Elena CHEREMNYKH, Kommersant, June 30, 2001

"It's obvious to everyone that the most important thing today is to develop a reform program, adopt it at least at the level of the Ministry of Culture, and even better, at the government level". >>

Tatiana KUZNETSOVA,
Kommersant. August 29, 2002

The Bolshoi's chief conductor spoke about the prospects of the season >>

Ekaterina BIRYUKOVA,
Izvestia. November 11, 2002

We are continuing our research on the topic "Who needs modern music". >>

Igor KAMIROV,
Belcanto.ru, April 11, 2003

On April 23, a concert and stage production of the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila will be presented on the main stage of the Bolshoi Theater. >>

2004

At the beginning of this century, the Bolshoi Theatre decided that we should rediscover Mikhail Glinka's opera Ruslan and Lyudmila. >>

Lyubov SOROKINA, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, August 4, 2004

"It is especially dear to me that everyone unanimously praised the orchestra's very good performance." >>

Sergei KHODNEV, Kommersant, February 2, 2005

"...First, an appeal to Russia's classical heritage. Second, masterpieces from national schools. And third, the creation of new works by contemporary Russian composers in the opera genre." >>

Gulyara SADYKH-ZADEH, Peoples.ru, May 1, 2005

...History doesn't teach anyone anything. When a situation arises with a scandal surrounding a new opera, a long series of opera and ballet titles immediately come to mind: starting with Life for Tsar Glinka, Boris Godunov, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev. >>

Ekaterina BIRYUKOVA,
Izvestia. December 2, 2005

Despite the fact that Mstislav Rostropovich dropped out of the War and Peace project, rehearsals are in full swing at the Bolshoi Theater before the premiere. >>

Anna GALAYDA, Vedomosti, July 26, 2006

"Covent Garden is one of the most important theatres, home to the most demanding critics and a rather peculiar audience." >>

Boris LIFANOVSKY,
ClassicalMusicNews.Ru . November 30, 2006

The chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater talks about his impressions after the performance "The Fiery Angel", which he conducted. >>

Sofia GOLDBERG,
“Expert-Siberia”, December 15, 2006

The chief conductor and Musical director of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia spoke about opera, the crisis of its consumption and the problems of development in Russia. >>

ClassicalMusicNews.ru. February 7, 2007

On the eve of these concerts, Alexander Vedernikov talked about the upcoming tour, and also shared several more general considerations. >>

Boris LIFANOVSKY,
March, 14, 2007

"The Life of a Hero" belongs to such works, for which, perhaps, one can never be absolutely ready." >>

Boris LIFANOVSKY, Natalia SHADRINA,
April 16, 2007

About the new production of "Boris Godunov".
About the concert activity of the orchestra.
About repertoire politics. >>

Boris LIFANOVSKY,
July 15, 2007

"... The Bolshoi Theater should have a certain strategy and a clear understanding of how it opens up to society, how society perceives it." >>

INTERFAX, November 7, 2007

In what direction should the main theater of the country develop, what explains the crisis of the opera genre in the world and in Russia, when the main historical building of the Bolshoi Theater opens after restoration… >>

Evgeny BELZHERARSKY,
"Itogi", January 21,.2008

Today, the Bolshoi Theatre is slowly but surely overcoming the consequences of the crisis of the 90s. And the positive changes in the theater are not least due to the musical director and chief conductor of the theater, Alexander Vedernikov. >>

Marina GAIKOVICH, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 2, 2008

"I try not to expect anything. Wherever you go, wherever you perform, you must honestly do what you can." >>

Maya KRYLOVA,
RBK dayli, Ferbruary, 5, 2009

According to Alexander Vedernikov, artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre, now, in the midst of the financial crisis, it's time to start transformations in Russian musical theaters. >>

Alexander GARROS, Alexander PRIVALOV,
"Expert" magazine. July 2, 2009

The musical director of the Bolshoi Theatre has decided to leave his post before the expiration of the contract. And he gave the "Expert" an exclusive interview about the reasons for his decision. >>

Maria BABALOVA,
"Izvestia", August 19, 2009

The Bolshoi Theatre of Russia was shocked by the loud resignation. >>

Victoria KUPCHINETSKAYA,
"Voice of America". November 11, 2009

Alexander Vedernikov's conducting style resembles a dramatic silent film — Vedernikov leads a complex polylogue with the orchestra without a single word. >>

Zuzana KIZÀKOVÀ,
Pravda (Slovinsko). Januar, 10, 2010

He managed to restore the historical reputation of the Bolshoi Theater, but he could not transform it into a modern theater. >>

Jan SMIRNITSKY,
Moskovsky Komsomolets. October 9th, 2011

Before the appointment of a new artistic director to the State Orchestra named after Svetlanova has only a few days left. >>

BBC Music Magazine, April 3, 2012

The Russian Russian conductor, who suddenly left the Bolshoi Theatre in 2009, about Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and the difference between Russian and English orchestras. >>

Igor POMERANTSEV, "Over the Barriers", Radio Liberty, May 11, 2018

Conductor Alexander Vedernikov in a broadcast from the series 'Contemporary Music' >>

Le 14 septembre 2018 par Vincent GUILLEMIN

Alexander Vedernikov, Chairman of the jury of the 4th International Svetlanov Conducting Competition, who is in Paris, talks about the competition. >>

ClassicsMusicNews ru, November 10, 2018

Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the Moscow Conservatory there will be a festival "Universe — Svetlanov!" >>

Alexey SOBOLEV, "Music Review"

The decision to become a conductor arose because, in comparison with the piano, the sound of a symphony orchestra with its variety of timbres and colors was of much greater interest to me. >>

Elena POLYAKOVSKAYA,
"Radio Liberty" December 4, 2019

On December 23, 2019, the birthday of the famous opera and chamber singer Alexander Vedernikov, a concert in his memory will take place on the stage of the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. >>