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4 unusual facts about Igor Markevitch


Eitan Avitsur

His studies were concluded in 1976 at the Rubin Academy,directed by Igor Markevitch and Salszburg's Mozarteum where he specialized in conducting.

Igor Markevitch

Their son, Oleg Caetani, was chief conductor and artistic director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia.

L'envol d'Icare

L'envol d'Icare (The Flight of Icarus) is a score written (but never performed) as a ballet by the Ukrainian composer Igor Markevitch in 1932–33.

Manuel Galduf

Galduf studied at the Valencia Musical University School (Orchestra musical direction, composition, violin, piano and oboe) and undertook postgraduate education with Volker Wangenheim (German conductor) and Igor Markevitch (Ukrainian conductor).


Music of Monaco

The Orchestra is quite prominent in the classical world, and has been conducted by Igor Markevitch, Lovro von Matačić, Paul Paray, Lawrence Foster, Gianluigi Gelmetti and Louis Frémaux.

Oralia Domínguez

In 1954, she appeared throughout Europe with such conductors as Tullio Serafin, Igor Markevitch, Paul Kletzki and Herbert von Karajan.

Riccardo Brengola

He also appeared as a soloist with such illustrious conductors as Sergiu Celibidache, Antonio Guarnieri, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Jonel Perlea, Paul van Kempen, Erich Leinsdorf, etc., and with other equally famous instrumentalists including Andrés Segovia, Alain Meunier and Dino Asciolla.


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