Pavel Sorokin

Background

His mother was a singer, Tamara Sorokina and his father, Shamil Yagudin, is a dancer.

Education

In 1985, he entered the Moscow Conservatory studying piano under Lev Naumov and conducting in the class of Yury Simonov where he graduated with distinction in both.

Career

Early career Sorokin joined Bolshoi Theatre in 1983 and worked there as a baller accompanist till 1987. Since that year and till 1989 he worked as probationer at the Conservatoire de Paris where he was under guidance from Professor Jean-Sebastien Berreau. During the summer of the same year he joined Boston Symphony Orchestra"s Tanglewood Festival at which he too kept his probationer job while being under guidance from Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein.

When his term expired he got a certificate and was opted to perform in United States of America. Bolshoi Theatre After Sorokin obtained his certificate he returned to Bolshoi Theatre.

There, in 1991, he conducted his debut Petrushka which was followed by The Prodigal Son and Le Corsaire in 1992 and 1994 respectively. During the same year he also was a conductor of Louisiana Sylphide and then worked as an assistant conductor for Mstislav Rostropovich who conducted in 1996.

Starting from beginning of the 21st century he conducted the first Yury Grigorovich"s version of which was followed by Arik Melikov"s in 2002 and 2003"s and Other performances Sorokin worked as chief conductor between 2000 and 2002 at Radio and Television State Symphony Orchestra and then held the same position at the Symphony Orchestra of Russia from 2003 to 2007.

Since 2007 he works as guest conductor at the Royal House of Covent Garden, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and Łódź Philharmonic.

He also works with various soloists such as Elena Obraztsova, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yevgeny Nesterenko and many others

Achievements

• Merited Artist of Russia.