Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov, who notably directed the Muscovite Bolshoi Theater for eight years, died at the age of 56 while suffering from the new coronavirus, the Royal Danish Theater announced on Friday. conducted the orchestra.
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He died in Moscow, where he was staying recently, after complications related to Covid-19,
” the institution announced in a statement.
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From 2001 to 2009, Alexander Vedernikov served as Music Director and Conductor at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow before joining the ranks of the Odense Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. In 2018, he became conductor of the Royal Danish Orchestra and musical director and principal conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theater in Saint Petersburg, positions he will retain until his death. During his career, Alexander Vedernikov also conducted at the Paris Opera for the ballet, "
Swan Lake
", in 2004.
