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'''Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko''' (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko) (born 18 August 1940) is a Soviet and Russian conductor. [[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1984).


'''Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko''' (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko; born 18 August 1940)<ref name=":0" /> is a Soviet and Russian conductor. He was bestowed the title [[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1984).
He was born in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]] and studied at the Glinka Conservatory and those of Leningrad and [[Moscow]]. He was a prizewinner in the first [[Herbert von Karajan]] competition in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=q33519|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko|last=Cummings|first=Robert |publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=8 May 2010}}</ref>


He was born in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]], [[Soviet Union]]. He studied at Glinka Conservatory, at [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory|Leningrad Conservatory]] and then at [[Moscow Conservatory]] with [[Leo Ginzburg]]<ref name=":2" /> and at [[Music Academy of Vienna]] with [[Hans Swarowsky]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Caskel |first1=Julian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7w1BEAAAQBAJ&dq=Kitajenko,+Dmitrij&pg=PT388 |title=Handbuch Dirigenten: 250 Porträts |last2=Hein |first2=Hartmut |date=2016-03-01 |publisher=Bärenreiter-Verlag |isbn=978-3-7618-7027-3 |language=de}}</ref> He was a prizewinner in the first [[Herbert von Karajan]] competition in 1969.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |class=artist |id=q33519 |pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko |last=Cummings |first=Robert |publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]] |access-date=8 May 2010}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
Kitayenko 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 [[hr-Sinfonieorchester|Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra]] (1990–1996),<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2017 |title=Dmitrij Kitajenko |url=http://www.hr-sinfonieorchester.de/orchester/historie/ehemalige-chefdirigenten/chefdirigent-19901996-dmitrij-kitajenko,historie-dirigenten-dmitrij-kitajenko-100.html |work=hr-sinfonieorchester.de |location=Frankfurt |language=German |access-date=27 October 2017}}</ref> [[KBS Symphony Orchestra]] (1999–2004) and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004). He has also served as principal conductor of the [[Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre]] (1970-1976).
[[File:Richard Strauss Don Juan excerpt.mp3|thumb|[[Richard Strauss]]: ''[[Don Juan (Strauss)|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).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Heute |first=Klassik |title=Dmitrij Kitajenko |url=http://www.klassik-heute.de/4daction/www_interpret?id=6475 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Klassik Heute |language=de}}</ref> Then he was music director of the [[Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra]] for 14 years.<ref name=":0" /> He has also held principal conductorships with the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]] (1990–1998),<ref name=":0" /> the [[Frankfurt Radio Symphony]] (1990–1996),<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Dmitrij Kitajenko |url=http://www.hr-sinfonieorchester.de/orchester/historie/ehemalige-chefdirigenten/chefdirigent-19901996-dmitrij-kitajenko,historie-dirigenten-dmitrij-kitajenko-100.html |work=hr-sinfonieorchester.de |location=Frankfurt |language=de |access-date=27 October 2017}}</ref> the [[American Russian Young Artists Orchestra]],<ref>[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]</ref> the [[KBS Symphony Orchestra]] (1999–2004),<ref name=":1" /> and the [[Bern Symphony Orchestra]] (1990–2004).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-12 |title="Tiere lügen nie" |url=https://www.thunertagblatt.ch/tiere-luegen-nie-854851205020 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Thuner Tagblatt |language=de}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.kitajenko.com/home/ Homepage of Dmitri Kitayenko]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090934/http://en.kitajenko.com/home/ Homepage of Dmitri Kitayenko]
*[https://www.operabase.com/dmitrij-kitajenko-a4288/en Dmitri Kitayenko] at [[Operabase]]
*{{Discogs artist|artist=840538}}


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Latest revision as of 16:58, 28 December 2024

Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko; born 18 August 1940)[1] 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[2] and at Music Academy of Vienna with Hans Swarowsky.[3] He was a prizewinner in the first Herbert von Karajan competition in 1969.[1][2]

Richard Strauss: 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).[4] Then he was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years.[1] He has also held principal conductorships with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1998),[1] the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (1990–1996),[2] the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra,[5] the KBS Symphony Orchestra (1999–2004),[4] and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004).[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cummings, Robert. "Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Dmitrij Kitajenko". hr-sinfonieorchester.de (in German). Frankfurt. 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ Caskel, Julian; Hein, Hartmut (1 March 2016). Handbuch Dirigenten: 250 Porträts (in German). Bärenreiter-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7618-7027-3.
  4. ^ a b Heute, Klassik. "Dmitrij Kitajenko". Klassik Heute (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "American Russian Young Artists Orchestra opens American Tour with special Concert at Bard College on Monday, June 14, at 7 P.M." Bard.Edu
  6. ^ ""Tiere lügen nie"". Thuner Tagblatt (in German). 12 December 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
1976–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
1990–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, KBS Symphony Orchestra
1999–2004
Succeeded by