Aleksandr Sergeyevich Dmitriyev (russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Дми́триев; born in
Leningrad on 19 January 1935),
PAU, is a
Russian conductor
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of
orchestral and
choral music and
opera. He has been director of the
Symphony Orchestra of the Karel Autonomous Republic
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, and Principal Conductor of the
Maly Academic Opera House
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in Leningrad. Since 1977 he has been Chief Conductor and Artistic director of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the
St. Petersburg Philharmonia
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.
In 2005, he was awarded the Order of Honour for Merit in the field of Culture and Art by
Vladimir Putin.
References
* Classica.fm Saint Petersburg
Interview with Alexander Dmitriyev
* Saint Petersburg Encyclopedia
Shostakovich Philharmonics
1935 births
Living people
21st-century Russian conductors (music)
Russian male conductors (music)
21st-century Russian male musicians
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