World-renowned conductor Aleksei Baklan graduated from the P. I. Tchaikovsky Kyiv State Conservatory as a pianist under the mentorship of the distinguished musician M. Suka (1985), and as an opera and symphonic conductor under the legendary Ukrainian maestro Stefan Turchak (1987).

Since 1987, he has been a conductor at the Taras Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine.

From 1995 to 2008, he also served as Principal Conductor of the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre for Children and Youth, and since 2008, he has been the Artistic Director of this theatre.

As conductor and musical director, he has staged numerous productions at the National Opera of Ukraine, including:

Ballets: The Little Mermaid by A. Kostin (1993), Coppélia by L. Delibes (1999), Viennese Waltz to the music of the Strauss family (2001), Le Corsaire by A. Adam (2002), Lileya by K. Dankevych (2003), The Marriage of Figaro to the music of W. A. Mozart (2006), Daniela by M. Chemberzhi (2007), Zorba the Greek by M. Theodorakis (2008), The Legend of Love by A. Melikov (2009), The Lord of the Borysthenes by Y. Stankovych (2010).

At the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre for Children and Youth:

Operas: Rigoletto by G. Verdi (1999), Kashchey the Immortal (2002) and The Night Before Christmas (2009) by N. Rimsky-Korsakov;

Musical: The Twelve Months by S. Banevich;

Literary-musical composition: Forest Song to the music of M. Skorulsky (2001);

Ballets: Peter and the Wolf by S. Prokofiev (1999), La Bayadère by L. Minkus, Giselle by A. Adam (both 2000), Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky (2001), Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev (2002), Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, Chopiniana, Carmen Suite by Bizet-Shchedrin (all 2004), Spartacus by A. Khachaturian, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by B. Pavlovsky, The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky (all 2006), The Carnival of the Animals to music by C. Saint-Saëns (2008), Barmalei and Aibolit by Yu. Shevchenko (2011) - a world premiere of a ballet by the famous Ukrainian composer, where Maestro Baklan also authored the libretto.

His work with vocal-symphonic repertoire includes:

Mozart’s Requiem (1996),

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Rossini’s Stabat Mater (both in 1998),

Orff’s Carmina Burana (1995, 2002);

Orchestral programs: Musical Fireworks (2001), The Music of the Strauss Family (2003),

Concert programs: Mozart Gala (2007), Opera Gala (2008), Tchaikovsky Nights (2010).

He has also staged ballets abroad, including:

At the Slovenian National Opera (Maribor): Giselle by A. Adam, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Francesca da Rimini to music by Tchaikovsky, Coppélia by L. Delibes, La Bayadère by L. Minkus, Cinderella by S. Prokofiev, Carmen Suite by Bizet-Shchedrin, Spartacus by A. Khachaturian;

With the International Ballet Eyes company (Nagoya, Japan): Giselle, Le Corsaire by A. Adam, Don Quixote, La Bayadère by L. Minkus, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky;

With Ballet Chambre Ouest (Tokyo, Japan): Tatiana to music by P. Tchaikovsky;

With the Youth Ballet Ensemble (Hamilton, Canada): The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky;

At the Croatian National Opera (Zagreb): Giselle by A. Adam, The Nutcracker, The Sleeping Beauty by P. Tchaikovsky;

At the National Theatre in Mexico City: Giselle by A. Adam, Romeo and Juliet by S. Prokofiev.

In 2003, 2006, and 2010, he conducted the Ballettissimo concerts featuring international ballet stars in Mexico City.

He has collaborated with leading orchestras such as:

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra,

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra,

Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan),

Madrid Symphony Orchestra and Galicia Symphony Orchestra (Spain),

"Los Americas" Orchestra in Mexico City,

Slovenian National Opera Symphony Orchestra (Maribor),

Croatian National Opera Symphony Orchestra (Zagreb),

Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (Canada).

Since 2008, he has been regularly invited to the New National Theatre Tokyo (Japan) as guest conductor for classical ballet productions (Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, Don Quixote, La Bayadère by L. Minkus).

Since 2010, he has also worked with Corella Ballet (Spain).

Under his direction, the symphony orchestra of the Kyiv Municipal Opera has toured in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, and Lebanon. Between 2005 and 2009, Aleksei Baklan annually led winter tours of the ballet company and orchestra throughout the UK. In 2008 and 2009, he conducted symphonic concerts and Opera Gala performances with the soloists and orchestra at London’s Cadogan Hall.

Since 2023, he has been working as a guest conductor at:

Norwegian National Opera and Ballet (Oslo)

Royal Swedish Opera (Stockholm)