Fedor Khandrikov
percussion
Born in 1992 in St. Petersburg, he graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College in St. Petersburg (Pavel Krichashvili’s class) and the St. Petersburg Conservatory (Alexander Mikhailov’s class). He honed his skills with Peter Sadlo, Marinus Komst, Nick Woud, Raymond Curfs, and other percussionists. Winner of national and international competitions.
Since 2013, he has been a member of the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra and, since 2018, its principal timpanist, also performing with the “Renaissance Percussion” ensemble.
He teaches at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and, since 2022, he has been a coach for the Verbier Festival Orchestra (Switzerland). His students now work at the Paris Opera, the Orchestre National de Bretagne, and other prestigious institutions.
He is currently studying orchestral conducting at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Alexander Polishchuk.