Alexander Vikulov

Conductor

1999-2005	Advanced post-graduate studies under the direction of Professor Yu.Simonov in Moscow, St.Petersburg and Budapest.
1999	Graduated as a conductor from the University of Music and Dramatic Arts "Mozarteum" in Salzburg (Austria) under the direction of Professors Michael Gielen, Jorge Rotter and Dennis Russell Davies. Magister Artium.
1992	Graduated from St.Petersburg State Conservatoire named after Rimsky-Korsakov as a violinist
1985	Graduated from Rimsky-Korsakov Music School attached to Leningrad State Conservatoire as a violinist
	II. Engagement
Starting from 2006	Conductor at Mariinsky Theatre (debut at the Mariinsky Opera in October 2002, W.A.Mozart,"Le Nozze di Figaro")
2005-2006	Conductor of St.Petersburg State Popular Classics Orchestra
2001-2004	Permanent guest conductor of St.Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
1999-2000	Conductor of St.Petersburg State Theatre of Musical Comedy.
1990-1993	Member of State Hermitage Orchestra "St.Petersburg Camerata"
	III. Projects
2005	Musical Director of the first stage version of the ballet "Le Corsaire" by Ch.Adam in Seoul, South Korea
2004	Musical Director of the first stage version of the operas "Bastien and Bastienne" and "Der Schauspieldirektor" by W.A.Mozart in the Smolny Concert Hall in St.Petersburg.
2003	Musical Director of the concert programme "Tchaikovsky-Gala" in Manila, Philippines
2001	Musical Director of the first stage version of the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" by S.Prokofiev in Manila, Philippines.
	IV. Concert activities (in addition to the above-mentioned)
1999-2005	Public performances with the "Mozarteum" University Orchestra, Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra, St.Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of St.Petersburg State Conservatoire named after Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony Orchestra of St.Petersburg State Conservatoire named after Rimsky-Korsakov, Orchestra of the Governor of St.Petersburg.
	V. Teaching Experience
Since 2003	Professor of the Mariinsky Theatre Young Singers' Academy.
1998-1999	Artistic Director of the orchestra of Mravinsky Musical Lyceum in St.Petersburg.