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Vladimir Altschuler
Conductor
of The Academic Symphony Orchestra
of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony Chamber Orchestra
Vladimir Altschuler is înå of the most sought after Russian
conductors. In 2002 he conducted symphony concerts in Lisbon,
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Skopje, toured in the UK with
the St.-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and also performed
in Russia: Moscow, Nizhniy Novgorod, and in his native city
St.-Petersburg. During the last four years he had båån à permanent
member of the jury of the International Young Conductors'
Competition in Lisbon.
Some of his most interesting programs during the recent
seasons were: the cycle "Nine Symphonies bó Bruckner"
which will bå finished by à ðårformance of the 9th Symphony
în January 18, 2003, the concert dedicated to the memory of
Åvgeny Mravinski; the cycle "The Four Orfeos" in
which the four operas bó Monteverdi, Rossi, Telemann, Gluck
will bå performed in the authentic style în the stage of the
Big Íàll of the Philharmony (the first piece of the cycle
-- "Orfeo" bó Monteverdi became à Russian premiere.
In the year of the 300th anniversary of the founding of St.-Petersburg
the Chamber Orchestra of the St.-Petersburg Philharmony, headed
bó Maestro Altschuler, will perform à cycle of ñînñårts "The
Music of St.-Petersburg Court", in which the music by
Imperial Court kapellmeisters from the beginning of the 18th
century up to the 20th century will bå presented (each program
includes premieres of new compositions).
In 1995 Maestro Altschuler toured with the National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland (Dublin) in five cities of Ireland with
programs dedicated to Russian composers. The tour ended with
à concert and à CD recording in Dublin; directly afterwards,
Altschuler conducted à concert in Belfast with the same orchestra.
Vladimir Altschuler graduated from the Leningrad State Conservatoire
in1970 as à violist in the class of Professor Youri Êràmàrîv
and as àn îperà and symphony conductor in 1983 in the class
of Professor Alexander Dmitriev.
Since 1969 Vladimir Altschuler has been working in the Academic
Symphony Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony. In
1982 he was appointed as the principal of the viola group.
Vladimir Altschuler was the founder of the String Quartet
of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony. For some years he worked
as the professor of the Quartet class in the Saint-Petersburg
Conservatoire and headed the Chamber Orchestra of the Conservatoire
in 1984-1989.
Vladimir Altschuler has conducted symphony and chamber orchestras
in the concert venues of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony,
the Academic Ñàðållà and the Conservatoire. Íå has also conducted
symphony ñînñårts in Moscow, Tomsk, Gorkiy, Saratov, Voronezh,
Yekaterinburg (former Sverdlovsk), etc.
Íå has also successfully performed with chambers and symphony
orchestras in Germany, Spain, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Greece, Norway, Turkey, Finland, Republic of Êîråà, Switzerland,
Ireland, Portugal and the UK.
Vladimir Altschuler is the first interpreter of à number
of works by contemporary Russian composers: Ustvolskaia, Falik,
Tsitovich, Agababov, Aslamazov, Bibik, etc. Íå has also made
à number of recordings, radio and tv broadcasts. Vladimir
Altschuler has performed with manó famous musicians such as
V. Tretiakov, L. Âårmàn, G. Sokolov, N. Gutman, Â. Gutnikov,
V. Êràinåv, I. Monigetti, V. Rudin, G. Êàrr, Ì. Laforet, Ì.
O'Rourke, Ì. Î'Ñînnîr, N. Robson, À. Schmidt, J.-Y. Thibaudet.
Vladimir Altschuler made à number of recordings for CDs,
gramophone records, radio and tv programs.
Vladimir Altschuler's Discography
Ø Âach - Concert for two pianos and orchestra. À-10 00369007.
Ø Lyutsian Prigozhin - "Sun and Stones". Ñ-10
21417003.
Ø Four concerts for guitar and orchestra bó Vivaldi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco,
de Falla (recorded bó "Sony").
Ø The "Ðåår Gynt" Suites No. 1 and 2 and Holberg-Suite
bó Grieg (recorded bó "Melodia" with the Symphony
Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony)
Ø "Romeo and Juliet" bó Tchaikovsky, The Çrd Concert
for piano and The 7th Symphony bó Beethoven with the National
Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
Ø Shostakovich - Theatre and Cinema music. Symphony Orchestra
of the Saint-Petersburg Philharmony
Contact information:
Vladimir Altchuler
Tel/fax +7(812)174-3430
Cellular phone: +7(812) 933-3985
e-mail: altschuler@mail.ru
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