Dmitri Kitayenko
Russian conductor (born 1940)
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::summary Russian conductor (born 1940) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko |
| image | Kitajenko Dmitry.jpg |
| caption | Dmitri Kitayenko in 2018 |
| native_name | Дми́трий Гео́ргиевич Китае́нко |
| native_name_lang | ru |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Leningrad |
| education | Glinka Conservatory, Leningrad Conservatory, Moscow Conservatory, Music Academy of Vienna |
| occupation | Conductor |
| :: |
| name = Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko | image = Kitajenko Dmitry.jpg | caption = Dmitri Kitayenko in 2018 | native_name = Дми́трий Гео́ргиевич Китае́нко | native_name_lang = ru | birth_date = | birth_place = Leningrad | education = Glinka Conservatory, Leningrad Conservatory, Moscow Conservatory, Music Academy of Vienna | occupation = Conductor
Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko; ; born 18 August 1940) is a Soviet and Russian conductor. He was bestowed the title People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
He was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. He studied at Glinka Conservatory, at Leningrad Conservatory and then at Moscow Conservatory with Leo Ginzburg and at Music Academy of Vienna with Hans Swarowsky. He was a prizewinner in the first Herbert von Karajan competition in 1969. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Richard_Strauss_Don_Juan_excerpt.mp3" caption="Don Juan]]'', excerpt from a 1992 recording with the [[Frankfurt Radio Symphony"] ::
Kitayenko served as principal conductor of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (1970–1976). Then he was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years. He has also held principal conductorships with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1998), the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (1990–1996), the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra, the KBS Symphony Orchestra (1999–2004), and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004).
References
References
- (2016-03-01). "Handbuch Dirigenten: 250 Porträts". Bärenreiter-Verlag.
- Cummings, Robert. "Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko". [[All Media Guide.
- Heute, Klassik. "Dmitrij Kitajenko".
- (2017). "Dmitrij Kitajenko". hr-sinfonieorchester.de.
- [https://www.bard.edu/news/releases/pr/fstory.php?id=53 "American Russian Young Artists Orchestra opens American Tour with special Concert at Bard College on Monday, June 14, at 7 P.M." Bard.Edu]
- (2018-12-12). ""Tiere lügen nie"".
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