Dmitry Liss (b. 1960) - Russian conductor considered to be one of the best European conductors of his generation and famous for his elegant style and artistic execution, artistic director and chief conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Classical music is a term with three distinct meanings: The European tradition of music which is associated with high culture, as distinct from popular or folk forms (including works in this tradition in non-European countries). ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

Biography

Born in 1960, Dmitry Liss is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, where he studied with the Music Director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Professor Dmitry Kitayenko. Dmitry Liss began working with this orchestra as a conductor’s assistant. Upon graduation from the conservatory in 1984 he became a conductor of the Kuzbass Symphony Orchestra. In 1991 he was appointed to the position of Chief Conductor of this orchestra and at this time became the youngest chief conductor in Russia. Since 1995, Dmitry Liss has served as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra. Most recently, Liss was appointed Associate Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra (1999). In 1997-1999 he was Principal Russian Conductor of the American Russian Youth Orchestra. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. ... The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. ... Russian conductor Dmitri Kitajenko was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years before taking up the same position with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990-1998) and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (1990-1996). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kuznetsk Basin (often abbreviated as Kuzbas, Russian: Кузбас) in southwestern Siberia, Russia, is one of the biggest coal mining areas in the world, covering an area of around 27,000 square miles (69,900 km³) between Tomsk and Novokuznetsk in the basin of the Tom river. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russian National Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Activities

Liss has toured the United States, Japan, England, Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, France, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Hungary, Philippines, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Malta.

He performed as a guest conductor with the Russian National Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, St.-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Big Tchaikovski Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony (Korea), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (Norway), Dutch Radio Symphony Orchestra and Residentieorkest (the Netherlands), Pacific Symphony (USA), Malmo Symphony Orchestra (Sweden), Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic), Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (Croatia), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungary), Estonian National Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, and the symphony orchestras of Moscow, Novosibirsk, and many other cities of the former USSR. The Russian National Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. ... The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. ... // History Norways Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra was established in 1765 under the name Det Musicalske Selskab (The Musical Society), and is one of the worlds oldest orchestral institutions. ... The Pacific Symphony is located in Orange County, California. ...

Liss has performed with M. Rostropovich, G. Kremer, M. Pletnev, W. Marsalis, Yu. Bashmet, V. Tretiakov, S. Mintz, G. Apap, A. Suwanai, N. Gutman, C. Carr, B. Belkin, P. Donohoe, C. Katsaris, D. Bashkirov, N. Petrov, V. Kraynev. Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, IPA pronunciation ), (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. ... Gidon Kremer (Latvian: ; born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. ... Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev (Михаил Васильевич Плетнев) (born 14 April 1957) is a pianist, conductor, and composer. ... Wynton Learson Marsalis (b. ... Yuri Bashmet (Russian: Юрий Башмет, Ukrainian: Юрій Башмет, (24 January 1953, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia), Moscow-based contemporary conductor and viola soloist. ... Viktor Tretiakov (born 17 October 1946) is a Russian violinist and conductor. ... Shlomo Mintz (born 1957 Moscow) is a highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso, violist and conductor. ... Akiko Suwanai , born February 7, 1972) is a Japanese classical violinist. ... Natalia Gutman is a cellist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Donohoe (born 1953) is a British pianist. ... Dimitri Bashkirow (born November 1, 1931) is a Russian pianist. ...

He has also taken part in numerous international festivals and has recorded CDs for a variety of American, Russian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Belgian and Swiss companies.

Awards

• Winner of the 1st International Competition of Young Conductors «Lovro Matacic» (Zagreb, 1995).
• Artist Emeritus of Russia

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Links

• Dmitry Liss on the web-site of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra
• Dmitry Liss on the web-site of the Russian National Orchestra
• DMITRY LISS: CONDUCTING IS SORT OF A DISEASE