Andrei Gorbatenko (born 1977) is a Ukrainian American conductor and educator. He currently serves as music director of the

San Francisco Academy Orchestra The San Francisco Academy Orchestra, founded in 2000, is an American Symphony Orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Mission To preserve, promote, and present the art of orchestral performance as a vital form of human expression. Brief His ...

and has held that post since the year 2000. Since moving back to his native city of San Francisco in 2000, he has written numerous education programs for the

including an unprecedented graduate program in orchestral studies. The program, designed to be administered by an orchestra rather than a brick and mortar conservatory, focuses on the practical skills necessary to prepare for auditions and a career in orchestral music. Coursework includes weekly lessons, excerpt classes, master classes, mock auditions, and the opportunity to rehearse and perform alongside members of the

San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony (SFS), founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley neighborhood. The San Fr ...

. Gorbatenko has a diverse career in music maintaining a schedule of conducting, teaching, recording, touring, and performing as a contrabassist in both orchestral and chamber music capacities. He collaborated in 2014

Persian traditional music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (also known as ''Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through the coun ...

album '' Beyond Any Form''.

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* http://www.sfacademyorchestra.org * http://www.sfacademyorchestra.org/#!andreigorbatenko/c1g6n * http://www.sfcv.org/preview/san-francisco-academy-orchestra/sf-academy-orchestra-mentors-its-members * http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/sep/17Violinist_Axel_Strauss_To_Open_The_San_Francisco_Academy_Orchestras_10th_Season_.shtml * http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11163816.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104518/http://sanfrancisco.going.com/album-2553618%23 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorbatenko, Andrei Living people Russian double-bassists Male double-bassists 1977 births 21st-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 21st-century Russian male musicians 21st-century double-bassists