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Yuri TEMIRKANOV

YURI TEMIRKANOV for today is in the range of world conductor's elite.

Biography of the conductor is closely connected with Leningrad-Petersburg. In 1968 at age of 29 he led the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonia, in 1976 he became Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre, and in 1988 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and its Artistic Director he became in 2001.

Temirkanov has collaborated with internationally renowned orchestras, as Principal Guest Conductor as well. Amongst them: the London Royal Philharmonic, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony and National Symphony Orchestra of Danish Radio. Since 2009, Temirkanov was appointed Music Director of Teatro Regio di Parma.

Temirkanov's activities received numerous national and international prizes and awards.

In recent years the conductor prefers to go on tour with his St.Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Busy schedule of performances includes the best halls of the world.

For over ten years Temirkanov led the International Winter Festival “Arts Square”. The Festival unites in its program many wonderful venues: the St.Petersburg Philharmonia, Russian Museum, Mikhailovsky Theatre, St.Petersburg theatre of Musical comedy. Unique in its conception, the Festival received recognition both of domestic and foreign audiences. “Arts Square” is the culmination of the winter season in St.Petersburg, confirming the status of the city as one of the European cultural capitals.

 

 

1st prize at the 2nd All-Union Conductors Competition in Moscow
(1966)

State prize of the Russian Federation, named after M.I.Glinka, for concert programs 1968-1970 (1971)

Honoured artist of Russian Federation 
(1971)

Honoured artist of Kabardino-Balkaria  
(1973)

People's artist of Russian Federation 
(1976)

State prize of the USSR for the production of the opera "Peter the Great" by A.Petrov
(1976)

People's artist of USSR
(1981)

The Order of Lenin
(1983)

State prize of the USSR for the production of "Eugene Onegin"
(1985)

Nominations for Grammy Awards for his recordings of "Alexander Nevsky" by S.Prokofiev (1996) and Schostakovich's Symphony
No.7 (1998)

Order of Kirill and Mefody (Bulgaria, 1998)

Honorary member of the International Academy of the Sciences, Industry, Education and Art
(USA, 1998)

Order "For Merit for the Country" of III degree
(1998)

State prize of the Russia
(1999)

Order of the Science and Culture "Catherine the Great" (2002)

Abbiati Prize awarded by The Association of Italian Music Critics
(2003)

Prize of the President of the Russian Federation
(2003)

Honorary doctor of the St.Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences
(2003)

Honorary doctor of the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory (2003)

Order "For Merit for the Country" of II degree
(2003)

"Triumph" Prize (2003)

Honorary Academician of The Accademia Nazionale
di Santa Cecilia
(Italy, 2007)

Abbiati Prize awarded by The Association of Italian Music Critics (2007)

Order "For Merit for the Country" of I degree 
(2008)

Honorary freeman  of St.Petersburg (2009)

The Baltic Star International Prize, (2011)

Commander of the Order of the Star
of Italy
(2012)

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