CONDUCTOR DMITRII RUSSU
Dmitrii Russu - CV
Born: November 9, 1981 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Education
- 1988-1999: Glinka Choral College, St. Petersburg, Russia (bachelor degree): choir singing, choir conducting, music teaching
- 2000-2005: Rimski-Korsakov State Conservatory (St-Petersburg, Russia): choir conducting (master degree, studied with assistant professor Nikolai Efimov)
- 2005–2008: Rimski-Korsakov State Conservatory (St-Petersburg, Russia): Postgraduate study
- 2009-2012: Rimski-Korsakov State Conservatory (St-Petersburg, Russia): opera and symphony orchestra conducting (master degree, studied with Professor Alexander Dmitriev)
Work experience:
- 2003-2005: The Barents International Chamber Choir (Pitea, Sweden) - choir singer
- 2006-2007: Russian Horn Capella (Saint Petersburg, Russia) — conductor
- 2007-2009: College of Music named after N.A. Rimski-Korsakov (Saint Petersburg, Russia) - conductor
- 2009-2012: Saint Petersburg Conservatory named after N.A Rimski-Korsakov (Saint Petersburg, Russia) - senior lecturer
- 2009-2012: Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra: assistant conductor (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- 2013-2018: Ulyanovsk State Symphony Orchestra (Ulyanovsk, Russia) — conductor
- 2019-2023: Shen Yun Performing Arts, Orchestra Conductor (New York, USA)
Competitions and awards:
- 2013: First Prize Winner at the III National Conducting Competition named after Ilya Musin (Kostroma, Russia)
- 2019: Member of Derzhavin Academy of Russian Literature and Fine Arts (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
- 2019: Medal of Merit in Culture and Arts (Moscow, Russia)
- 2023: Associate Member of the Russian Nobility Association in America, Inc. (New York, USA)
Masterclasses in Orchestral Conducting:
– 2007: International Conducting Masterclass, Professor Dumitru Goia (National Music University, Bucharest, Romania)
– 2005-2010: Masterclasses in Conducting, Professor Victor Yampolsky (Bienen School of Music, Evanston, IL, USA)
– 2017: National Conducting Masterclass, Professor Yuri Simonov (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra)
– 2018: National Conducting Masterclass, Professor Yuri Simonov (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra)