Alexei Vereschchagin сompleted his undergraduate studies at The Moscow Conservatory, following which he entered the Conservatory’s graduate faculty of choral, operatic and symphonic conducting. In 2005 he entered the conducting intern group of the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra. He served as Gennady Rozhdestvensky’s assistant conductor at the Pokrovsky Chamber Opera Theatre. Starting from September 2018 Alexey Vereshchagin became the conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre. Also he was a revival music director of the opera The Fair at Sorochyntsi by M. Mussorgsky. The premier will be on the 22nd of September on the Chamber stage of the Bolshoi Theatre. Beginning in January 2017, Vereshchagin has been an invited guest conductor of the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra. 

The National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia (NPR) was founded in January 2003 by the Ministry of Culture. The Orchestra united top orchestra musicians and gifted youth. During the years of its activities, the NPR has succeeded in becoming one of the best symphonic orchestras of Russia and in gaining admiration from the audience and recognition from the professionals. The Orchestra is headed by Maestro Vladimir Spivakov, a world-known violinist and conductor.