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Dmitri Kitayenko

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Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (born 18 August 1940) is a Russian conductor.

He was born in Leningrad 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.[1]

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 Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (1990–1996) 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).

References

  1. ^ Cummings, Robert. "Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko". AMG. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
Preceded by Music Directors, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
1976–1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductors, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
1990–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductors, KBS Symphony Orchestra
1999–2004
Succeeded by
vacant

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