A graduate of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory in two disciplines: cello (Professor M.Tchaikovskaya’s class) and opera and symphony conducting (Professor V. Sinaisky’s class). He continued his postgraduate studies in string ensemble (Professor A. Shilov’s class). Most outstanding professors of the Moscow Conservatory like T. Gaidamovich, A. Bonduryansky, R. Davidyan, K.Khachaturyan were among his teachers.                                      
Mr Korobov started his career as a conductor in the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia. For three seasons he was Chief Conductor in two major opera theatres of Moscow - the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre and the Kolobov New Opera theatre where he directed Norma, The Tsar’s Bride and others.                                              
In 2005 he conducted concerts featuring Eliso Virsaladze (piano) and Jose Cura (tenor), "Cinemaphonia" (dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War).
In 2006 he prepared a symphony program in Novaya Opera for a concert featuring Yuri Temirkanov and Natalia Gutman, for a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dmitry Shostakovich.
He has worked as head of music and conductor in the following operas: Aida (G.Verdi), Werther (J.Massenet), War and peace (S.Prokofiev), The Golden Cockerel, Eugene Onegin (P.Tchaikovsky), Cinderella (S.Prokofiev), L’italiana in Algeri (G.Rossini), The stone Flower (S.Prokofiev); Café Socrate (D.Milhaud), May Night (N.Rimsky-Korsakov), Manon (J.Massenet), The little Mermaid (L.Auerbach), La forza del destino (G.Verdi), Tatiana (L.Auerbach), La traviata (G.Verdi), Medea (L.Cherubini). He has collaborated with such renowned choreographers as John Neumeier in The Seagull, Oleg Vinogradov in Cinderella and Yuri Grigorovich in The Stone Flower.               
He often tours both as conductor and cellist. He has worked with symphony orchestras in Russia, Germany, Finland, Italy, the Philippines etc.                                                                           
He is a principal Guest Conductor at the Saint-Petersburg Camerata orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum headed by S.Sondeckis. Besides, he is Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Chamber orchestra at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory.                                
He has multiple CD-recordings, including the ones with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia.

Awards and Honours:
- People's artist of Russia (2020)
- Honoured artist of Russia (2008)
- Honoured artist of the Republic of Abkhazia (2012)
- Prize-winner of the Golden Mask National Theatre Award (2012)
- Prize-winner of Moscow City Literature and Arts Prize in the category Outreach activities (2016)