Мария Максимчук

Curriculum vitae

Maria Maksimchuk

Conductor

Residence: Moscow, Russia.

Site: http://maria.maksimchuk.ru

E-mail: maria@maksimchuk.ru

Phone: 7-926-263-1997

Some videos available at http://maria.maksimchuk.ru/video.html

Education:

Date	Studies completed	Teachers
1995 –2000	Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Choral conducting Department. Diploma with distinction.	Professor Vladimir Sukhanov
1997 –2002	Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Operatic and Symphony conducting Chair. Diploma with distinction.	Professor Vassily Sinaisky
2003 –2005	Postgraduate from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Operatic and Symphony conducting Chair. Diploma with distinction.	Professor Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Date

Studies completed

Teachers

1995 –2000

Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Choral conducting Department.

Diploma with distinction.

Professor Vladimir Sukhanov

1997 –2002

Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Operatic and Symphony conducting Chair.

Diploma with distinction.

Professor Vassily Sinaisky

2003 –2005

Postgraduate from Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Operatic and Symphony conducting Chair.

Diploma with distinction.

Professor Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Trainings (extended education):

Date	Studies completed	Teachers
1994-2004	Master-classes: Helmut Riling (Stuttgart Bach-academy), S. Plate (USA), W. Chaipek (Austria), Trevor Pinnock (England)
1999	“Certificate of Achievement in fine arts/Music” (Gardner-Webb University, USA)
2000–2002	Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Composition Department, Composition & Instrumentation Chair.	Professor Karen Khachaturyan
2003	Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre Diploma in “Opera theatre conducting” from Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography, 2003
2005 2006	The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Diploma in “Opera theatre conducting” from Federal Agency on Culture and Cinematography, 2005 and 2006	A. Vedernikov

Activities:

Date	Event
1997	Participant in Sofia Gubaidulina Festival (Moscow)
1998 1999 2000	Participant in “Moscow autumn” Festival (Moscow)
2000–2003	Juror in Festival “World on the Century Line”
2001	Participant in ”Fresh organ” Festival (Moscow)
2001	Originator and conductor of baroque cappella “Golden age”, held with support from Early Music Collegium and Bach society of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
2001 2002	Participant in “New Conductors Parade” Festival
2004	Juror in Festival “Moskovia Youth Talents”
2005	Participant in Rachmaninov Festival at Montevideo (Uruguay) Guest conductor of Orquesta Sinfónica del Sodre (Uruguay)
Since 2005	Guest conductor of various philharmonic orchestras in Russia
2008	Participant in “Contemporary dance” Festival (Moscow)
2011	Conductor of International Festival “Duetissimo-2011” (Minsk, Belarus) Guest conductor of Belarussian Philharmonic Orchestra
Since 2013	Artistic Directo and conductor of barocco consort “Tempo Restauro”

Activities at Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Music Theatre:

Date	Event
2002	Conductor in USA tour
2003	Employed as trainee conductor
2003	Participant in staging of “Tosca” by G. Puccini
2003	Assistant of staging conductor M. Jurowski during renewing opera “The Queen of Spades” by P. Tchaikovsky
2004	Employed as conductor
2004	Conductor on staging opera “Fidelio” by Ludwig van Beethoven Staging conductor – T. Sanderling
2006	Staging conductor of music comedy “Moscow, Cheryomushki” by D. Shostakovich Performance was nominated to national festival “Golden Mask” in 2007
2009	Conductor on staging opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” by G. Donizetti
2011	Conductor on staging opera “War and Peace” by S. Prokofiev
2016	Staging conductor of Russian premiere of two one-act operas: “La Favola d'Orfeo” by Alfredo Casella and “Ariane” by Bohuslav Martinů

Activities at The State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia:

Year	Event
2005–2008	Trainee conductor
2005–2008	Prepared symphonic programmes with Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra for such conductors as Jiří Bělohlávek, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir Jurowski, Yuriy Temirkanov, Mikhail Pletnev, Alexander Vedernikov
2005	Assistant of Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Bolshoi Theatre on world premiere staging of “The Children of Rosenthal” by Leonid Desyatnikov, stage director Eimuntas Nekrosius
2006	Assistant of Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Bolshoi Theatre on staging of “Eugene Onegin” by P. Tchaikovsky, stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov
2007	Assistant of Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Bolshoi Theatre on staging of “Boris Godunov” by M. Mussorgsky, stage director Alexander Sokurov
2007	Assistant of Music Director M. Pletnev on staging of “The Queen of Spades” by P. Tchaikovsky, stage director Valery Fokin
2008	Assistant of Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Bolshoi Theatre on staging of “The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and of the Maiden Fevronia” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, stage director Eimuntas Nekrosius, Co-production with Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Since 2008	Guest conductor on: “The Golden Cockerel” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov “Nutcracker” by P. Tchaikovsky

Repertoire:

More than 40 operas, including
G.Puccini	“La Boheme” “Tosca” “Madame Butterfly”
G.Bizet	“Carmen”
R.Wagner	“De Vliegende Hollander” “Die Walkure” “Parsifal”
М. Мussorgsky	“Boris Godunov” “Khovanshchina”
J.Strauss	“Die Fledermaus”
G.Donizetti	“L’elisir d’amore” “Lucia di Lammermoor” “Don Pasquale”
G.Rossini	“Il Barbiere di Siviglia” “Il Viaggio a Reims”
N.Rimsky-Korsakov	“The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and of the Maiden Fevronia” “The T’sars Bride” “The Golden Cockerel” “May Night”
P.Tchaikovsky	“Еugene Onegin” “The Queen of Spades” “Nutcracker” “Iolanta” “The Sleeping Beauty”
G.Verdi	“Ernani” “La Traviata” “Falstaff” “Aida”
L.Beethoven	“Fidelio”
W.Mozart	“Cosi fan tutti” “The Magic Flute”
S.Prokofiev	“War and Peace” “The Fiery Angel” “Romeo and Juliet” “Betrothal in a Monastery”
J.Massenet	“Werther”
etc…

Symphony and Choir music by
J. Brahms, F. Schubert, A. Dvořák, L.Beethoven, W.Mozart, F,Mendelson, M.Ravel, B.Britten, J.Sibelius, D.Shostakovich, I.Stravinsky, S.Prokofiev, A.Part, R,Wagner, P.Tchaikovsky, S.Rahmaninov, A.Honegger, A,Bruckner, R.Strauss, G.Berlios etc

Symphony and Choir music by

J. Brahms, F. Schubert, A. Dvořák, L.Beethoven, W.Mozart, F,Mendelson, M.Ravel, B.Britten, J.Sibelius,

D.Shostakovich, I.Stravinsky, S.Prokofiev, A.Part, R,Wagner, P.Tchaikovsky, S.Rahmaninov, A.Honegger, A,Bruckner, R.Strauss, G.Berlios etc

Teaching and scientific activities:

Year	Event
2000–2003	Teacher in Moscow Music Pedagogic College, conducting and choir classes
2007	The author of the article “Afro-American music: Spirituals and Gospel” included in textbook “Musical Culture of USA in 20^th Century” published by Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, 2007
2008	The author of the article “New world or Notes about Spirituals” in collection “USA Music: Issues of History & Theory” from series “Music Views of America” published by Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, 2008
Since 2009	Teacher in class of conducting of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory
Since 2011	Musical director of “Opera workshop of Moscow Conservatory”
2011	Author of curricula and teacher of postgraduate special course “Opera Art in Mirror of Epoch: Theory & Practice”. Performs staging of ancient operas and 20^th Century opuses as part of course as musical director and conductor of “Opera workshop of Moscow Conservatory”

Composer activities:

Member of Russian Authors' Society since 2009
Works and Variations by M. Maksimchuk performed regularly at halls of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Hall of the Church Sobors of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow Philharmonia, Moscow Music Pedagogic College, “Festos” festival, the ceremony for the annual prize of International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations, Patriarchal Program “Voices of Orthodox Russia”
Among performers – Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory Choir, “Classics” choir of International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations, Brass-quintet “New Moscow”, chamber consorts, Moscow Music Pedagogic College Children Choir, State Ippolitov-Ivanov Music Pedagogic Institute Choir
The song “Firefighter dynasty” (poem by L. Maksimchuk) won the prize of 4^th all-Russia film festival “Russian Family” in nomination “Best heroic-patriotic song”