Alexander Vedernikov
Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov (Александр Александрович Ведерников) (born 11 January 1964, in Moscow) is a Russian conductor. His father, Alexander Filipovich Vedernikov (Ведерников, Александр Филиппович), was a bass at the Bolshoi Theatre, and his mother was a professor of organ at the Moscow Conservatory.[1]
Vedernikov studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Mark Ermler, and on graduation became director of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre from 1988 to 1991. He was assistant conductor to Vladimir Fedoseyev at the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio from 1988 to 1995. In 1995, he established the Russian Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra, and served as its artistic director and chief conductor through 2004.
Vedernikov became music director of the Bolshoi Theatre in 2001.[2] He had been contracted to the company through 2010, but in July 2009, he resigned on the first day of a summer tour with the company, citing disagreements with the management.[3][4]
Outside of Russia, Vedernikov became chief conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra in 2009, with an initial contract of 3 years.[5] In June 2011, his initial Odense contract was extended through 2014.[6] In November 2016, the Royal Danish Opera (Det Kongelige Kapel) announced the appointment of Vedernikov as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2017-2018 season.[7]
Vedernikov has recorded commercially for such labels as Pentatone, Hyperion and Naive.[8][9][10]
Selected Recordings
- Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila[8]
- Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
- Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
- DVD: Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh - Mikhail Kazakov, Vitaly Panfilov, Tatiana Monogarova, Mikhail Gubsky, Albert Schagidullin, Alexander Naumenko. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari; Alexander Vedernikov, conductor; Eimuntas Nekrošius, director. 2010
References
- ↑ 'BBC Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich, Aho, Sibelius', BBC Radio 3 broadcast, 20 May 2012
- ↑ Amelia Gentleman (2001-07-06). "Quiet young conductor tries to tame the Bolshoi snakepit". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Ирина Муравьева (Irina Muraviev) (2009-07-15). "Большие перемены". Российской газеты (Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Miriam Elder (2011-03-22). "Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Anne Drud (2009-11-03). "Maestro Vedernikov". Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Peter Hagmund (2011-06-01). "Stjernedirigent forlænger kontrakten". Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ "Det Kongelige Kapel ansætter stærk russisk dirigent" (Press release). DR (Denmark Radio). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- 1 2 Andrew Clements (2004-05-20). "Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Bolshoy Theatre, Moscow/ Vedernikov". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2013-02-21). "Glazunov: Violin Concerto; Schoeck: Concerto Quasi una Fantasia, etc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2014-05-15). "Chopin: The Piano Concertos review – moments of grandeur, too little subtlety". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
External links
| Cultural offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gennady Rozhdestvensky |
Music Director, Bolshoi Theatre 2001–2009 |
Succeeded by Vassily Sinaisky |
| Preceded by Paul Mann |
Chief Conductor, Odense Symphony Orchestra 2009–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |