Vassily Sinaisky
Vassily Serafimovich Sinaisky (Russian: Васи́лий Серафи́мович Сина́йский, born in Abez, Komi Republic, April 20, 1947) is a Russian conductor and pianist. He studied conducting with Ilya Musin at the Leningrad Conservatory and began his career as assistant to Kirill Kondrashin at the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1973 he won the Gold Medal at the Karajan Competition in Berlin.
Sinaisky was Chief Conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra from 1976 to 1989. He served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra from 1991 to 1996. He has also held the post of Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. He also served as Music Director of the Russian State Orchestra (formerly Evgeny Svetlanov's USSR State Symphony Orchestra), a position he held until 2002, and was principal guest conductor with the Bolshoi Theatre.
Sinaisky was Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic from 1996 until January 2012. Sinaisky has made several recordings with the BBC Philharmonic for Chandos, including works by Karol Szymanowski, Rodion Shchedrin, Mily Balakirev, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,[1] and Franz Schreker,[2] as well as a series of recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's film music. Sinaisky now has the title of conductor emeritus with the BBC Philharmonic.[3]
Sinaisky was principal conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra from January 2007 through the 2010-2011 season. With the Malmö orchestra, he has conducted commercial recordings for the Naxos label, including music of Franz Schmidt.[4][5] He became Conductor in Residence at the Bolshoi Theatre with the 2009-2010 season. In August 2010, he was named the Bolshoi's music director and chief conductor.[6] In December 2013, Sinaisky resigned his posts with the Bolshoi Theatre, with immediate effect.[7]
Recordings
- Shostakovich: Film Music Vol. 1. Chandos 10023
- Shostakovich: Film Music Vol. 2. Chandos 10183
- Balakirev: Symphony 1, Overture King Lear, In Bohemia. Chandos 24129
- Liadov: Baba Yaga, Enchanted Lake, Kikimora. Chandos 9911
References
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2007-06-29). "Rimsky-Korsakov: Overtures to The Maid of Pskov & The Tsar's Bride; Legend; Sinfonietta; etc, BBC Philharmonic/ Sinaisky". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2001-11-23). "Classical CD releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ "New Principal Guest Conductor Announced: John Storgårds to succeed Vassily Sinaisky in 2012" (Press release). BBC Philharmonic. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2009-04-03). "Schmidt: Symphony No 1, etc; Malmö SO/Sinaisky". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (2009-10-16). "Schmidt: Symphony No 2; Fuga Solemnis: Malmö SO/Sinaisky". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- ↑ AFP (Agence France Presse) (2010-08-07). "Conductor Vassily Sinaisky named Bolshoi musical director". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ↑ AFP (Agence France Presse) (2013-12-03). "I resigned to avoid conflict - Bolshoi chief conductor". The Voice of Russia. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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| Cultural offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dmitri Kitaenko |
Music Director, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra 1991–1996 |
Succeeded by Mark Ermler |
| Preceded by Christoph König |
Chief Conductor, Malmö Symphony Orchestra 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Marc Soustrot |
| Preceded by Leonid Desyatnikov |
Music Director and Chief Conductor, Bolshoi Theatre 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by (post vacant) |