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The Fifth Competition - 2007
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Vladimir FedoseevVLADIMIR FEDOSEEV

Born in Leningrad (1932). Graduated from the Gnessins State Institute of Music and Pedagogy (1957), later from Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory (1971).

People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1973) and the USSR (1980), Laureate of the State Awards of the RSFSR (1970) and the USSR (1989). Awarded with Russia’s Order of Saint Vladimir and ‘Order of Merits of the Second Class’, as well as with Austria’s Orders ‘Silver Cross’ and ‘Honorary Cross of the First Class’.

Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the USSR State Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments (since 1959), as well as of the Large Symphony Orchestra of the Central TV and the All-Union Radio (since 1974, today the P. I. Tchaikovsky State Academic Large Symphony Orchestra of Russia’s Ministry of Culture). Chief Conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (1997–2005). Permanent Guest Conductor of the Opera Theater in Zurich (since 1997). First Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic (since 2000).

Also conducts many world best orchestras, including the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras (USA), Berlin Symphony and Dresden Philharmonic (Germany), as well as the Bavarian Radio Orchestra (Munich), the French Radio National Philharmonic (Paris) and others. Started his career as a symphonic conductor with the USSR State Philharmonic (today the Dmitri Shostakovich Russia’s State Philharmonic), having conducted his first concert after Yevgeni Mravinsky’s personal offer.

Debuted as an opera conductor at the S. M. Kirov Leningrad Theater of Opera and Ballet (today the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Opera Theater). Staged many operas by Berlioz, Dargomyzhsky, Jan??ek, Tchaikovsky and Verdi at major theaters of Florence, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, Vienna and other cities. Staged The Tsar’s Bride by Rimsky-Korsakov in Zurich during the last season. A new staging of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov is planned for the next season.

Recorded many symphonies by Brahms, Mahler, Taneyev and Tchaikovsky. Currently completing an issue of full Beethoven’s symphonies cycle earlier performed in Moscow and in Vienna, as well as an issue of Shostakovich’s symphonies frequently performed in many cities of Europe, Japan and the USA.

A long concert tour in the United Kingdom is planned for nearest future (the season of 2007–2008), including recitals with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (in Athens, Prague and Zurich), as well as with the French Radio Philharmonic (in Paris): the program includes world premieres of some brand-new pieces by Austrian, Norwegian and Russian composers.