Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Gennady Rozhdestvensky

Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Никола́евич Рожде́ственский) (born May 4 1931) is a Russian conductor.

Biography

Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow to musician parents as Gennady Nikolayevich Anosov, but adopted his mother's maiden name in its masculine form for his professional career. He studied conducting with his father Nikolai Anosov at the Moscow Conservatory and piano with Lev Oborin. Already known for having conducted Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre at the age of 20, he quickly established his reputation. He premiered many works of Soviet composers, including Edison Denisov's Sun of the Incas (1964) [Edison Denisov by Yuri Kholopov and Valeria Tsenova. Harwood Academic Publishers, 1995] , as well as giving the Russian premiere of Benjamin Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

He has been praised for his efficient rehearsals which he keeps short, and is noted for his habit of walking around the stage while conducting and not using a podium, even at concerts. Among the works dedicated to Rozhdestvensky is Sofia Gubaidulina's symphony "Stimmen... Verstummen....

He edited the second volume of the collected works of Shostakovich published in 1984, including the "Symphony No. 3" and "Symphony No. 4".

Orchestra tenures

*1951-1961 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (conductor)
*1961-1974 Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio and Television (Moscow)
*1964-1970 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (principal conductor)
*1974-1985 Chamber Theatre Orchestra
*1974-1977 Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (artistic director)
*1978-1981 BBC Symphony Orchestra (chief conductor)
*1980-1982 Vienna Symphony
*1983-1991 USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
*1992-1995 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic

With the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra he recorded all the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich, Alexander Glazunov, Anton Bruckner, Alfred Schnittke, Arthur Honegger, and Vaughan Williams.

He has also conducted many of the world's greatest orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Personal life

In 1969 he married the pianist Viktoria Postnikova.

References

*cite web | author= | title=There are no Whiz Kid Among Conductors | url=http://www.vor.ru/culture/cultarch166_eng.html | publisher=Voice of Russia | date=4 May 2001 | accessdate=2007-09-23
*cite news | author=Ben Mattison | title=Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky Quits Concerts Over Liner Notes | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/4006.html | work=playbillarts | date=28 February 2006 | accessdate=2007-09-23

Notes

External links

*allmusic|41:49817


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gennady Rozhdestvensky — Gennadi Roschdestwenski (links) und der tschechische Komponist Lucas Matousek. Prager Frühling 2007, Städtisches Haus, Prag. Gennadi Nikolajewitsch Roschdestwenski (russisch Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский, wiss. Transliteration …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gennady Rozhdestvensky — Guennadi Rojdestvenski Pour les articles homonymes, voir Rojdestvenski. Guennadi Rojdestvenski (à gauche) en compagnie du com …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gennady — (also spelled Gennadi, Hennadiy, Gennadiy ) is a Russian given name. It is the Russian form of the name Gennadius. It can refer to:*Gennady (Archbishop of Novgorod)*Gennadi Karponossov *Gennadiy Tsygankov *Gennady Altman *Gennady Bachinsky… …   Wikipedia

  • Rozhdestvensky — ( ru. Рождественский; masculine) or Rozhdestvenskaya (feminine) is a Russian family name. Its form in neuter is Rozhdestvenskoye. It may refer to:;People *Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky, paleontologist *Gennady Rozhdestvensky, musical… …   Wikipedia

  • Symphony No. 4 (Shostakovich) — Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Opus 43, between September 1935 and May 1936. Halfway through its composition, he was denounced in the infamous Pravda editorial Chaos Instead of Music, written under direct orders from… …   Wikipedia

  • Zhenitba (opera) — Zhenitba ( ru. Женитьба, Zhenit ba , Marriage ) is an unfinished opera begun in 1868 by Modest Mussorgsky to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol s comedy (1842). The Marriage is a satire of courtship and cowardice, which centres around a… …   Wikipedia

  • La nariz (ópera) — La nariz Нос, Nos Dmitri Shostakóvich en 1942 Forma Ópera Actos y escenas 3 actos Idioma original del libreto ruso …   Wikipedia Español

  • List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …   Wikipedia

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra — Infobox musical artist Name = BBC Symphony Orchestra Background = classical ensemble Alias = BBCSO Origin = flagicon|UK London, England, United Kingdom Genre = Classical Occupation = Symphony orchestra Years active = 1946 present Associated acts …   Wikipedia

  • Antal Doráti — The title of this article contains the character á. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Antal Dorati. Antal Doráti, KBE (April 9, 1906 – November 13, 1988) was a Hungarian born conductor and composer who became… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”