Nikita Sorokin, a dedicated scholar, conductor, and composer, was born in Leningrad, Russia, in 1990. From a young age, Nikita was captivated by music, an attraction that led him to study at the well-respected Saint Petersburg Conservatory. In 2013, he completed his studies there as a musicologist, specializing in the analysis of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies. During this period, he had the opportunity to collaborate with the esteemed Mahler scholar, Henry-Louis de La Grange. Eager to broaden his musical knowledge and skills, Nikita moved to Paris in 2014. He continued his education at the Paris Conservatoire, earning his second degree in symphonic conducting under the guidance of Alain Altinoglu.
conductor
In 2016 he was an assistant conductor of Leonard Slatkin and Orchestre National de Lyon during Tchaikovsky’s symphonies cycle. In 2019 he participated in a Master Class with Tugan Sokhiev and the Toulouse National Capitol Orchestra. He also participated in numerous workshops organized by Ensemble Intercontemporain and Conservatoire de Paris. In 2020 he worked together with Paul Daniel on Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.3 with the Bordeaux National Orchestra. Then he assisted Sebastian Lang-Lessing in Korea National Opera (Seoul, Republic of Korea) for La Traviata. In the summer of 2022 Nikita Sorokin worked as an assistant conductor of Valentin Uryupin at the Bregenz Opera Festival. In October 2022 he assisted Alain Altinoglu and hr-Synfonieorchester on tour in Wiener Musikverein. In June 2023 Nikita was invited to work as an assistant conductor in La Monnaie Theatre for Shostakovich's opera The Nose
- Nikita won All-Russian Conducting Competition which took place in 2019 in Moscow with the Moscow Philharmonic orchestra.
- In 2021 he was invited to participate in the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition with London Symphony Orchestra.
- In the summer of 2021 Nikita was a semi-finalist of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam.
composer
Nikita Sorokin began his composition experiments from the age of 6. He composed several pieces of chamber and choral music, which were mainly performed in such places as Mariinsky Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, The Tchaikovsky National Conservatory in Moscow or Panthéon in Paris or at La Roche-Posay Festival of chamber music.
Nikita Sorokin began his composition experiments from the age of 6. He composed several pieces of chamber and choral music, which were mainly performed in such places as Mariinsky Theatre in Saint-Petersburg, The Tchaikovsky National Conservatory in Moscow or Panthéon in Paris or at La Roche-Posay Festival of chamber music.
Miskolc Symphony
G. Verdi, A. Dvorak, M. Glinka, A. Liadov, A. Borodin, M. Balakirev
Verdi: La Forza del destino • Dvorak: Violin concerto • Glinka: Summer night in Madrid • Liadov: Kikimora • Borodin: in the steppes of central asia • Balakirev: Islamey, orch. Casella • Miskolc, Hungary • Guest conductor
Mar.
10
2022
Bregenz Festival
U. GiordanoSiberia
Bregenz Opera Festival • Assistant conductor of Valentin Uriupin
Jul.
21
2022
My music
See List of works
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Sonata for oboe and piano
2004
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First performance:
The Saint-Petersburg State Academic Capella, 2005.
Alexander Goroshilov, oboe; Nikita Sorokin, piano. -
Fugue in C, for piano.
2005
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Ultima thule, for a capella choir.
2006
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3 pieces dedicated to Alban Berg, for piano.
2007
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First performance:
The Saint-Petersburg Union of Composers: Concert Hall. Performed during the festival «From Avangard till our days», 2008.
Nikita Sorokin, piano. -
Passacaglia, for organ.
2012
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First performance:
Eglise Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Ivry-sur-Seine, France, 2016.
Anna Homenya, organ.Download the score: PDF 𝄞
