Vladimir Fedoseev

Vladimir Fedoseev was born in Leningrad. From 1948 to 1952 he studied at Leningrad Music College after Mussorgsky (bayan class), then Gnessin Institute of Moscow. After graduating from the institute in 1957 he entered the orchestra of Russian folk instruments of the Central Television and All-Union Radio as a bayan player, 1959 to 1973 was the artistic director and chief conductor of the orchestra, from 1971 conductor of Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, from 1974 was the chief conductor and artistic director of the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra of the All-Union Radio and Central Television. Vladimir Fedoseev had concerts with the world's leading symphony orchestras, since 2004 teaches at Russian Academy of Gnessins in the Department of Opera and Symphony Conducting (Professor). He is a laureate of State Prizes, received numerous awards. In 1973 he was awarded with People’s Artist of RSFSR, in 1980 People’s Artist of USSR.