MOSCOW (Reuters) - The 234th season of Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Theater opened Tuesday with chaos, tragedy, betrayal and strife. Off-stage, the plot was scarcely less dramatic. Hours before the ...

Alexander Vedernikov is a Russian conductor. He was Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre from 2001 until 2009. He was Chief Conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra from 2009 to ...

February started off with the proverbial bang at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. And what a thrilling and commanding experience it was for the capacity audience Sunday as Alexander Vedernikov led the ...

In the first episode of this season, we bring you musical excerpts from the masterpiece "The Sleeping Beauty," a ballet by Tchaikovsky. The conductor is Alexander Vedernikov, the great Russian maestro ...

Alexander Vedernikov conducts the Russian National Orchestra in concert at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., in three excerpts from Prokofiev's ballet, "Romeo and Juliet." ...