Dmitri Kitayenko
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Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (born 18 August 1940) is a Russian conductor.
He was born in Leningrad and studied at the Glinka Conservatory and those of Leningrad and Moscow. He was a prizewinner in the first Herbert von Karajan competition in 1969.[1]
Kitayenko was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years. He has also held principal conductorships with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1998), the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (1990–1996) and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004). He has also served as principal conductor of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (1970-1976).
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- ^ Cummings, Robert. "Biography: Dmitri Kitayenko". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/q33519. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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| Preceded by Kirill Kondrashin |
Music Directors, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 1976–1990 |
Succeeded by Vassily Sinaisky |
| Preceded by Aldo Ceccato |
Principal Conductors, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 1990–1998 |
Succeeded by Simone Young |
| Preceded by Myung-whun Chung |
Principal Conductors, KBS Symphony Orchestra 1999–2004 |
Succeeded by vacant |
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