Yakov Kreizberg
Yakov Kreizberg , also Jakov Kreizberg , Jakow Kreizberg ( Russian Яков Крейцберг ; born October 24, 1959 in Leningrad ; † March 15, 2011 in Monte Carlo ), was an American conductor of Russian descent and Austrian citizen.
Life
Kreizberg began his training in his hometown in the subjects of piano , composition and conducting. At the age of 16 he emigrated to the United States, where he studied at Mannes College and Ann Arbor . One of his most important teachers was Leonard Bernstein . To avoid confusion with his brother, the conductor Semjon Bytschkow , Kreizberg changed his original name Bychkov (or Bytschkow) to his mother's maiden name. In 1988 Yakov married Kreizberg and his student, the conductor Amy Andersson. Her sons are David (* 1991) and Daniel (* 1997).
Since 1992 he has conducted the London Symphony Orchestra , the Orchester de Paris , the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra , the Czech Philharmonic , the Russian National Orchestra , the New York Philharmonic , the Philadelphia Orchestra , the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra .
Kreizberg was chief conductor of the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest and the Nederlands Kamerorkest , as well as principal guest conductor of the Wiener Symphoniker . From 1988 to 1994 he was general music director at the community theater in Krefeld / Mönchengladbach, from 1994 to 2001 at the Komische Oper Berlin . Since 2009 he has held the position of Artistic Director at the Orchester Philharmonique de Monte Carlo , with whom he also recorded on the in-house label.
His discography includes symphonies by Antonín Dvořák and Franz Schmidt . Kreizberg realized recordings for the Pentatone label with various orchestras. He also worked closely with the violinist Julia Fischer , and these recordings were awarded the Diapason d'or and the Echo Prize , among others . In 1997 Kreizberg was awarded the German Critics' Prize. For his recording of Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, he was nominated for a Grammy in two categories in 2006, including the category “Best orchestral performance”. In 2007 he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art for his services to Austrian musical life . In 2007 and 2008 he conducted the annual national holiday concert in Vienna since 2006 . In 2008 he acquired Austrian citizenship .
On February 14th, 2011 he conducted his last concert. It took place in the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest. Kreizberg died on March 15, 2011 after a long and serious illness. On October 8, 2011, his ashes were buried in an honorary grave of the City of Vienna in the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 40, number 179).
Web links
- Works by and about Yakov Kreizberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Notice from management of the demise
supporting documents
- ↑ Information about Kreizberg's demise in the Artjournal ( memento from March 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ I will keep Yakov with me , Herlinde Koelbl : Interview with Julia Fischer, ZEIT Online, July 28, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kreizberg, Yakov |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bychkov, Yakov (maiden name); Kreizberg, Jakov; Kreizberg, Jakow; Крейцберг, Яков (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian-American conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad , Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 2011 |
| Place of death | Monte Carlo |