Alexander Filippovich Vedernikov (russian: Алекса́ндр Фили́ппович Веде́рников; 23 December 1927 – 9 January 2018) was a Soviet and Russian opera and chamber singer (bass) and teacher. He was the soloist of the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

of the USSR from 1958–1990. His son was the Russian conductor Alexander Vedernikov.Александр Ведерников приступил к срочной службе в Большом театре
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Awards

* Winner of the performers competition of World Festival of Youth and Students (2nd Prize, 1953) * Winner of Robert Schumann International Competition for Pianists and Singers (1956) *Winner of the All-Union competition for the execution of works by Soviet composers (1st prize, 1956) * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1961) * People's Artist of the RSFSR (1967) * USSR State Prize (1969) *

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1976)

References

External links

Biography on the site of the Russian Opera Theater
(in Russian)
Оперная дискография
1927 births 2018 deaths Soviet male opera singers People from Sovetsky District, Kirov Oblast People from Yaransky Uyezd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Arts Moscow Conservatory alumni Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the USSR State Prize Russian basses Russian music educators Soviet music educators {{Russia-musician-stub