Pavel Sorokin

Pavel Sorokin (; born 14 August 1963) is a Russian conductor born into a strong family tradition of singers and dancers. His mother was a singer, Tamara Sorokina and his father, Shamil Yagudin, a dancer. In 1985 he entered the Moscow Conservatory studying piano under Lev Naumov and conducting in the class of Yury Simonov where he graduated with distinction in both. In 1998 he received the honorary title of Meritorious Artist from the Russian Federation for exceptional achievements in the arts.

Career

Early career Sorokin joined Bolshoi Theatre in 1983 and worked there as a ballet accompanist till 1987. Since that year and till 1989 he worked as probationer at the Conservatoire de Paris where he was under guidance from Professor Jean-Sebastien Berreau. During the summer of the same year he joined Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood Festival at which he too kept his probationer job while being under guidance from Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein. When his term expired he got a certificate and was opted to perform in USA.

Awards Merited Artist of Russia (1997) Award of the Novosibirsk branch of the Union of Theatrical Figures of the Russian Federation "Paradise" (2022) Award of the Government of Saint Petersburg in the field of culture and art in the nomination "Theatrical art" for staging of the ballet "Svetly Ruchey" (Russian: «Светлый ручей») at the Mikhailovsky Theater in 2023 (2024)

Repertoire

Opera Khovanshchina Eugene Onegin Iolanta The Tsar’s Bride The Golden Cockerel Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Carmen The Barber of Seville Prince Igor The Nutcracker

Ballet

Giselle Swan Lake Raymonda The Bright Stream Bolt A Legend of Love Les Sylphides Carmen Suite