Alexander Vedernikov was born in Moscow into the family of a famous singer, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, bass Alexander Vedernikov and professor of the Moscow Conservatory, organist Natalia Gureeva. In 1988 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (class of Professor L. Nikolaev), and in 1990 he completed graduate school.

In 1988-1990 he worked at the Moscow Academic Musical Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko. From 1988 to 1995 he was assistant chief conductor and second conductor of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. In 1995-2004 he was artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian Philharmonic symphony orchestra he founded.

He has collaborated with famous foreign orchestras, including the London Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival Orchestra, the Italian Switzerland Orchestra, the Netherlands, Stockholm, Hamburg, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestras, Gothenburg, Danish National, NHK, Montreal, Sydney, Budapest , Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, Radio France and BBC Orchestras. Since 2003 he regularly performs with the Russian National Orchestra. In 2010 he performed for the first time with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

Alexander Vedernikov is a frequent guest at leading opera houses, including La Scala, Teatro Reggio in Turin, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Rome Opera, London's Covent Garden Theater, Berlin Komische Oper, Paris National Opera and others. theaters

He collaborated with world stars of classical music: Martha Argerich, Elizaveta Leonskaya, Nikolai Lugansky, Mikhail Pletnev, Vadim Repin, Yuri Bashmet, Natalia Gutman, Mstislav Rostropovich, Elena Obraztsova, Sergei Leiferkus, Jose van Dam, Anna Netrebko, Elina Garancha, Olga Borodina, Waltraud Mayer, Angela Denoke and other artists.

From August 2001 to July 2009, Alexander Vedernikov was the chief conductor - musical director of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia. Under his leadership, productions of the operas “Adrienne Lecouvreur” by F. Cilea (the first production at the Bolshoi Theater), “Khovanshchina” by M. Mussorgsky, “Turandot” by G. Puccini, “Ruslan and Lyudmila” by M. Glinka (in the original author’s version) were staged. , “The Fiery Angel” by S. Prokofiev (first production at the Bolshoi Theater), “The Flying Dutchman” by R. Wagner (for the first time in Russia in the first edition).

In the 2004-2005 season, A. Vedernikov was the musical director of productions of the operas “Falstaff” by G. Verdi and “Children of Rosenthal” by L. Desyatnikov (world premiere, commissioned by the Bolshoi Theater). In the 2005-2006 season he produced the premiere of the opera “War and Peace” by S. Prokofiev, and was the musical director of the production of Prokofiev’s ballet “Cinderella”. In the 2006-2007 season, he was the musical director of productions of the operas “Eugene Onegin” by P. Tchaikovsky and “Boris Godunov” by M. Mussorgsky (1871 edition). In 2008, he released the premiere of N. Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera “The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia” (a joint production of the Bolshoi Theater and the Cagliari Opera House).

In 2007, Alexander Vedernikov was awarded the title “Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.”

In 2009, A. Vedernikov headed the Odense Symphony Orchestra (Denmark).

The conductor's recordings have been released by EMI, Russian Disk, Agora, ARTS, Triton, Polygram/Universal. In 2003, A. Vedernikov entered into a contract with the Dutch company PentaTone Classics, specializing in the production of discs in the SuperAudio CD format (recordings of the opera “Ruslan and Lyudmila” by Glinka, the ballet “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky, fragments from Russian operas, Russian ballet suites were released). In 2007, the conductor recorded D. Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Martha Argerich for EMI.

Russian conductor. Born into the family of the famous bass, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Alexander Filippovich Vedernikov and pianist, organist, professor of the Moscow Conservatory Natalia Nikolaevna Gureeva. In 1988 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with a degree in opera and symphony conducting (class of Professor L. Nikolaev), and also improved under M. F. Ermler.

In 1988-1991, conductor of the Moscow State Academic Musical Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. From 1988 to 1995, assistant, and later second conductor of the Academic Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra named after P. I. Tchaikovsky under the direction of V. Fedoseev.

Alexander Vedernikov has performed with famous Russian orchestras: State Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestras of St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, as well as European orchestras: London Philharmonic, BBC Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Scottish Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, National Orchestra RAI , symphony orchestras of Montreal, The Hague, Budapest and others. In theaters in Milan, Turin and Rome he conducted ballet performances (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev).

In the 1996-1997 season, Vedernikov made his debut at Covent Garden in the ballet performances of Prokofiev's Cinderella and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. As a guest conductor, he toured in Austria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Great Britain, Holland, Sweden, Estonia, and Slovenia.

Since 1995, Alexander Vedernikov has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic", since June 27, 2001 - the chief conductor - music director of the Bolshoi Theater. Among the conductor's latest engagements are Britten's War Requiem and Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste. Since 2002, Alexander Vedernikov has become the chief guest conductor of the North Holland Orchestra in Gronningen. At the Bolshoi Theater he staged the operas Adriana Lecouvreur (February 2002), Turandot (September 2002), and conducted the performances The Queen of Spades, Boris Godunov, Aida and others.

In 1988-1990, Alexander Vedernikov worked at the Musical Theater named after K. Stanislavsky and Vl. Nemirovich Danchenko.

In parallel with this, in 1988-1995, Vedernikov was an assistant, later the second conductor of the Academic Grand Symphony Orchestra named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.

In 1988-1995, Vedernikov collaborated with the State Television and Radio Symphony Orchestra, with which he toured in Russian cities, as well as in Austria and the UK.

In 1991, Vedernikov began his European career. He was invited to the Italian theaters La Scala (Milan), Reggio (Turin), Communale (Bologna), La Fenice (Venice), the National Opera (Rome), and the Trieste Opera. He directed productions at the Dresden Opera, at the London Covent Garden Theater, and at the Colonna Theater (Buenos Aires).

From 1995 to 2005 he was artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Since 2000, by decision of the capital's government, this group received the status of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra.

In addition, Vedernikov has worked with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, the Bolshoi Theater Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a guest conductor he worked with famous foreign ensembles. Among them are the orchestras of the Tokyo and London Philharmonic Orchestras, the BBC Orchestra, the Scottish Symphony and the Royal Scottish National Orchestras, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the RAI National Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of Montreal, The Hague, Budapest, etc.

In the 1996-1997 season, Vedernikov made his debut at Covent Garden in the ballet performances of Prokofiev's Cinderella and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. He has toured as a guest conductor in Austria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Great Britain, Holland, Sweden, Estonia, and Slovenia.

The conductor's engagements include Britten's War Requiem and Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Verdi Theater in Trieste, Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe and Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring at the Dresden Opera, and Britten's Peter Grimes in Trieste.

He collaborated with many famous performers, including Mikhail Pletnev, Maxim Fedotov, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yuri Bashmet, Elena Obraztsova and others.

Since 2002, Alexander Vedernikov has become the main guest conductor of the North Holland Orchestra in Gronningen.

Since 2003, he has been a member of the conducting board of the Russian National Orchestra, with which he has toured in France, Germany and the United States. In January 2004, as part of a tour with the Russian National Orchestra in nine US cities, Alexander Vedernikov made his debut at the New York concert hall Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington.

On June 27, 2001, Alexander Vedernikov was appointed chief conductor and musical director of the Bolshoi Theater. He was invited to this position by Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkiy and General Director of the Bolshoi Theater Anatoly Iksanov after Gennady Rozhdestvensky left the Bolshoi Theater. Then the position of artistic director of the theater was abolished.

Vedernikov's powers have become much more modest; the chief conductor reports directly to Iksanov, who signed the order for his appointment, while Rozhdestvensky was approved by the Ministry of Culture.

At the Bolshoi Theater, Vedernikov staged the opera "Adrienne Lecouvreur" (February 2002), "Khovanshchina" (June 2002), "Turandot" (September 2002), "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (April 2003). He also conducts performances at the Bolshoi Theater: “The Queen of Spades”, “Boris Godunov”, “Aida”.

Recent works at the Bolshoi include the production of the operas "The Fiery Angel" (April 2004) and "The Flying Dutchman" (June 2004), Prokofiev's "War and Peace" (2005).

Under Vedernikov, with great scandal, the world premiere of Leonid Desyatnikov's opera "The Children of Rosenthal" based on the libretto by Vladimir Sorokin (2005), the premiere of "The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh" by Rimsky Korsakov (2008) staged by the world famous Eimuntas Nyakrosius took place.

Alexander Vedernikov actively participated in the activities of the Bolshoi Theater orchestra.

Vedernikov - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2007).

In 2008, Alexander Vedernikov was awarded the BBC Music Magazine Award for Outstanding Performance of Classical Music. He received an award in the Symphonic Music category for his performance with the Italian Swiss Orchestra of Dmitri Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto.

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In 1988 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory with a degree in opera and symphony conducting, and also studied with Mark Ermler.

In 1988-1991, conductor of the Moscow State Academic Musical Theater named after Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko.

From 1988 to 1995, assistant, and later second conductor of the Academic Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra named after P. I. Tchaikovsky under the direction of V. Fedoseev.

Alexander Vedernikov has performed with famous Russian orchestras: State Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestras of St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, as well as European orchestras: London Philharmonic, BBC Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic, Scottish Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, National Orchestra RAI , symphony orchestras of Montreal, The Hague, Budapest and others.

In theaters in Milan, Turin and Rome he conducted ballet performances (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty by Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet by Prokofiev).

In the 1996-1997 season, Vedernikov made his debut at Covent Garden in the ballet performances of Prokofiev's Cinderella and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. As a guest conductor, he toured in Austria, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Great Britain, Holland, Sweden, Estonia, and Slovenia. Since 1995, Alexander Vedernikov has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Philharmonic, and since June 27, 2001, the chief conductor and music director of the Bolshoi Theater. Among the conductor's latest engagements are Britten's War Requiem and Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at the Teatro Verdi in Trieste.

In 1995-2004, Alexander Vedernikov was the artistic director and chief conductor of the Russian Philharmonic symphony orchestra that he founded.

Outstanding performers collaborate with the conductor: Yuri Bashmet, Natalya Gutman, Mikhail Pletnev, Nikolai Lugansky, Vadim Repin, Elena Obraztsova, Sergei Leiferkus and others.

In August 2001, Alexander Vedernikov became musical director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

In 2007, A. Vedernikov was noted by the largest Swedish music magazine “Opus”.

In July 2009, he left the post of chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater due to disagreements with the theater management.