The second Academy for Young Conductors will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from June 23-28, 2026. Vasily comments: “This year we received 159 applications from 22 countries for six places. That tells you something about how much young conductors want this kind of training, and how few real opportunities exist for them. Alongside the masterclass, I will be conducting the Armenian National Orchestra in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. I have thought a lot about why that piece and that orchestra feel like such a natural fit. The heat and the colour in Scheherazade, the temperament Rimsky-Korsakov puts into it, is genuinely close to what you feel from Armenian musicians. I think that concert is going to be something special.”
Bridging Tradition and Culture: Vasily Petrenko on the RPO’s Japan Tour
In recent years, we’ve gotten used to listening to our favourite music with just a few taps on a screen. Yet there’s still something special about sitting in a concert hall and hearing a symphony orchestra perform those music pieces live. This September, Vasily...
