The Timmins Symphony Orchestra and Chorus’ new conductor will be making his debut appearance Saturday at St. Anthony’s Cathedral.

“Meet Our New Conductor” will feature Andrei Popkov conducting movements from Schubert’s Rosamunde composition including Ballet Music I, Entr’acte III and Overture as well as a movement from his Unfinished Symphony.

Tchaikovsky selections will also be performed, including Introduction to Swan Lake and Waltz from Sleeping Beauty.

Before moving to Canada from Togliatti, Russia, Andrei served for five years as the principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at the Togliatti Music College, and for eight years as music director of the Joint Orchestra of Baptist Churches of the Vulga Region.

He is a graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, where he earne

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