Trumpets

Pavel Kurdakov

In the orchestra since 2007

Pavel Kurdakov graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in 2000. At the time of his studies in the conservatory he met Teodor Currentzis. In 2007, he became the head of the musicAeterna Chamber Orchestra at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, and since then he has been working at musicAeterna both as a musician and in managerial positions.

In 2003, he entered the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg where he studied with Professor Mathias Hofs. As a guest trumpeter, he performed at the opera houses of Hamburg and Bremen.

Since 2007, he has been working as a trumpeter of the musicAeterna orchestra. From 2007 to 2012, he held the position of the manager of the musicAeterna Chamber Orchestra at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, and after relocating to Perm, he participated in the formation of musicAeterna’s large symphonic instrumentation. In 2012 he left the position of the orchestra manager remaining advisor to Teodor Currentzis on orchestra affairs. In February 2021, after the orchestra had moved to St. Petersburg, he resumed the position of the orchestra manager.