Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky (left) with Czech composer Lukáš Matoušek at the closing concert of Prague Spring Festival 2007, Municipal Hall, Prague.

Gennady Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Рожде́ственский) (born May 4, 1931) is a Russian conductor. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (900 × 600 pixel, file size: 110 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

Biography

Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow to musician parents as Gennady Nikolayevich Anosov, but adopted his mother's maiden name (in its masculine form) for his professional career. He studied conducting with his father Nikolai Anosov at the Moscow Conservatory and piano with Lev Oborin. Already known for having conducted Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre at the age of 20, he quickly established his reputation. He premiered many works of Soviet composers, as well as giving the Russian premiere of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. ... Lev Oborin (11 November 1907 - 5 January 1974) was a Russian pianist. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский, Pëtr Il’ič ÄŒajkovskij;  )[1] (7 May [O.S. 25 April] 1840 – 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1893), was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... (left to right) Sergei Legat, as the Nutcracker, an unidentified child as a gingerbread soldier, and Lydia Rubtsova as Marianna in Vsevolozhskys costumes for the Ivanov/Petipa/Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, St. ... The Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Russia The Bolshoi Theatre (Russian: , Bolshoy Teatr, Large Theater) is a theatre and opera company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of ballet and opera. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH (November 22, 1913 Lowestoft, Suffolk - December 4, 1976 Aldeburgh, Suffolk) was a British composer, conductor, and pianist. ... Benjamin Brittens A Midsummer Nights Dream is an opera based on the play of the same name by Shakespeare. ...

He has been praised for his efficient rehearsals which he keeps short, and is noted for his habit of walking around the stage while conducting and not using a podium, even at concerts.

He has had tenures with the following orchestras:

• 1951-61 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (conductor)
• 1961-74 Symphony Orchestra of All-Union Radio and Television (Moscow)
• 1964-70 Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre (principal conductor)
• 1974-85 Chamber Theatre Orchestra
• 1974-77 Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (artistic director)
• 1978-81 BBC Symphony Orchestra (chief conductor)
• 1980-82 Vienna Symphony Orchestra
• 1983-91 USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra
• 1992-95 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

With the USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra he recorded all the symphonies of Shostakovich, Glazunov, Bruckner, Schnittke, Honegger, and Vaughan Williams. The Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Russia. ... The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... Categories: Musical group stubs | Austrian orchestras ... The State Symphony Capella of Russia comprises an orchestra and choir, both based in Moscow, Russia. ... The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Swedish: Kungliga Filharmonikerna or Kungliga Filharmoniska Orkestern) was founded in 1902 as the Stockholm Concert Society (Konsertföreningens orkester) until 1957 and the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (Stockholms Filharmoniska Orkester) between 1957 and 1992 when it acquired its present name. ... The State Symphony Capella of Russia comprises an orchestra and choir, both based in Moscow, Russia. ... Dmitri Shostakovich in 1942 Dmitri Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887. ... “Bruckner” redirects here. ... Alfred Schnittke April 6, 1989, Moscow Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, November 24, 1934 Engels - August 3, 1998 Hamburg) was a Russian and Soviet composer. ... Arthur Honegger in 1921. ... A statue of Ralph Vaughan Williams in Dorking. ...

He has also conducted many of the world's greatest orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the worlds leading orchestras. ... The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest in Dutch) is the best known and most respected orchestra in the Netherlands, and is generally considered to be among the worlds finest. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, based in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the leading orchestras in the world. ... The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the major symphony orchestras in the United States. ... The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom. ...

Among the works dedicated to Rozhdestvensky is Sofia Gubaidulina's symphony Stimmen... Verstummen.... Sofia Gubaidulina in Sortavala 1981 Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, (Russian София Асгатовна Губайдулина) (born October 24, 1931) is a Russian-Tatar composer of deeply religious music. ... (Russian ) is a symphony in twelve movements by Russian-Tatar composer Sofia Gubaidulina. ...

He edited the second volume of the collected works of Shostakovich, which includes the Third and Fourth Symphonies and which was published in 1984. The Symphony No. ... The Symphony No. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1969 he married the pianist Viktoria Postnikova. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Viktoria Postnikova is a Russian pianist. ...

Notable students

• Ronald Caltabiano

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External links

• THERE ARE NO WHIZ KIDS AMONG CONDUCTORS:the 70-th birth anniversary of Gennady Rozhdestvensky by the Voice of Russia
• Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky Quits Concerts Over Liner Notes