Yuri Simonov

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Yuri Ivanovich Simonov (Russian: Ю́рий Ива́нович Си́монов; born March 4, 1941, Saratov, Soviet Union) is a Russian conductor.^[1]

He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Nikolai Rabinovich. He is currently director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, where his witty and virtuosic technique has captured wide attention.^[2]

In 1991, Yuri Simonov conducted the requiem by Benjamin Britten in the Cathedral of Marseille with young Conductor Didier Lucchesi.

Selected recordings

DVD

Rodion Shchedrin: ballet - Anna Karenina Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra 1980, VAI

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Cultural offices
Preceded by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky	Music Directors, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow 1970–1985	Succeeded by Alexander Lazarev
Preceded by Ronald Zollman	Music Directors, Belgian National Orchestra 1994–2002	Succeeded by Mikko Franck
Preceded by Mark Ermler	Music Directors, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 1998–	Succeeded by incumbent

Authority control	VIAF: 38087035 ISNI: 0000 0001 1567 3847 BNF: cb13899799t

Persondata
Name	Simonov, Yuri
Alternative names
Short description	Russian conductor
Date of birth	March 4, 1941
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