Boris Emmanuilovich Khaikin (russian: Борис Эммануилович Хайкин; be, Барыс Эмануілавіч Хайкін; – 10 May 1978) was a Soviet and Russian conductor who was named a

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

in 1972.

Biography

Khaikin was born in

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, then part of the

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. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under

Nicolai Malko Nicolai Andreyevich Malko (russian: Никола́й Андре́евич Малько́, ua, Микола Андрійович Малько; 4 May 188323 June 1961) was a Russian-born American symphonic conductor. Biography Malko was born in B ...

and Konstantin Saradzhev. He was artistic director of the Little Leningrad Opera Theatre in 1936-43 and the principal conductor at the

Kirov Theatre The Mariinsky Theatre ( rus, Мариинский театр, Mariinskiy teatr, also transcribed as Maryinsky or Mariyinsky) is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music th ...

in 1944-53, where he conducted the première of

Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...

's ''

Betrothal in a Monastery ''Betrothal in a Monastery'' (Russian title ''Обручение в монастыре'') is an opera in nine scenes (four acts) by Sergei Prokofiev to a Russian libretto by the composer and Mira Mendelson after Sheridan's ''The Duenna''. Proko ...

'' on 3 November 1946. He moved to the

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in 1954. He died in

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, and was buried in the

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Discography

Khaikin is noted for his two critically acclaimed recordings of '' Khovanshchina'': a 1946 edition with

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, and a 1972 version with Irina Arkhipova. His record of

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's little known early first symphony received good notices. Khaikin also recorded several operas and ballets by

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, notably a '' Eugene Onegin'' with Galina Vishnevskaya and Sergei Lemeshev. Other opera recordings include: *

Mikhail Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka ( rus, link=no, Михаил Иванович Глинка, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka., mʲɪxɐˈil ɪˈvanəvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲinkə, Ru-Mikhail-Ivanovich-Glinka.ogg; ) was the first Russian composer to gain wide recogni ...

; ''

A Life for the Tsar ''A Life for the Tsar'' ( rus, "Жизнь за царя", italic=yes, Zhizn za tsarya ) is a "patriotic-heroic tragic opera" in four acts with an epilogue by Mikhail Glinka. During the Soviet era the opera was known under the name ''Ivan Susanin' ...

'' (in the ''Ivan Susanin'' version), 1960. *

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; '' Stone Guest'' with the USSR Radio Chorus and Symphony, 1959. * Anton Rubinstein; '' The Demon''. *

Kirill Molchanov Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov (russian: Кирилл Владимирович Молчанов; 7 September 1922 – 14 March 1982) was a Russian and Soviet composer. He was appointed director of the Bolshoi, at the time political disfavour had ...

; '' The Unknown Soldier''. *

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; ''

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'' (opera-poem based on the life of Soviet Tatar poet

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)It is not clear whether Khaikin recorded the opera in the original Tatar version of 1957, or in Russian translation * Vlasov and Fere; ''

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Footnotes

References

*Bolshoi Theatre:
Biography of Boris Khaykin
', in Russian. URL last accessed 31 August 2018.

External links

* Retrieved on July 19, 2006. *N.N.: . Archived URL last accessed July 19, 2006.

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