Igor Markevitch (Ukrainian: Ігор Маркевич) (August 9, 1912 – March 7, 1983) was a Ukrainian composer and conductor. Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures
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Biography
Born in Kiev, Markevitch moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Alfred Cortot discovered his musical ability and took him to Paris in 1926 for training as a composer and pianist, where he would study under Nadia Boulanger. Alfred Denis Cortot ( Nyon, Switzerland September 26, 1877 &ndash Lausanne June 15, 1962) was a Franco-Swiss Pianist Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Nadia Boulanger (September 16 1887 &ndash October 22 1979 was an influential French Composer, conductor, and Music professor He gained recognition in 1929 with the performance of his Concerto Grosso in Paris. Béla Bartók once described Markevitch as ". Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25 1881&ndashSeptember 26 1945 was a Hungarian Composer and Pianist, considered to be one of the greatest . . the most striking personality in contemporary music. . . " and cited him as an influence on his own composing. [1] During the 1930's he received increased acclaim for his compositions and started being hailed as "the second Igor"—the first Igor being Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to He continued composing as war approached but not long after completing a new orchestral work in October 1941 he fell seriously ill. After recovering, he decided to give up composition and focus exclusively on conducting.
Markevitch made his debut as a conductor at age 18 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (In Dutch: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest) is the best-known and most respected Symphony orchestra of the As a conductor, Markevitch was well-respected for his interpretations of the French and Russian repertory and of twentieth-century music. He settled in Italy and became an Italian citizen. During the Second World War he was active with the partisan movement. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Italian Resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II. He relocated again, to London in 1953, and then to Switzerland. Beginning in 1965 he worked for the Spanish RTVE Orchestra. He died suddenly in Antibes on March 7, 1983. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
Family
His brother Dimitry Markevitch was a notable musicologist and cellist. Dimitry Markevitch (1923 - 2002 was a Russian concert cellist researcher teacher and musicologist Musicology ( Greek: μουσική = "music" and λόγος = "word" or "reason" is the scholarly study of Music The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ
Markevitch's first wife was Kyra Nijinska, a daughter of the ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Nijinsky redirects here For other uses of the name see Nijinsky (disambiguation. They had one son, Vaslav, before divorcing.
His second wife was Donna Topazia Caetani, the only child of Don Michelangelo Caetani dei Duchi di Sermoneta and his wife, the former Nobile Cora Maria Antinori, who ran the boutique of the Paris decorating firm Jansen. Their son is the conductor Oleg Caetani, who is presently chief conductor and artistic director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO) is an Orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia
After his wife's death, he became the companion of Carlotta Garriga.
Work
Compositions
- Partita (1931) for piano and small orchestra
- L'Envol d'Icare (1932) Ballet for orchestra
- Le Paradis Perdu (1934-35) Oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra
- Lorenzo il Magnifico (1940) for soprano and orchestra
Theory
- Historical, analytical and practical studies of Beethoven symphonies (Die Sinfonien von Ludwig van Beethoven: historische, analytische und praktische Studien; published by Edition Peters, Leipzig, 1982) - popular literature for conductors, although disputed. This is an article about the Musical Genre. For the game see Tarocchini. Lorenzo de' Medici (January 1 1449 &ndash 9 April 1492 was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance
References
- ^ Igor Markevitch Biography. Naxos Records. Retrieved on 2007-09-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece.
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| Preceded by Jean Martinon |
Principal Conductors, Orchestre Lamoureux 1957–1961 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste Mari |
| Preceded by Louis Frémaux |
Music Directors, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra 1967–1972 |
Succeeded by Lovro von Matačić |
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