Vasily Petrenko was born in 1976 and started his music education at the St Petersburg Capella Boys Music School – the oldest music school in Russia. He then studied at the St Petersburg Conservatoire

Vasily Petrenko commenced his position as Principal Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2006 and six months into his first season this contract was extended to 2012.

Vasily Petrenko press reviews Petrenko and RLPO storm the 2010 BBC Proms Proms 2010: Prom 4: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Petrenko Outstanding as this performance [the Royal Opera’s

Vasily Petrenko recordings / discography