top notch professional with many years of experience neither to say that every one of them is an absolute virtuoso. There are 21 winners of international competitions plays in our orchestra. For the past several years «Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra» have recorded music for more then 50 feature films and TV series & we happy to say that all our customers come back to us for new recording sessions.
Our Recording Studio
Perfect for any size symphony orchestra & chorus with up to 250 musicians

If you are looking to record an acoustic ensemble from a small quartet to a huge symphony orchestra with the mixed chorus with up to 250 people the «Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra» (former Bow Tie Orchestra) & the «Mosfilm Studio» One is the best way to go. The studio was designed and build by acoustic genius Tom Hidley and renovated by the founder of the UK-based company Recording Architecture Roger D’Arcy in 2006. It is designed specifically for the acoustic recordings with the huge room (225 000 cubic foot) with beautiful natural ambiance. The studio is the perfect solution for any of your recording plans.
The studio was built by the acoustic genius Tom Hidley
Studio fully equipped for remote recordings
The list of equipment is amazing and will match any professional taste and ideas. The core of the studio is one of the kind analog 80 channel Solid State Logic XL9000k console. The 5.1 loudspeakers are the famous ATC SCM300ASL G Pro.
The studio is fully set up with video & HQ audio live internet streaming. We use Source Elements software for remote streaming. Get your music recorded in Moscow & have full control during recording from your own studio.

Microphone park is huge & includes:
Neumann KM 184 (2 mics) | Neumann M 147 (2 mics) | Neumann M 150 Tube (6 mics) | Neumann TLM 170 (19 mics) | Neumann TLM 50 (4 mics) | Neumann TLM 67 (10 mics) | Neumann U87Ai (23 mics) | Neumann U89i (4 mics) | Neumann USM 69 (1 mic) | Brauner VM-1 (2 mics) | Bruel & Kjaer 4010 (4 mics) | Bruel & Kjaer 4011 (2 mics) | Coles 4038 (2 mics) | DPA 4011 (2 mics) | DPA 4012 (2 mics) | ElectroVoice N/D 868 (2 mics) | ElectroVoice RE 20 | Schoeps CMC-5U MK-4 (2 mics) | Schoeps CMC-5U MK-5 (2 mics) | Schoeps CMC-6U MK22 | Schoeps CMXY (2 mics) | Schoeps V4 U | Sennheiser MD416 U | Sennheiser MD421 (9 mics) | Sennheiser MD431 (2 mics) | Sennheiser MD441 (5 mics) | Sennheiser MKH 20 (2 mics) | Sennheiser MKH 40 (11 mics) | Sennheiser MKH 800 (10 mics) | Telefunken ELA M 251E (4 mics) | Telefunken U47M | Wunder Audio CM7 FET
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«Rates»
Packages for shared sessions starts from $379 per 30 min
Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra | Bow Tie Remote Orchestral Recording Service
If you book custom session, we happy to form ensemble by your request.


Vladimir Podgoretsky
Head of Remote Recordings at Mosfilm
Artistic Director | Conductor
After earning his Master’s Degree in Conducting from the Moscow State Conservatory and graduating from UCLA’s film scoring program, Vladimir Podgoretsky has spent over seven years working on diverse Hollywood films and animation projects. His orchestrator and conductor credits include Season of the Witch, A Single Shot, Scavengers, the acclaimed video game World of Warcraft, the ABC TV series Revenge, and more.
Vladimir composed the music for the feature film The Game of Truth, produced by the acclaimed Timur Bekmambetov, and worked as an additional music arranger for composer Harry Gregson-Williams on The Equalizer. In 2017, he began serving as Artistic Director, Conductor, and Lead Orchestrator of the Moscow Metropolitan Session Orchestra, as well as Head of Bow Tie Remote Recordings at Mosfilm Music Studios.
Gennady Papin
Chief Sound Engineer
He has been working at «Mosfilm» studio ONE since 1983 and has diverse recording experience from jazz to symphony music. He has recorded music for more than six hundred movies. His highlights include such recording as The Closing Ceremony of the Olympic games 2014, music for film «Stalingrad» (comp. Claudio Badalamenti) «Day watch», «Night Watch» (comp. Y. Poteenko) «Elvira's Haunted Hills» (comp. Eric Allaman) etc. His recordings «The Adventures of Mark Twain» (Mark Steiner) and «The Adventures of Robin Hood» (Erich Korngold) has been nominated for «Grammy».


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