Alexander Vedernikov

Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov (Александр Александрович Ведерников) (born 11 January 1964, in Moscow) is a Russian conductor.

For the opera singer, see Alexander Vedernikov (bass singer).

Biography

Vedernikov is the son of the bass Alexander Filipovich Vedernikov, who sang at the Bolshoi Theatre, and of Natalia Nikolaevna Gureeva, who was a professor of organ at the Moscow Conservatory.[1] Vedernikov graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1988, where he studied under Leonid Nikolaev. He also took classes from Mark Ermler. Upon his graduation he worked as a conductor in the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre from 1988 to 1991. He was also an 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 until 2004.

Vedernikov became music director of the Bolshoi Theatre in 2001.[2] He had a contract with the company until 2010, but in July 2009 resigned on the first day of the theater's summer tour, citing disagreements with its management.[3][4]

Vedernikov made his Covent Garden debut in 1996, where he conducted Prokofiev' Cinderella and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. He became chief conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra in 2009, with an initial 3-year contract.[5] In June 2011, his initial Odense contract was extended to 2014.[6] In November 2016 the Royal Danish Opera (Det Kongelige Kapel) announced Vedernikov's appointment as its next chief conductor, effective from the 2017–2018 season.[7] Vedernikov concluded his Odense tenure in 2018. In February 2019, he became music director and principal conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.

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
  1. 'BBC Symphony Orchestra - Shostakovich, Aho, Sibelius', BBC Radio 3 broadcast, 20 May 2012
  2. Amelia Gentleman (6 July 2001). "Quiet young conductor tries to tame the Bolshoi snakepit". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. Ирина Муравьева (Irina Muraviev) (15 July 2009). "Большие перемены". Российской газеты (Rossiyskaya Gazeta). Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. Miriam Elder (22 March 2011). "Bolshoi rocked by scandal and intrigue". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. Anne Drud (3 November 2009). "Maestro Vedernikov". Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. Peter Hagmund (1 June 2011). "Stjernedirigent forlænger kontrakten". Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. "Det Kongelige Kapel ansætter stærk russisk dirigent" (Press release). DR (Denmark Radio). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. Andrew Clements (20 May 2004). "Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Bolshoy Theatre, Moscow/ Vedernikov". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  9. Andrew Clements (21 February 2013). "Glazunov: Violin Concerto; Schoeck: Concerto Quasi una Fantasia, etc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  10. Andrew Clements (15 May 2014). "Chopin: The Piano Concertos review – moments of grandeur, too little subtlety". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Gennady Rozhdestvensky		 Music Director, Bolshoi Theatre
2001–2009		 Succeeded by
Vassily Sinaisky
Preceded by
Paul Mann		 Chief Conductor, Odense Symphony Orchestra
2009–2018		 Succeeded by
Pierre Bleuse (designate)
Preceded by
Mikhail Tatarnikov		 Music Director and Principal Conductor, Mikhailovsky Theatre
2019–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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