Gennady Rozhdestvensky Conductor

Gennady Rozhdestvensky , one of today's greatest which were dedicated to him, with pieces by conductors, was born in in 1931. He composers such as Prokofiev, Shostakovich, John studied the piano with and Tavener, , Rodion Shchédrine etc. with his father, Nikolaï Anosov, at the Moscow In 2001, he gave the first performance of the Conservatoire. At the unusually early age of 20, original version of Prokofiev's opera still a student at the Conservatoire, he was at the . engaged at the Bolshoi Theatre where he made his début conducting Tchaikovsky's ballet The His prolific discography reveals his insatiable Sleeping Beauty . His was to be a long term curiosity and makes him one of the most recorded relationship with the Bolshoi: he became their conductors of all time. His present catalogue principal conductor between 1964 and 1970, and in features well over 400 records comprising the 2000 was appointed their General Music Director. astounding number of 786 different works.

At the Bolshoi, he has conducted more than thirty Rozhdestvensky is the recipient of the French operas and ballets, and gave the world premiere Legion of honour, of the Japanese Order of the of Khatchaturian's ballet Spartacus and the Rising Sun, and an Honorary Member of the Russian premiere of Britten's A Midsummer Stockholm and British Academies. Night's Dream. From 1956 on, he toured regularly with the Bolshoi ballet in many countries in For more than thirty years, Professor Europe, Asia and America. Rozhdestvensky has held the Chair of conducting “ Few conductors do so little at the Moscow Conservatoire. He regularly leads For many years, he also headed the Moscow Radio master-classes in various countries. In 2006, the and achieve so much as Orchestra and became the first Soviet conductor, a first Gennady Rozhdestvensky International Rozhdestvensky. ” novelty at the time, ever to be appointed principal Competition for Conductors took place in Bulgaria. conductor of various foreign orchestras: the BBC Keith PowersPowers,, The Boston Herald Symphony Orchestra in London, the Vienna In 2011, he celebrated his 80th birthday together Symphony Orchestra, and the Stockholm Royal with the 60th anniversary of his conducting debut Philharmonic Orchestra. Other orchestras he has with a special evening at the Bolshoi Theatre. worked with include the Yomiuri Nippon The distinguished French film maker Bruno Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester in Berlin, Orchestre de Paris and Orchestra del Teatro Monsaingeon has recently devoted two of his films

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In the 1970's, he headed the Moscow Chamber In 2014, he received an honorary CBE for his Opera. There he brought back to life services to music and led the Bolshoi Opera in Shostakovitch's "lost" opera, , and concert performances of The Tsar's Bride at conducted The Rake's Progress. At the same time, Lincoln Centre, New York. Sedgwick Clark he created the new Ministry of Culture Orchestra in Musical America referred to him as 'this great conductor' and called for his return. He did indeed with which he gave hundreds of concerts in and abroad and recorded over 200 works, among return to the US to conduct six performances with

which, the complete symphonies of Shostakovitch, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last season Prokofiev, Glazunov and Bruckner, and a large which also saw him celebrate his 85th birthday in amount of works by Schnittke, Denisov and a month-long series of concerts in Moscow. Gubaidulina. In 2016, Gennady Rozhdestvensky was awarded Gennady Rozhdestvensky also conducted an the 7 th International Shostakovich Prize by the

impressive number of performances in some of Staatskapelle Dresden. The award is given in the most prestigious European theatres: at the association with the orchestra’s annual Royal Opera House Covent Garden ( Boris Shostakovich Festival in Gohrisch (Saxonian Godunov, and new productions of The Golden Switzerland), which Mo Rozhdestvensky opened in Cockrell and ), at the Paris Opera June 2017. . (The Queen of Spades ), at La Scala ( The Legend of Tsar Saltan by Rimsky-Korsakov and Der fliegende Holländer ) among others. Valid for use until 1 September 2018 For updated versions please contact He has also participated in dozens of world [email protected] premieres of new or newly found works, some of

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