Petrenko was guest conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre

Vasily Petrenko was Principal Guest Conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, working with whom he appointed renovated in recent years, according to the St. Petersburg theater. . "I am pleased that I can be useful to the theater where he once began his artistic career I hope that our cooperation will be useful, I'll try here to bring a series of elements of European music culture" - words are in the message Petrenko. General of the Mikhailovsky Theatre Vladimir Kekhman conductors called "Russian Europeans", stressing that "his invaluable experience in managing large Western philharmonic gained in importance in recent years, to Vasily Petrenko can successfully apply in their home town." Petrenko, who at the Mikhailovsky Theatre began his career in the mid-1990s, has established cooperation with the theater again this season. In December last year, he has the new year made with a gala concert "Masterpieces of American Music" from the works of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, and then in June, he stood behind the counter in the opera "Eugene Onegin" and " La Boheme ", and finally, 17 and 18 July is under his direction, in a concert performance of" Carmen ". Like the theater of the immediate plans ladder - work on the "Flying Dutchman" Wagner directs Nemirova Faith, which will be premiered in 2013. Maestro also hold New Year's Eve concert with the participation of the world of opera. Vasily Petrenko studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. After working in a number of theaters in St. Petersburg, in 2002, he won first prize at the Festival Director in Barcelona. In 2006, Petrenko, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 the director of the Gramophone Awards as "Best New Artist of the Year". In 2010, Petrenko was named "Artist of the Year" at the Classical Brit Awards ceremony. Besides working with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, he has also worked with the Hamburg State Opera, the Netherlands and other European Rice Opera Theater. Also served on the board of the conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre. RIA Novosti