V.I. SAFONOV ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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V.A.Mozart - Overture from the opera "Abduction from the Seraglio" (1782), KV384
V.A.Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major (1775), KV219
V.A.Mozart - Symphony No. 38 in D major `Prague` (1786), KV504
Pavel Popov (violin)
Laureate of the Prize of the President of Russia, laureate of All-Russian and International competitions
Laureate of the Prize of the President of Russia, graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (classes L.Ivashchenko and V. Ovchareka), graduated from the graduate school of the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 2000.
He improved as a solo artist at the graduate school of Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (class Y.Neaman). He performs in the best halls of Russia and abroad. He has soloed with many symphony orchestras under the direction of M.Rostropovich, V. Gergiev, V. Chernushenko, N. Alekseev, Y.Marina, S. Dutoit and other conductors. Collaborates with such recognized musicians as P.Laul, D.Eremin, D.Hrychev, I.Ryumina.
He is the second concertmaster of the Honored Collective of Russia of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Philharmonic. He teaches at the St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory (Associate Professor) and St. Petersburg State University, Academician of the Petrovsky Academy of Sciences and Arts, Visiting Professor at Mahanaim University, USA. His students A.Baranov, S.Gadadin, E.Sviridov and many others are winners of prestigious international competitions. Regularly conducts master classes in Europe, Asia and the USA.
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