Kiril Petrovich Kondrashin (March 6, 1914 – March 7, 1981) was a conductor. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

He studied at the conservatory in Moscow and conducted at the Maliy Theatre in Leningrad from 1936 to 1943 and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow from 1943. He was artistic director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra from 1960 to 1975 before leaving the Soviet Union and taking the post of principal conductor of Amsterdam's Concertgebouw Orchestra in 1979. Saint Basils Cathedral Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Maskvá  listen), capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ... Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre is a theatre and theater company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of plays, ballet, and opera. ... Municipality of Amsterdam Alternate meanings: See Amsterdam Amsterdam  listen is the capital of the Netherlands. ... 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. ...