The St. Petersburg Conservatory was his brainchild that spawned a whole galaxy of brilliant musicians, composers, opera singers and conductors, among them Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Dmitry Shostakovich, Yuri Temirkanov, Valery Gergiev and Yelena Obraztsova, to name but a few.29.08.2012 - Russian Wave festival to take place in LondonBreaking on the banks of the Thames for on one day only,