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Yuri Simonov
12+ albums
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Yuri Simonov was born in Saratov, USSR, studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich and assisted Mravinsky at the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra. His debut was in 1953 with the Saratov Music School Orchestra (Mozart’s Symphony No. 40) and in 1963 at the Leningrad Conservatory conducting Dargomizhsky's The Mermaid. Following success in the Santa Cecilia Conductors' Competition in Rome in 1968, he was invited to make his debut at the Bolshoi Opera (Aida) in 1969, and was almost immediately appointed Chief Conductor: the youngest in history and, with his appointment ending only in 1985, also the longest serving. Highlights of his period with the Bolshoi Opera were the re-introduction of Wagner to the repertoire after a forty year absence and several memorable tours which he led to Paris, Japan, Vienna, New York, Milan and Washington. During this time, he conducted the Leningrad and Moscow Philharmonics, USSR State and Moscow Radio Orchestras and Philharmonic Orchestras of Kiev, Minsk and Riga on a regular basis, including foreign tours. In 1982 he made his debut with a Western operatic company, conducting Eugene Onegin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and also made his British concert debut conducting three concerts with the London Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has given numerous further concerts with the LSO in London and on tour, and has conducted a Tchaikovsky cycle with them at the Barbican Hall. In October 1986, he opened the season at the Royal
top songs
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Masquerade Suite - Waltz
1,2642Gayane - Sabre Dance
5893The Rite of Spring - Introduction
3534The Rite of Spring - The Augurs of Spring
3465The Rite of Spring - Ritual of Abduction
2846The Rite of Spring - Spring Rounds
2747Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 - Introduction: Grave
2508The Rite of Spring - Dance of the Earth
2419The Rite of Spring - Ritual of the Rival Tribes
23510The Rite of Spring - Procession of the Sage
232albums
Aram Il'Yich Khachaturian, Gayane
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Waltzes in Russian Symphonic Music
Igor Stravinsky, The Rite Of Spring
Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26
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Aram Khachaturian: Famous Ballet Suites: Spartacus, Gayaneh, Maskarade
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Shostakovich: The Golden Age, Op. 22 (multi-disc)
Waltz in Russian Symphonic Music
Mussorgsky: A Night on a Bare Mountain - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto & Chardash from Swan Lake
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Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Large Suite Compiled by Yuri Simonov
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Tchaïkovsky: The Queen Of Spades
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite & Swan Lake Suite
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Sergey Prokofiev, Romeo And Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 64Ter