Jun 23, 2026 | News
As he prepares to return to the BBC Proms in August with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily reflects on what the festival means to him: “It’s always a pleasure to return to Europe’s largest classical music festival. It’s very special to play in the...
Jun 22, 2026 | News
This week, Vasily Petrenko is leading the 2026 Academy for Young Conductors in Yerevan, Armenia. With applications received from young conductors spanning 22 countries, Vasily reflects on his work for the week ahead – he comments: “My job there is not to judge, it is...
Jun 15, 2026 | News
As a musical argument, paced shrewdly across almost an hour by Petrenko, it was overwhelming.” Many thanks to Ivan Hewitt at The Telegraph for a positive review of the RPO concert, featuring Scriabin’s Third Symphony. You can listen to the concert on BBC Radio 3...
Jun 14, 2026 | News
Thank you to the team at Presto Music for interviewing me on the new Mahler 3 album as part of their in-store listening party. My interview is now available online to watch in full here: Vasily Petrenko on Mahler | Presto Music
May 22, 2026 | News
The second in a new series of live recordings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO), with Music Director Vasily Petrenko, is released today on the harmonia mundi label. Embracing the whole world, Mahler’s Symphony No.3 is a vast fresco in which nature, man and the...
May 15, 2026 | News
This August, Vasily Petrenko will conduct the Verbier Festival Orchestra at the Verbier Festival. Looking ahead to the performance, Vasily comments: “Verbier is one of the great summer festivals in Europe, and when you are there, you feel it. The calibre of musicians...
