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ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4, Opp. 37 & 58Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko
Albums by Vasily Petrenko
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4, Opp. 37 & 58Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko
ALBUMBarber, BruchEsther Yoo, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 0Boris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko
ALBUMProkofiev: Symphony No. 6 - Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 27Vasily Petrenko & Oslo Philharmonic
ALBUMProkofiev: Symphony No. 5 - Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 21Vasily Petrenko & Oslo Philharmonic
ALBUMNikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34, Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36 & Scheherazade, Op. 35Vasily Petrenko & Oslo Philharmonic
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64 / Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24Vasily Petrenko & Oslo Philharmonic
ALBUMBeethoven: Works for PianoBoris Giltburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko
ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Liszt: Solo Piano WorksVasily Petrenko, London Philharmonic Orchestra & George Li
ALBUMRichard Strauss: Don Quixote, Op. 35 / Don Juan, Op. 20 / Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28Vasily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic & Louisa Tuck
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Vasily Petrenko Essentials
The conductor has translated Russian classics for the 21st century.
Artist Biography
Russian-born conductor Vasily Petrenko has brought exuberance and enterprising zeal to his directorships of several European orchestras, serving for 15 years as principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and, since 2021, as music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. In these roles, and at the helm of the Oslo Philharmonic (2009-20), Petrenko has shown an affinity for teeming Russian barn burners, especially works by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1976, Petrenko studied music at the St Petersburg Capella Boys Music School and the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He was resident conductor at the St. Petersburg Opera and Ballet Theatre from 1994 to 1997, but Western ensembles beckoned, and a stint as guest conductor in Liverpool turned into a full-time job in 2006. In a city better known for its football prowess, Petrenko presided over a period of audience growth and financial improvement. He recorded cycles of Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky symphonies to great acclaim and—underscoring his acquired British citizenship—works by Elgar. In 2022, the Royal Philharmonic under Petrenko became the first international orchestra to perform in New York City since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A kinetic figure on the podium, Petrenko is also passionate about music education, and since 2015 has been chief conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra.
Hometown
St. Petersburg, Russia
Genre
Classical