Yuri Simonov

Yuri Simonov
Yuri Simonov
Born	4 March 1941 (age 83); Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now in Saratov Oblast, Russia)
Occupation	conductor

Yuri Ivanovich Simonov (Russian: Ю́рий Ива́нович Си́монов; born 4 March 1941) is a Russian conductor. He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Nikolai Rabinovich, and was later an assistant conductor to Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra.

Simonov first conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre in 1969, and was named chief conductor of the company in February 1970,^[1] the youngest chief conductor in the company's history at that time. He held the post until 1985. In 1986, he established the USSR Maly State Orchestra, and subsequently made several commercial recordings with the ensemble. He became music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in 1998. Outside of Russia, Simonov was music director of the Belgian National Orchestra from 1994 to 2002.

Selected recordings

Rodion Shchedrin: ballet - Anna Karenina Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra 1980, VAI (DVD)

References

^ "Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Gets a 28-Year-Old Chief". The New York Times. 1970-02-08. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

External links

Cultural offices
Preceded by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	Music Director, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow 1970–1985	Succeeded by Alexander Lazarev
Preceded by Ronald Zollman	Music Director, Belgian National Orchestra 1994–2002	Succeeded by Mikko Franck
Preceded by Mark Ermler	Music Director, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 1998–present	Succeeded by incumbent

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[1] "Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Gets a 28-Year-Old Chief". The New York Times. 1970-02-08. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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Yuri Simonov

Born	(1941-03-04) 4 March 1941 (age 83) Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now in Saratov Oblast, Russia)
Occupation	conductor