Mikhail Antonenko – Conductor and Pianist.

Born on February 25, 1989, in Moscow, he began playing the piano at the age of five. He was a student of pianist Elena Alexandrova, herself a pupil of Professor Lev Vlasenko. From 2004 to 2008, he studied at the Academic Music College of the Moscow Conservatory. He then continued his studies at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, graduating with honors in 2013. He further specialized in operatic and symphonic conducting in Dresden and at the Berlin University of the Arts. He is a laureate of several national competitions.