(BORN 1937) Soviet and Russian conductor. He was Chief Conductor of the Leningrad Orchestra of Ancient and Modern Music (now St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, 1974—1985). He is a founder and Chief Conducted of the Volgograd Academy Symphony Orchestra (from 1987). Honoured Man of Art of the RSFSR (1970). People’s Artist of Russia (1990).

AUSTRIA conductor. He collaborated with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, Vienna Philharmonic.

(1928-2010) Soviet and Russian conductor, professor. Peoples’ Artist of Russia, People’s Artist of Tatarstan, Honoured Man of Arts of Russia. Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition 1st prize (1971), the Gabdulla Tukay State Prize of Tatarstan winner (1974). Between 1986 - 2010 F. Mansurov was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra.

(BORN 1944) Ukrainian conductor. People’s Artist of Ukraine (1982). He is permanent conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra and Moscow Philharmonic in Moscow, the Ural Symphony Orchestra in Yekaterinburg.

USA Gavriel Heine is an American counductor, he is working in Europe at present. In 2007 Gavriel Heine was invited to the post of conductor of Mariinsky Theatre, where his debut was highly apraised by the critics.He spent more than 250 symphonic concert, opera and ballet performances in the theatre. Gavriel Heine is an American counductor, he is working in Europe at present. In 2007 Gavriel Heine was invited to the post of conductor of Mariinsky Theatre, where his debut was highly apraised by the critics.He spent more than 250 symphonic concert, opera and ballet performances in the theatre.

(1929 – 2010) Russian and Byelorussian conductor. People’s Artist of the RSFSR, Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus, the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus winner, an Honoured doctor. He chief-conducted the Samara Philharmonics Symphony Orchestra and the Mussa Jalil Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre from 1998 to 1999.

Gianluigi Gelmetti is one of today’s most prestigious conductors. Since his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Italian conductor, pupil of Sergiu Celibidache, Franco Ferrara and Hans Swarowski, regularly appears on the podium of the world’s most important opera houses and festivals.

(1956 - 1998) Conductor of the Russian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition 1st prize.

RUSSIA Principal conductor of the Irkutsk Region Philharmonic, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

(1908 - 1972) Soviet conductor, professor. People’s Artist of the Karelia ASSR, Honoured Artist of RSFSR. Conductor of the Leningrad Maliy Opera and Ballet Theatre. Between 1951 – 1955 and 1961 – 1968, he was Chief Conductor of the Mussa Jalil Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.