Vladislav Sulimsky

Born in Belarus, baritone Vladislav Sulimsky won first prize at the International Rimsky-Korsakov Competition in Saint Petersburg in 2002. As a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre, he has performed in the title roles of Eugene Onegin, Simon Boccanegra, Macbeth, Rigoletto, and Gianni Chichi, among others. In 2010, he won first prize at the International Giacomo Lauri-Volpi Competition, and in 2009, he received a Grammy Award nomination for his recording of The Nose with Valery Gergiev.