Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Laureate of international competitions
Ivan Irkhin, Honored Artist of Russia, was born in Moscow in 1969. He began his studies at the Moscow Secondary Special Music School named after the Gnessins, learning piano from Anna Kantor, but later switched to trombone. After serving in the army, he entered the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
From 1990 to 1993, he performed with the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra (principal conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky).
From 1993 to 2002, he was a member of the "Young Russia" Orchestra, and from 2002 to 2006, he played with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia named after E.F. Svetlanov.
In December 2006, he was invited to join the Russian National Orchestra.
In 2007, Ivan Irkhin founded the Russian National Orchestra Trombone Quartet. The ensemble performs widely at various venues, presenting works ranging from early Baroque to jazz.
Honored Artist of Russia.
Soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Soloist of the Moscow State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Bassoonist of the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Principal Bassoon (Concertmaster) of the Nizhny Novgorod State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of A.S. Pushkin
Principal Bassoon (Concertmaster) of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia
Accompanist of the trombone group of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra of the Russian Federation
Soloist of the State President Kremlin Orchestra of the Russian Federation