Mikhail
Timoshenko

Baritone

Mikhail Timoshenko
Baritone
Known for his "rare sound beauty, powerful and balsamic at the same
time" (Tagesspiegel), baritone Mikhail Timoshenko is a sought-after guest on
international opera and concert stages.
Highlights of his first professional seasons include the premiere of the chamber opera
En Silence by Alexandre Desplat at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris, Figaro
in Le nozze di Figaro at the Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy, Ottokar in Der
Freischütz at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Albert in Werther at the Opéra de Lausanne,
Marcello in La bohème at the Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse, and Papageno
in Die Zauberflöte in Montpellier.
His future highlights include Chtchelkalov (Boris Godunov) in Paris/Théâtre des
Champs-Elysées, Le Tribut de Zamora (Ch. Gounod) in St. Etienne, Marcello at the
Royal Opera House Covent Garden and in the Festival de Sanxay, Papageno at Paris-
Bastille, as well as concerts with Elitsa Desseva in Linz, Boswil, Paris.
Mikhail is a recipient of numerous awards, including the 1st Prize at the I Concours
International de Chant des Châteaux en Médoc-Bordeaux and the Siemens Opera
Contest France, the Prix Lyrique du Cercle Carpeaux and the Prix de l'AROP of the
Opera national de Paris, and the Maria Callas International Grand Prix in Athens. In
duo with pianist Elitsa Desseva, he won first prizes at the International Chamber
Music Competition "Franz Schubert and Modern Music" in Graz, the International
Competition for Song Art of the Hugo Wolf Academy in Stuttgart, and the Wigmore
Hall/Independant Opera Song Competition in London, among other prizes at the
International Schubert Lied-Duo Competition in Dortmund and the Concours
International de Musique de chambre in Lyon.
As a concert singer, he has worked with conductors such as Teodor Currentzis,
Manfred Honeck, Philippe Herreweghe, Markus Poschner, and Emmanuelle Haim.
His performances as a song interpreter together with Elitsa Desseva have captivated
the demanding audiences in London, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Stuttgart, Vienna, and
many other major stages across Europe.
He began his artistic training in Mednogorsk (Russia) in the vocal class of Tatiana
Mayorova and, after studying in Weimar and Berlin with Michail Lanskoi, joined the
Academy of the Opéra National de Paris in 2015. He played the lead role in the
documentary film "L'Opéra" by Jean-Stéphane Bron.
Philanthropy is a cause close to Mikhail's heart. Since 2009, he has been giving
charity concerts for children with mental disorders in Russia. In collaboration with
the NGO "Touch" in Orenburg and the Center for Social Adaptation "Majak" in Orsk,
he supports several boarding schools for mentally disabled children.