Victor Lebedev
principal dancer of the Mikhailovsky Theatre
Honoured Artist of Russia
Victor Lebedev is a graduate of the Vaganova Ballet Academy, where his teacher was Mansur Yenikeev. Immediately after finishing his studies in 2010, he was accepted into the ballet troupe of the Mikhailovsky Theatre as a soloist and made his debut as Prince Désiré in the ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
In 2014, Viktor Lebedev took part in the Kings of Dance project, and a year later in the Bolshoi Ballet television contest together with Anastasia Soboleva.
In 2015, the artist became the principal dancer of the troupe. “Viktor Lebedev is an extra-class classical dancer; now there are only a few of them in the world,” says Mikhail Messerer, the theatre’s chief guest choreographer. “Noble”, “impeccable”, “perfect” — these epithets invariably accompany every mention of the artist in the press. Critics note his “aristocratic breed and high performing culture” and claim that he has no equal “in the attraction of virtuoso pirouettes and jumps, exquisite skids and dashing battements, lyrical adagios and desperate supports.”
In 2023, Viktor Lebedev was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of Russia.
- La SylphideJames
- Giselle, ou Les WilisCount
- La BayadèreSolor
- Don QuixoteBasilio
- La Fille mal gardéeColas
- CipollinoCount Cherry
- The Flames of ParisAntoine Mistral, Fraternity (allegoric dance)
- LaurenciaPas de six
- The Sleeping BeautyPrince Désiré, Gold, Fairy of Wheat Flower’s Suitor
- The NutcrackerNutcracker/Prince
- Romeo and JulietRomeo
- Multiplicity. Forms of Silence and Emptiness
- Prelude
- CinderellaPrince
- CoppéliaFranz
- Swan LakePrince Siegfried
- Hidalgo of La ManchaBasilio
- Le CorsaireConrad
- The Bright StreamBallet dancer
- Notre-Dame de ParisPhoebus
- Merited Artist of Russia (2022)
- ‘Spirit of Dance’ Premium in the ‘Star’ category (2017)
- St Petersburg Government Award for Young Artists (2013, 2016)
- Premium of Farukh Ruzimatov (2007)
- Prize-winner of the First All-Russian Festival Competition Alternative (2008)
- First prize at the II All-Russian Competition Ballet XXI Century, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Yury Grigorovich
Upcoming performances
February
26
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
Lilac Fairy — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
March
05
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette — Yulia Lukyanenko
Odile — Ekaterina Odarenko
Prince Siegfried — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Anton Torbeev
09
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Angelina Vorontsova
Philippe — Danila Khamzin (debut)
Diana Mireille — Irina Perren
Antoine Mistral — Victor Lebedev
16
- fantasy ballet in two acts
- music by Adolphe Adam
- ñhoreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa
- Giselle — Anastasia Soboleva
Count — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
23
- ballet in two acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Masha — Anastasia Soboleva
The Nutcracker/Prince — Victor Lebedev - Conductor — Pavel Klinichev
28
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Mikhail Tatarnikov
30
- ballet in three acts
- music by Rodion Shchedrin
- choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer
- Ivan — Victor Lebedev
Tsar Maiden — Yulia Lukyanenko
Humpbacked Horse — Veronika Markova
Sea Princess — Irina Perren
Mare — Marfa Fedorova - Conductor — Philipp Selivanov
April
06
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Prisca Zeisel
Conrad — Victor Lebedev
Gulnara — Ekaterina Odarenko
Ali — Nikita Tchetverikov
16
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette — Yulia Lukyanenko
Odile — Ekaterina Odarenko
Prince Siegfried — Victor Lebedev
19
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova
20
- ballet for children in two acts
- music by Karen Khachaturian
- ñhoreography by Genrikh Mayorov
- Cipollino — Davide Loricchio
Radish — Anna Kuligina
Magnolia — Yulia Lukyanenko
Count Cherry — Victor Lebedev
23
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
27
- ballet in three acts
- music by Rodion Shchedrin
- choreography by Alexander Radunsky staging by Mikhail Messerer
- Ivan — Victor Lebedev
Tsar Maiden — Anastasia Soboleva
Humpbacked Horse — Anna Kuligina
Sea Princess — Irina Perren
May
01
- ballet in three acts
- music by Dmitry Shostakovich
- choreography by Alexander Omar
- Zina — Prisca Zeisel
Pyotr — Nikita Tchetverikov
Ballerina — Irina Perren
Ballet dancer — Victor Lebedev
Chairman — Ivan Zaytsev
Chairman’s wife — Guilherme Vicente
Galya — Veronika Markova
Tractor driver — Mikhail Batalov
01
- ballet in three acts
- music by Dmitry Shostakovich
- choreography by Alexander Omar
- Zina — Prisca Zeisel
Pyotr — Nikita Tchetverikov
Ballerina — Anastasia Soboleva
Ballet dancer — Victor Lebedev
Chairman — Ivan Zaytsev
Chairman’s wife — Marat Shemiunov
Galya — Alexandra Trofimchuk (debut)
Tractor driver — Ernest Latypov
03
- ballet in two acts
- music by Maurice Jarre
- Esmeralda — Prisca Zeisel
Quasimodo — Roman Polkovnikov
Claude Frollo — Ernest Latypov
Phoebus — Victor Lebedev
11
- ballet in three acts
- choreography by Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, and Pyotr Gusev revised by Nikita Dolgushin
- Medora — Yulia Lukyanenko
Conrad — Victor Lebedev
Ali — Mikhail Batalov
15
- ballet in three acts
- music by Ludwig Minkus
- choreography by Nacho Duato after Marius Petipa
- Nikiya — Yulia Lukyanenko
Solor — Victor Lebedev
Gamzatti — Ekaterina Odarenko
17
- ballet in three acts
- music by Boris Asafiev
- choreography by Vasily Vaynonen revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Jeanne — Angelina Vorontsova
Philippe — Danila Khamzin
Diana Mireille — Irina Perren
Antoine Mistral — Victor Lebedev
18
- ballet in three acts
- music by Sergey Prokofiev
- choreography by Rostislav Zakharov revised by Mikhail Messerer
- Cinderella — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince — Victor Lebedev
Stepmother — Marfa Fedorova
22
- ballet in three acts and a prologue
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- choreography by Nacho Duato
- Princess Aurora — Prisca Zeisel
Prince Desire — Victor Lebedev
24
- ballet in three acts
- music by Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold
- choreography by Frederick Ashton
- Lise — Veronika Markova
Colas — Victor Lebedev
Simone — Gennady Yanin
30
- ballet in three acts
- music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- ñhoreography by Nacho Duato
- Odette-Odile — Anastasia Soboleva
Prince Siegfried — Victor Lebedev