About
Composer and conductor known for works such as Velesslavitsa, The Desert, and Mowgli. From 2007 to 2012, he worked as the chief conductor of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Singers, among other orchestras and musical ensembles.
Before Fame
He attended Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
Trivia
He is a winner of the International Prokofiev Composition Competition. His ballet, Mowgli, is based on Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. At the age of 16, he won 2nd prize at the Leeds conducting competition.
Family Life
His mother is Russian and his father is British.
Associated With
He has conducted music by Nikolai Rimsky-korsakov.
