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| Vladimir Altschuler 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 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: |
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