First soloist
Denis
Zakharov
Denis Zakharov

Born in Ufa. In 2010-14 studied at the Bashkir Choreographic College named after Rudolf Nureyev, then at the Moscow Academy of Choreography (class of Denis Medvedev). After his graduation in 2018, was admitted into the ballet troupe of the Bolshoi Theatre. In 2020, he was promoted to the first soloist.
Rehearsed under the guidance of visiting teacher Denis Medvedev, then — under the supervision of Valery Lagunov. His current teacher is Boris Akimov.

Awards

Grand Prix of the 3rd All-Russian Competition of Young Performers “Russian Ballet” (Moscow)

2017

The 1st prize of the 13th International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers in Moscow (Junior group, duets) and a prize of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions for “Best Duet” at the competition (partner Elizaveta Kokoreva)

2017

The 1st prize (Junior group, soloists) of the All-Russian Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers (Moscow)

2016
The 1st prize of the International Ballet Competition “Grand Prix of Siberia” (Junior group, shared with Mark Chino), held as part of the 4th International Forum “Ballet of the 21st Century” (Krasnoyarsk)
2016
The 1st degree laureate (Senior group, soloists) of the 2nd International Moscow Competition among young performers in classical, Jazz-modern and folk dance choreography "DANCEMOSCOW" (Classical Dance nomination) 
2017

The first prize of the All-Russian competition of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation "Young talents of Russia"

2018
The Ballet Magazine "Soul of Dance" Prize in "The Rising Star" nomination
2021
Repertoire
2024
2023
2022
Repertoire

2018

Principal Dancer/ principal dancers (Etudes to music by C. Czerny, choreography by H. Lander)
Pas de trois/ “Emeralds” (Jewels, choreography by G. Balanchine, part I to music by G. Fauré)
The Bronze Idol (La Bayadere by L. Minkus choreography by M. Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
Cavalier/ four cavaliers' variation (Raymonda by A. Glazunov, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
French Doll, Harlequin (The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky, version by Y.Grigorovich)

2019

Petrushka (Petrushka by I. Stravinsky, choreography by E. Clug) 
The Fisherman (La Fille du Pharaon by C. Pugni, choreography by P. Lacotte after M. Petipa) 
Frantz (Coppelia by L. Delibes, choreography by M. Petipa, E. Cecchetti, version by S. Vikharev)
James (La Syplhide by H.S. Levenskiold, choreography by A. Bournonville, version by J. Kobborg)
Soloist/ two couples (Symphony in C to music by G. Bizet, choreography by G. Balanchine, part I)
Leading soloist (Symphony in C, part IV and I)
Beranger (Raymonda)
Soloist (Two Leading Couples)/ “Emeralds”
Friend/ friends (Gaîté Parisienne to music by J. Offenbach, arranged by M.Rosenthal, choreography by M. Béjart)
Nutcracker-Prince (The Nutcracker)

2020

The Evil Genius (Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky, choreography by M. Petipa, L.Ivanov, A. Gorsky, the second version by Y. Grigorovich)
Prince Desire (The Sleeping Beauty by P.Tchaikovsky, choreography by M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich)
The 1st variation in Pas d'action (La Fille du Pharaon)
Leading soloist/ solo (The Ninth Wave by M. Glinka and N. Rimsky-Korsakov, choreography by B. Arias, the programme “Four Characters in Search of a Plot”)

2021

Soloist/ Grand pas des eventails (Le Corsaire by A. Adam, choreography by M.Petipa, version by A. Ratmansky and Y. Burlaka)
Pas de deux (Giselle by A. Adam, choreography by J. Coralli, J. Perrot, M.Petipa, version by Y. Grigorovich) — debuted on the Bolshoi Ballet tour to Chelyabinsk

2022

Soloist/ three leading couples
(Dancemania to music by Y. Karsavin, choreography by V. Samodurov)

2023

Prince Kurbsky
(Ivan the Terrible to music by S. Prokofiev, choreography by Y.Grigorovich)
Pas de trois (Grand Pas from the ballet Paquita by L. Minkus, choreography by M. Petipa, Y. Burlaka version)
Friend/ friends to Marco Spada, Prince Federici (Marco Spada to music by D.-F.-E. Auber, choreography by P. Lacotte after J. Mazilier)

2024

Troubadour, Mercutio
  (Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev, choreography by L.Lavrovsky, staging by M. Lavrovsky)

General partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — insurance company «Ingosstrakh»
Privileged sponsor of the Bolshoi Theatre — Tinkoff Bank
Privileged partner of the Bolshoi Theatre — GUM