Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (September 6, 1928 – May 3, 2002) was a conductor and composer and - less well-known - a pianist. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra
Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting at the conservatory there. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им From 1955 he conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre, being appointed principal conductor there in 1962. The Bolshoi Theatre (Большой театр Bol'shoy Teatr Great Theatre) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by famed architect From 1965 he was principal conductor of the USSR State Symphony Orchestra (now the Russian State Symphony Orchestra). In 1979 he was appointed principal guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. The London Symphony Orchestra ( LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom.
In 2000 Svetlanov was fired from his post with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra by Vladimir Putin's minister of culture, Mikhail Shvydkoi. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The reason given was that Svetlanov was spending too much time conducting abroad and not enough time in Moscow. [1]
Svetlanov was particularly noted for his interpretations of Russian works - he covered the whole range of Russian music, from Mikhail Glinka to the present day. Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Михаи́л Ива́нович Гли́нка ( –) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country
His own compositions included a string quartet (1948), symphony (1956), Russian Variations for harp and orchestra (1975), and a piano concerto (1976) among other works. [1]
Svetlanov was also an extremely fine pianist, two notable recordings being Rachmaninov's Piano Trio no. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов 2 in d minor, and a disc of Medtner's piano music. Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner) (&ndash13 November 1951 was a
External links
- ^ van Rijen, Onno (November 18, 2007). Yevgeny Svetlanov: Internet Edition. Onno van Rijen's Shostakovich & Other Soviet Composers Page. Retrieved on 2007-12-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations.
| Preceded by Alexander Melik-Pashayev |
Music Director, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Gennady Rozhdestvensky |
| Preceded by Konstantin Ivanov |
Music Director, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation 1965–2000 |
Succeeded by Mark Gorenstein |
| Preceded by Hans Vonk |
Chief Conductor, Het Residentie Orkest 1992–2000 |
Succeeded by Jaap van Zweden |
| Preceded by Esa-Pekka Salonen |
Principal Conductor, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1997–1999 |
Succeeded by Manfred Honeck |
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