Debut at Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow!

In 2015 de Kort was the first Dutch conductor in history to conduct at the Bolshoi Theatre, leading the 75th birthday gala for Vladimir Vasiliev, together with Rudolph Nureyev the most iconic danser in Russian history. Apart from a legendary danser and choreographer Vasiliev was also the former general director of the Bolshoi. This gala at the Bolshoi was the grand finale of the ‘Vasiliev celebration’ in Moscow, a full-staged production of Bach’s B-minor Mass directed by Vasiliev and conducted by de Kort. The extraordinary event was live broadcasted for Russian TV.