- Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Никола́евич Рожде́ственский) (born
May 4 1931 ) is aRussia n 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 theMoscow Conservatory and piano withLev Oborin . Already known for having conducted Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker " ballet at theBolshoi Theatre at the age of 20, he quickly established his reputation. He premiered many works of Soviet composers, includingEdison 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 ofBenjamin 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)
*1961-1974Symphony 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)
*1978-1981BBC Symphony Orchestra (chief conductor)
*1980-1982Vienna Symphony
*1983-1991USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
*1992-1995Royal Stockholm Philharmonic With the
USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra he recorded all the symphonies ofDmitri 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 , theRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra , theBoston Symphony Orchestra , theChicago Symphony Orchestra , theCleveland Orchestra , and theLondon 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=2007-09-23Notes
External links
*allmusic|41:49817
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