Vasily Petrenko

[2] Petrenko studied conducting principally under Ravil Martynov,[3][4] also learning from Mariss Jansons, Yuri Temirkanov, Esa-Pekka Salonen, George Benjamin and Roberto Carnevale.

[13] In September 2009, the orchestra announced a further extension of his contract to 2015, with a change of Petrenko's title to Chief Conductor.

[22][23] From December 2008 to 2013 Petrenko served as Principal Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, conducting his first concert with them at the 2009 BBC Proms.

[25] In February 2011, the Oslo Philharmonic announced the appointment of Petrenko as its next chief conductor, as of the 2013-2014 season, with an initial contract of 4 years.

[28] In August 2013, comments attributed to Petrenko in a Norwegian newspaper that appeared to denigrate female conductors caused controversy,[29][30][31] including calls for his resignation from the RLPO.

[33] In October 2019, the orchestra announced the scheduled conclusion of Petrenko's Oslo tenure at the close of the 2019-2020 season.

In July 2018, the RPO announced the appointment of Petrenko as its new music director, effective with the 2021-2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.

[38] Petrenko became principal guest conductor of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation in 2016.

[42] In March 2009, Petrenko was awarded an honorary professorship and Doctor of Letters degree from Liverpool Hope University.