Prix Yves Paternot 2025 goes to Anton Beliaev
The Prix Yves Paternot, which is awarded at the Verbier Festival to the most promising graduate of the Academy for Young Professional Musicians, goes this year to baritone Anton Beliaev.
The award was announced after Beliaev's performance in the title role of Eugene Oneginthe opera performed this summer as part of the Academy's Atelier Lyrique, accompanied by the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra under the direction of Stanislav Kochanovsky.
Anton Beliaev graduated with honors from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Yekaterinburg in 2020, where he studied with Valery Gurevich. In the same year, he began his bachelor's degree with Michail Lanskoi at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he is currently completing his master's degree. He has been a member of the Semperoper Dresden Opera Studio since the 2023/24 season.
Yves Paternot was the founder of the Friends of the Verbier Festival and a member of the Board of Trustees. To honor his commitment, his friends created the Prix Yves Paternot after his death. The prize is endowed with CHF 10,000, includes an invitation to perform at a future Verbier Festival and entitles the recipient to funding of up to CHF 15,000 for artistic and professional development.
