• Honoured Artist of Russia
Yuri Afonkin was born in Leningrad in 1978. In 2002 he graduated from the St Petersburg Conservatoire (class of Professor V. I. Stopichev). From 1996-1999 he has a soloist with the St Petersburg Academic Glinka Capella Orchestra. Since 2000 he has been leader of the Mariinsky Theatre Full Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has regularly performed with the St Petersburg State Academic Capella and with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra. Regularly performs recitals both in Russia and abroad.• Honoured Artist of Russia
Yuri Afonkin was born in Leningrad in 1978. In 2002 he graduated from the St Petersburg Conservatoire (class of Professor V. I. Stopichev). From 1996-1999 he has a soloist with the St Petersburg Academic Glinka Capella Orchestra. Since 2000 he has been leader of the Mariinsky Theatre Full Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, he has regularly performed with the St Petersburg State Academic Capella and with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra. Regularly performs recitals both in Russia and abroad.