Erkin Yusupov

While still a student, in 1996, Erkin won a competitive audition for the State Symphony Orchestra "Young Russia," where he played until 2000.

In 2000, the young musician became a laureate of the First Open Rimsky-Korsakov Competition for Wind Instrument Performers in St. Petersburg. Following this, he received an invitation to join the Russian National Orchestra under Mikhail Pletnev, where he performed until 2003, touring the USA, Japan, China, and European countries with the orchestra.

In 2003, after passing a rigorous competition, Erkin Yusupov won the position of solo trombonist with the Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, where he continues to work to this day.

He has successfully performed famous trombone solos in Ravel's Boléro, Berlioz's Funeral and Triumphal Symphony, Berg's opera Wozzeck, and many other works.

With the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, he has performed numerous pieces from the trombone repertoire and has participated in worldwide broadcasts of opera and ballet performances from Russia's foremost theatre.

In 2004, Erkin was invited to teach trombone at the Kazan State Conservatory named after Zhiganov.

In 2006, he began teaching trombone at the Maimonides Academy in Moscow. Later, in 2011, he became a senior lecturer at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where he received the title of Associate Professor in 2018. His students and graduates work in the best orchestras of Russia, including the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan, and many others.

In 2018, Erkin Bakhtiyarovich Yusupov received an invitation to take the position of Professor at the Moscow State Schnittke Institute of Music.

He is a permanent member of the jury for All-Russian and International competitions and actively participates in concerts and festivals both in Russia and abroad.

Laureate of the First Open Rimsky-Korsakov Competition for Wind Instrument Performers (St. Petersburg, 2000)

Laureate of the International Chamber Duo Competition La Primavera (Moscow, 2014), together with pianist Yakov Katsnelson