Born in Sweden, Kristofer Wahlander started studying music at the
age of 5. Dedicating his life to the art of music, he graduated
with honours from the Royal Northern College of Music in
Manchester and completed a postgraduate apprenticeship in
conducting at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in St. Petersburg.
He has trained with Maestros Leonid Korchmar (Russia), Everett Lee
(USA), Edward Warren (England) and Frans Rasmussen (Denmark).
Already during his studies in St. Petersburg he founded the St.
Petersburg Festival Orchestra, consisting of the most talented
young professional musicians of Russia’s cultural capital.
Performing with his own orchestra, Kristofer gained immense
experience and knowledge and became a popular figure in St.
Petersburg’s cultural life, prompting invitations from other
leading orchestras.
He is now regularly working with some of the top orchestras of
Europe and has recently been invited to conduct the the St.
Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, The Icelandic Symphony
Orchestra, the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, the St.
Petersburg Camerata, the Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra and many
others. His work has also seen him perform together with such
world-class artists as pianist Peter Jablonski, countertenor David
Walker, guitarist Craig Ogden, baritone Ville Rusanen and he
regularly works together with the Academy of young singers at the
Mariinsky theatre (Kirov Opera and Ballet). Together with his own
orchestra, Kristofer recently recorded Tchaikovsky’s 5th symphony
on the La Forza label. He features frequently on radio and
television in Russia as well as in Scandinavia and was even a
guest in a popular talk show in Russia. He was also the subject
for the documentary ‘Music – a matter of life and death’ by the
film-maker Viveca Ringmar, broadcast on Swedish national
television.