Built by the country's then socialist regime to provide an active, literally 'social' focus for Moscow's army of railway employees, CDKG became the professional 'home' of popular composer Isaak Dunayevsky, as well as staging a wide range of plays and concert performances.
The venue's popularity continues to the present day, playing host to a diverse array of classical and modern performances, conferences, banquets and exhibitions in its seven spaces. In 2008, the Moscow office of major Russian supply and installation company LTM Music was contracted to give the entire complex a major technical refit, covering sound, lighting, communications and stage mechanics.
The refurbishment included a comprehensive ASL intercom system, comprising a PS6379 six channel Master Station, PS630 and PS430 Speaker Stations, four PS29M beltpacks, nine HS-1/D single muff headsets and two IS026 splitter boxes.
"ASL products are very reliable, which was extremely important for a venue as prestigious as CDKG," says Konstantin Guzev of LTM Music. "The system is high quality and EU-made, so we had complete confidence that it was the right solution for this project."
"As one of Moscow's best-loved venues, we are very pleased to be involved with the project to upgrade the facilities at CDKG," adds Susan McLohon, ASL Intercom's director of sales and marketing. "With such a busy and diverse programme of events, the excellent reliability of our system will certainly be tested and we are fully confident that it will surpass all expectations."
(Jim Evans)
