Dmitry Malygin
St. Petersburg · Musician · Director

Dmitry
Malygin

Director of the St. Petersburg Pop-Symphony Orchestra. Bass player, arranger and music producer. Creator of the immersive concert format Inside the Sound.

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20+years on stage
7continents
9+years producing music projects
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About

I work in music professionally across every dimension — from live performance to running a major concert institution.

Director of the St. Petersburg Pop-Symphony Orchestra (Peterburg-Concert, a St. Petersburg state cultural institution). I have collaborated with every pop-symphony orchestra in the city.

Bass player, arranger and producer. Creator of the immersive concert concept Inside the Sound. I work in Ableton Live 12 and Logic Pro 11.

Five years at the Saint Petersburg Musical Comedy Theatre — musicals, high-profile productions, and work alongside the country's leading artists. Orchestra inspector for the musical An Ordinary Miracle at the Bryantsev Youth Theatre. Band director for the musical Mowgli at the Arkady Raikin Variety Theatre. Art director for the singer Ana Agrba.

The first Russian bass player to perform on the continent of Antarctica.

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ESO SPb Programmes

Original concept · immersive format

Inside the Sound

The listener ends up inside the orchestra — literally. A new way to experience classical music, where space itself becomes part of the score.

Concept: Dmitry Malygin
Hybrid project

Bartokosmos

The orchestra and DJ Bootsie in one space — a dialogue between classical and electronic music.

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Theatre & Musicals

Five years at the Saint Petersburg Musical Comedy Theatre — bass guitar and double bass in the orchestra pit (Tanz der Vampire, Jekyll & Hyde, The Count of Monte Cristo and others). Orchestra inspector for the musical An Ordinary Miracle at the Bryantsev Youth Theatre. Band director for the musical Mowgli at the Arkady Raikin Variety Theatre.

Orchestra inspector · premiere
An Ordinary Miracle

Took part in preparing the premiere.
Director — Alexey Frandetti

Ivan Ozhogin · Nonna Grishaeva

Band director · premiere February 2023
Mowgli

Musical.
Director — Alexey Frandetti

Arkady Raikin Variety Theatre

Concerts by musical-theatre stars
Solo projects

Producing and organising concerts.

Ozhogin · Sveshnikova · Gazaeva · the Dilemma trio

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Portfolio

ESO SPb · Flagship
The Beatles Symphony

The orchestra's flagship programme. Iconic works in exclusive symphonic arrangements. Coliseum Arena concert hall.

Premiere: 03.07.2025
ESO SPb · Current programme
Rock Nostalgia

Queen, Scorpions, Led Zeppelin, Roxette — a symphonic reimagining of rock classics. Sold-out halls, a broad audience, regular reruns.

Coliseum Arena
ESO SPb · Hybrid project
Bartokosmos

A dialogue between classical and electronic music. The orchestra and DJ Bootsie in one space.

Hybrid · Acoustic + Electronic
ESO SPb · 2026 tour
The Beatles Symphony — Samara

A touring concert project. Samara State Philharmonic. Experience working with regional venues.

Samara · June 2026
Bass guitar · Accompaniment
Concerts with Ana Agrba

Art director and producer for the singer Ana Agrba. Joint concert performances and project production.

Art director · Producer
Merlos Bass Guitars — workshop of José Merlos
Endorsement · Merlos Bass Guitars (Spain)
Merlos Bass Guitars endorser

Dmitry is the Russian endorser of the Spanish workshop Merlos Bass Guitars (luthier José Merlos, Monóvar, Alicante province). The brand's official website lists him as its only endorser from Russia. His instrument is a signature version of the Merlos BSP-100 SUPREME — a five-string neck-through bass with an alder body and an olive-root top, built by the workshop to his own specification.

The only endorser from Russia · Since 2018
merlosbassguitars.com ↗
Musical · J. Steinman / M. Kunze
Tanz der Vampire

Tanz der Vampire — one of the largest musicals in the German-speaking world. Ivan Ozhogin as Count von Krolock. Bass guitar and double bass in the orchestra pit.

Ivan Ozhogin
Musical · F. Wildhorn / L. Bricusse
Jekyll & Hyde

A Broadway hit in its Russian staging. Bass guitar in the orchestra pit.

Bass guitar · Orchestra
Musical · Russian premiere
The Wild Ass's Skin

A Russian musical based on Balzac's novel. Took part as a musician (bass guitar).

Original St. Petersburg production
Bryantsev Youth Theatre · Orchestra inspector
An Ordinary Miracle

A musical at the Bryantsev Youth Theatre. Orchestra inspector. Director — Alexey Frandetti. Premiered November 2022.

Ivan Ozhogin · Nonna Grishaeva · Premiered November 2022
Arkady Raikin Variety Theatre · Band director
Mowgli

A musical at the Arkady Raikin Variety Theatre. Band director. Director — Alexey Frandetti. Premiered February 2023.

Director Alexey Frandetti · Premiered February 2023
Inside the Sound
17.04.2026 · Ekaterininskoye Sobranie
Rock Nostalgia
Coliseum Arena
The Beatles Symphony
Premiere 03.07.2025
Ana Agrba
Live performances
Tanz der Vampire
Musical Comedy Theatre
All videos on the channel
youtube.com/maligind
Toxics · Episodes 1–2
2024
Toxics · Episodes 3–4
2025
Toxics · Episode 5
Dec 2025
Artists accompanied
Ken Hensley Alessandro Safina Tamara Gverdtsiteli Vasily Gerello Ana Agrba
International musical-theatre stars
Thomas Borchert Koen Schoots Mathias Edenborn Sabrina Weckerlin Kevin Tarte Mark Seibert Hassan Sattar Ion Suruceanu Metodie Bujor
Orchestras & conductors
Valery Gergiev · Mariinsky Theatre Alexander Chernushenko · St. Petersburg Capella Stanislav Gorkovenko · St. Petersburg Governor's Orchestra Alexey Nefyodov · Musical Comedy Theatre Alexey Nyaga · Mikhailovsky Theatre César Álvarez · Russian National Orchestra Kenichi Shimura · Anime Symphony Marius Stravinsky Yuri Krylov · ESO SPb
90°00′S · 0°00′E · Antarctica
A unique fact
The first Russian bass player to perform on the continent of Antarctica
All 7 continents · Bass guitar
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Contact

Open to collaboration — orchestral projects, producing, theatre productions, session work.

CitySt. Petersburg
OrchestraESO SPb
TheatreYouth Theatre · Raikin · Musical Comedy
DAWAbleton 12 · Logic Pro 11
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Message Dmitry

Open to collaboration — orchestral projects, producing, theatre, session work. I reply within a day.

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