Alexander Vedernikov

Who is Alexander Vedernikov?

Alexander Alexandrovich Vedernikov is a Russian conductor. His father, Alexander Filipovich Vedernikov, was a bass at the Bolshoi Theatre, and his mother was a professor of organ at the Moscow Conservatory.

He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Mark Ermler, and on graduation became director of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre 1988-1991. Then he was assistant to Vladimir Fedoseyev at the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio.

Vedernikov is best known as director of the Bolshoi Theatre from 2001 to 2009 during a controversial and difficult tenure, ending after disagreements with the management.

He debuted at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in 1997.