Pavel Olegovich Romanenko (b. 1992) is a conductor, violist, and violinist. He was born in Astana, where he began his studies at the Kazakh National Academy of Music. In 2016, he graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and in 2018, he completed its assistant‑internship program (in the class of Yuri Bashmet).
He is a laureate of many international competitions, including the VIOLA MASTERS International Viola Competition (Moscow, 2018; II prize and a special award “For the Best Ensemble”).
As a soloist (viola and violin), he regularly performs with Russian and foreign orchestras, including the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Moscow Theatre “New Opera” named after E.V. Kolobov, the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, and the “Camerata of Kazakhstan”. He collaborates with Eliso Virsладзе, Alexander Rudin, Boris Andrianov, Polina Osetinskaya, Dmitry Masleev, Valentin Uryupin, Philip Kopachevsky, Arseny Tarasevich‑Nikolaev, Andrey Baranov, Andrey Gugnin, Daniil Kogan, Alexander Knyazev, Pavel Nersesyan, and other musicians.
He is the founder and violist of the Valentin Berlinsky Quartet.
A regular participant in many festivals: “Musical Expedition,” the International Chamber Music Festival VIVARTE, “Attraction,” the Moscow Summer Music Festival “Zaryadye,” and others.
In 2021, he founded the Moscow Orchestra “Nova Kamerata.” Pavel Romanenko’s orchestra is distinguished by its individual approach to each program. Depending on the repertoire being performed, the ensemble transforms into a chamber orchestra, a baroque ensemble, or a small symphony orchestra. “Nova Kamerata” is one of the few Russian ensembles that give concerts using baroque instruments.
Since 2023, Pavel Romanenko has been part of the conducting staff at the Moscow “New Opera” Theatre named after E.V. Kolobov.
