Vitaly Nazarov
Oboe
Assistant Principal

Vitaly Nazarov is a graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory, where he studied with professor Gennady Kerentzev and professor Alexey Utkin.
During his studies, Vitaly received scholarships from the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, Elina Bistritzkaya Charity Foundation, Konstantin Oberlian International Foundation, and Charity Foundation 'New Names'.
Vitaly was a laureate at Moscow's 1998 Oboe and Chamber Ensemble Competition, and at Moscow's 2000 International Festival of Young Soloists. He also received a grant from the 2000 All-Russian Open Competition "New Names." In 2000, he became one of the youngest ever laureates of the All-Russian Competition of Wind and Percussion Instruments (St. Petersburg).
Vitaly has an active solo career and has performed widely in Russia and abroad. He has been a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra, the State Symphony Orchestra 'New Russia', the Chamber Orchestra 'Ermitazh', and the Academic Chamber Orchestra 'Musica Viva'. Since 2001, he has been a soloist with the contemporary music ensemble 'New Music Studio' (artistic director professor Igor Dronov).
Vitaly particpated in master classes with Professor Alexey Ogrintchouk in Ferrara and Portogruaro, Italy (2006), and in Bilbao, Spain (2008). In 2009 he participated in the Chamber Music Festival (Lokenhaus, Austria) founded by Gidon Kremer. In 2012 he participated in La Folle Journée (Nantes, Bilbao).
Vitaly's recordings have appeared on the Fuga Libero and Naxos labels. In August 2005, he was awarded the European Foundation for Culture Prize in Weisbaden, Germany.
Nazarov joined the Russian National Orchestra in 2003. That same year, he founded the chamber ensemble RNO Camerata; he is also a member of the Russian National Orchestra Wind Quintet.
Performances with the RNO
April 2021
15 Thu
The State Pushkin Museum (The Literary Museum)
Moscow
Russia
Location
- The State Pushkin Museum (The Literary Museum)
- Prechistenka St., 12/2
- Time: 5:00 PM

Program
- Bach
- Concerto for Violin, Oboe, strings and basso continuo in C minor, BWV 1060R (version in D minor)
- Haydn
- Concerto for Trumpet, strings and basso continuo in C major
- Pergolesi
- Concerto for Flute and Orchestra no.1 in G major
- Paganini
- Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini`s Moses in Egypt, MS 23 (op.24)
- Sarasate
- Introduction and Tarantella, op. 43
- Finzi
- Five Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano, op. 23
- Doppler
- Souvenir du Rigi" for Flute, Horn and Strings, op. 34
- Mancini
- "Pennywhistle Jig" (from The Molly Maguires)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Olga Irkhina, Violin
Anna Panina, Violin
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Vitaly Nazarov, Oboe
Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Leonid Ogrinchuk, Piano, Basso Continuo
January 2020
30 Thu
Philharmonia 2, Rachmaninov Concert Hall
Moscow
Russia
Location

Program
Concert of RNO Soloists and Chamber Ensembles
- Handel
- Suite in D Major (arrangement for trumpet and string quartet)
- Handel/Halvorsen
- Passacaglia for Violin and Viola
- Saint-Saens
- Winter Serenade (arranged for three trombones and tuba)
- Brahms
- Andante and Scherzo, Allegro from Trio for Piano, Violin and French Horn, op. 40
- Marinaro
- “Mirror” (for percussion)
- Piazzolla
- "Fracanapa"
- Kiselev & Belousov
- Old-fashioned tango-sketch, "Greetings from Astor"
- Massimo Diego Pujol
- “San Telmo” from Suite Buenos Aires
- Muchinski
- Fantasy Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
- Andrey Rubtsov
- Four Bagatelles for a wind quartet (Parade, Waltz in imitation of Khachaturian, Little Pastoral, Allegretto Giocoso)
Guest Artists:
Vladislav Lavrik, Trumpet
Lina Vartanova, Violin
Alexei Sobolev, Violin
Ksenia Zhuleva, Violas
Vsevolod Guzov, Cello
Olga Irkhina, Violin
Ivan Irkhin, Trombone
Sergei Koryavichev, Trombone
Ilya Savostyanov, Trombone
Dmitry Anakovsky, Tuba
Vitaly Nazarov, Oboe
Alexey Serov, French Horn
Ilia Melikhov, Percussion
Vitaly Martyanov, Percussion
Maxim Rubtsov, Flute
Dmitry Andreyev, Guitar
Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet
Ekaterina Aizenshtadt, Piano
Andrey Snegirev, Bassoon
August 2019
29 Thu
Tsaritsyno Park
Moscow
Russia
Program
- Telemann
- Concert for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major
- Albinoni
- Concert for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo, Op. 9, No. 2
- Bach
- Concert for Violin, Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in C minor (in D minor version)
- Tsfasman
- Intermezzo for Clarinet and Strings (arranged by D. Aisenshtadt)
- Cimarosa
- Concert for Oboe and Strings in C minor (arranged for clarinet by D. Aizenshtadt)
- Kovacs
- Shalom to Maestro Feydman (for clarinet and strings)
Conductor:
Guest Artists:
Olga Irkhina, Violin
Vitaly Nazarov, Oboe
Dmitry Aizenshtadt, Clarinet
Konstantin Grigoryev, Trumpet
Andrey Ryashantsev, Clarinet