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1985
completed studies at the Bratislava Conservatory
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1985 - 1987
International seminar and Béla Bartók Festival at Szombathely (Peter Eötvös)
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1985 – 1990
State Conservatory at St. Petersburg (Mariss Jansons)
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1991
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (postgraduate study – Karl Österreicher)
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1997 – 2000
first guest conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic
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2007 – 2009
conductor-in-chief of Slovak Philharmonic
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from 2009
conductor-in-chief and artistic director of the Michail Theatre in St. Petersburg
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from the 2012/2013 season
conductor-in-chief Janáček Opera Orchestra in Brno
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since 2021
– director of Slovak Institute in Moscow
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As guest conductor he has collaborated with the following orchestras: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Zürich Opera House, Tonkünstler Orchester Wien, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, Czech Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Orquestra Gulbenkian Lisboa, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra de Säo Paulo, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln.
He has been conductor-in-chiefom at the Boľšoj teatr in Moscow, conductor-in-chief of the Slovak National Theatre Opera in Bratislava, conductor-in-chief of the National Opera in Lyublyana, principal conductor of the Wiener Kammeroper, and first guest conductor of the National Theatre in Prague. In the 2007-2008 season he collaborated with the Münchner Philharmoniker, the Danish Royal Opera Orchestra in Copenhagen, etc.