This year’s festive concert Viva Mozart presented by the Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre in celebration of International Women’s Day, will be led by a guest conductor. The theatre’s symphony orchestra will be conducted by renowned Russian maestro Mikhail Tatarnikov.

For Krasnoyarsk audiences, Tatarnikov is no stranger: in 2023, he conducted the Slovtsov Gala, which closed the festival Slovtsov. Postscriptum Festival, and was warmly received by the public. Since then, his career has continued to soar. In 2023, he was appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. Now he returns to Krasnoyarsk to join forces with the theatre’s orchestra and soloists for a vibrant musical celebration dedicated to the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mikhail Tatarnikov is a graduate of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (opera and symphonic conducting). He made his debut in 2006 at the Mariinsky Theatre, where he later conducted more than forty opera productions. From 2012 to 2018, he served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre. He is currently a guest conductor at the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, and many leading opera houses across Europe. He has collaborated with Russia’s top orchestras including the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra and the Russian National Orchestra.

His extensive repertoire includes productions at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, the Opéra National de Paris, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and appearances at the Salzburg Festival. Since 2020, Tatarnikov has also served as Artistic Director of international music festivals at the Château de Valrose in Nice and in San Marino.

Adding extra sparkle to the show will be guest soloist Anna Aglatova, a star of the Bolshoi Theatre. Along with the theatre’s soloists, she'll bring Mozart’s masterpieces to life in truly memorable fashion.

Please note that the previously announced conductor Peter Feranec will be unable to come. All tickets purchased for the Viva Mozart concert remain valid.