Mikhaïl Tatarnikov

Mikhail Tatarnikov is a Russian conductor who is known for his production of The Enchantress at the Theater an der Wien as well as The Gambler at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. He was principal conductor and music director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in 2012–2018. Represented by TACT Artists Management.

Biography and first public appearance Mikhail Tatarnikov used to study opera and symphony conducting at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under guidance from Alexander Polishchuk. In 2006 he made his first appearance with the Mariinsky Theatre where he conducted a ballet based on Aristotles work called Metaphysics which was performed under Sergei Prokofiev's Second Symphony.

Other performances

2006-2012 Since that year he works with both City of Birmingham Symphony and Danish National Symphony Orchestras as well as orchestras of Mariinsky and Mikhailovsky Theatres. Prior to all of it, he accepted invitations from the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.

Besides overseas performances he was a conductor of national orchestras as well, such as the Novosibirsk Philharmonic, National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia and Russian National Orchestra, with the latest of which he traveled to Dresden and Philadelphia