Igor Blashkov
Igor Ivanovich Blaschkow ( Ukrainian Ігор Іванович Блажков ; born September 23, 1936 in Kiev ) is a Ukrainian conductor.
life and career
Blaschkow studied at the Kiev Conservatory at the Faculty of Conducting with Alexander Klimov, which he graduated in 1959, and in the traineeship at the Leningrad Conservatory with Yevgeny Maravinsky with a degree in 1962. He was from 1969 to 1976 conductor of the Kiev Chamber Orchestra, and from 1988 to 1994 Chief Conductor and Musical Director of the State Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine . From 1983 he directed the "Perpetuum mobile" chamber orchestra in Kiev. As a guest conductor he appeared with the orchestra of the Leningrad Philharmonic (1963–68 assistant to Yevgeny Mrawinsky ), the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the USSR and the German Symphony Orchestra Berlin .
In the Soviet era he advocated the work of contemporary composers such as Walentyn Sylwestrow and Andrei Volkonsky , of whom he premiered several works.
Blaschkow was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Ukraine in 1990.
Since 2002 he has lived in Potsdam , Germany.
literature
- Carl Dahlhaus (Ed.): Blaschkow, Igor in Riemann Musiklexikon , 12th edition, supplementary volume, Schott Musikverlag , Mainz 1972, p. 119
- Boris Schwarz : Music and Musical Life in the Soviet Union. 1917 to the present , Part V, Heinrichshofen, Wilhelmshaven 1982, pp. 723-724, 744, 758, 785-786, 791
Web links
- An interview with Igor Blaschkow for the newspaper "Den" ("The Day") (in English).
- Kathrin Singer: Bach notes for recognition.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blashkov, Igor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Blaschkow, Igor Ivanovich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ukrainian conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 23, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiev |