Felix Korobov

Felix Korobov was born in Irkutsk, 1972. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatoire named after P. Tchaikovsky in 1996, having studied cello in the class of Professor M.N. Tchaikovskaya, then continuing his studies and graduating in 2002 as a symphonic conductor from the class of Professor V.S. Sinaysky, while also completing Tchaikovsky MSC's post-graduate school, specializing in string quartet under Professor A.A. Shishlov's supervision.

Diploma winner at the International Contest of Chamber Ensembles (in Druskininkai, Lithuania, 2002). In various years, worked as:

As a cellist, Korobov regularly collaborates with the Tchaikovsky State Quartet, «Anima - piano - quartet» (Grand-Prix laureate of the First Open Contest of Chamber Ensembles dedicated to S.I. Taneyev) and «Russian baroque soloist» (international contest diploma winner). He has been the original performer of many pieces by modern Russian and foreign composers, many of these pieces dedicated specially to him.

Korobov has recorded a number of СDs, participated in many Moscow''s and international festivals, also of modern music.

In 2000 - 2002 Korobov is Chief Conductor''s assistant in GASO of Russia, and since 1999 -conductor in Moscow Academic Music Theatre named after K.S. Stanislavsky and V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, since 2003 - Chief Conductor in Moscow theater “New Opera” .Korobov is now an actively performing cellist and conductor, both in Russia and abroad.

Information from the Felix's Korobov site