Dmitri Kitayenko
Dmitri Georgievich Kitayenko (also spelled Dmitrij Kitajenko; Russian: Дми́трий Гео́ргиевич Китае́нко; born 18 August 1940) is a Soviet and Russian conductor. He was bestowed the title People's Artist of the USSR (1984). He was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. He studied at Glinka Conservatory, at Leningrad Conservatory and then at Moscow Conservatory with Leo Ginzburg and at Music Academy of Vienna with Hans Swarowsky. He was a prizewinner in the first Herbert von Karajan competition in 1969. Kitayenko served as principal conductor of the Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre (1970–1976). Then he was music director of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra for 14 years. He has also held principal conductorships with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–1998), the Frankfurt Radio Symphony (1990–1996), the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra, the KBS Symphony Orchestra (1999–2004), and the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1990–2004).
Genre: classical
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Top Tracks
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 1 "L'hiver": No. 4, Variation de la glace
- Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra: VII. Waltz II
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 1 "L'hiver": No. 5, Variation de la grêle
- Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra: VII. Waltz II
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 3 "L’été": No. 11, La barcarolle (Entrée des naïades, le satyres et des faunes)
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 4 "L'automne": No. 15, Petit adage
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 3 "L’été": No. 9, Scène de l’été
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 1 "L'hiver": No. 1, Prélude - No. 2, Scène de l’hiver
- Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Valse
- Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra: VII. Waltz II
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 4 "L'automne": No. 14d, Le printemps
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 1 "L'hiver": No. 6, Variation de la neige - No. 7, Coda
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 4 "L'automne": No. 14e, L’été
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 3 "L’été": No. 12, Variation de l’esprit du maïs
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 3 "L’été": No. 10, Valse des bleuets et des pavots
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 2 "Le printemps": No. 8, Entrée de printemps, zéphyre, les fées des fleurs, les oiseaux et les fleurs
- The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 1 "L'hiver": No. 3, Variation du givre
- Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina
- The Seasons, Op. 67 Pt. 4 "L'automne": No. 16, Variation du satyre - No. 17, Coda générale
Albums (43)
- Tchaikovksy: Orchestral Works (2021)
- Tchaikovksy: Orchestral Works (2021)
- Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 29 & Symphony No. 4, Op. 54 "Le poème de l'extase" (2021)
- Prokofiev & Khachaturian: Orchestral Works (2020)
- Dmitri Kitayenko. Collection (2020)
- Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 - Taneyev: John of Damasacus, Op. 1 (2020)
- Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov & Lyadov: Works (2019)
- Artyomov: In Memoriam, Lamentations, Pietà & Tristia I (2019)
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 (2019)
- Friedrich: The Trumpet Collection (2018)
- Artyomov: Requiem (2018)
- Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67 - Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 (2018)
- Artyomov: The Way to Olympus (2018)
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (2018)
- Vyacheslav Artyomov: Suites Nos. 3 & 4 from Sola Fide (2018)
- Stravinsky: Symphony in E-Flat Major and Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (2018)
- Classical Prokofiev 2 (2017)
- Mussorgsky: St. John's Night on Bald Mountain & Songs and Dances of Death - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky (2017)
- Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Stravinsky: Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (2016)
- Christa Ludwig (2016)
- Rachmaninoff: Aleko (2016)
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44 & Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 (2016)
- Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies (2015)
- Tchaikovsky: Iolanta, Op. 69, TH 11 (2015)
- Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 & Vocalise (2015)
- Treasures of World Music Performed by Dmitri Kitayenko (2015)
- Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 1, Op. 13 & Der Fels, Op. 7 (2015)
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100 (Digitally Remastered) (2014)
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 4 in C Major, Op. 112 (Digitally Remastered) (2014)
- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 44 (Digitally Remastered) (2014)
- Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op. 40 (Digitally Remastered) (2014)
- Prokofiev: Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos. 1-5 (2014)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 7 - Piano Concerto No. 3 (2014)
- Tschaikowsky: Symphonie No. 4 - Capriccio Italien (2013)
- Рахманинов Алеко (2013)
- Рахманинов Симфония №1 Утес Uu (2013)
- Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 3 - Dornröschen-Suite (2013)
- Tschaikowsky: Symphonie Nr. 2 - Rokoko-Variationen - Andante Cantabile (2013)
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - Lyadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 (1970)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1, "Winter Daydreams" - The Snow Maiden (2012)
- Strauss Richard - A Hero's Life (2012)
- Shostakovich, D.: Shostakovich - 100 Years Celebration (1906-2006) (2006)
- Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Spring Cantata (1991)
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