Fedoseyev Names Successor as Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Announces New Chief Conductor

Vladimir Fedoseyev, Artistic Director of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, has appointed Arsenty Tkachenko as the orchestra’s new Chief Conductor.

Tkachenko expressed that this appointment marks a new chapter in his artistic career and a great responsibility. Acknowledging the orchestra’s nearly century-long history, he stated his commitment to preserving its traditions and values while exploring new musical directions.

Born in Moscow in 1991, Arsenty Tkachenko graduated in 2017 from the Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute with a degree in opera and symphonic conducting. In 2013, he won a prize at the All-Russian Ilya Musin Youth Conducting Competition. He made his conducting debut in 2016 and has served as Deputy Artistic Director of the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra since 2022. In 2024, he assumed the role of Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.

The orchestra has stated that it will celebrate its 95th anniversary this autumn, and the collaboration with Tkachenko will mark a new milestone in its history.

Founded in 1930 as the All-Union Radio Committee Orchestra, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra was initially led by Aleksander Orlov. In 1966, under its fourth Artistic Director, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, it was renamed the All-Union Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra. In 1979, under the leadership of Vladimir Fedoseyev, it became the Central Television and All-Union Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra.

Since 1993, the ensemble has officially borne the name State Academic Grand Symphony Orchestra named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. At 92, Fedoseyev remains at the helm, ensuring the orchestra’s artistic legacy.