Dmitry Liss (born 1960) is a Russian conductor. He is also the artistic director and chief conductor of the

Ural Philharmonic Orchestra Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (in Russian 'Уральский академический филармонический оркестр, УАФО') is a professional symphony orchestra based in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Ural Philharmonic Orchestra was ...

Biography

Born in 1960, Dmitry Liss is a graduate of the

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. Upon graduation from the conservatory in 1984 he became a conductor of the Kuzbass Symphony Orchestra. In 1991 he was appointed to the position of Chief Conductor of this orchestra and at this time became the youngest chief conductor in Russia. Since 1995, Dmitry Liss has served as Artistic Director/Chief Conductor of the

. Most recently, Liss was appointed Associate Conductor of the

Russian National Orchestra The Russian National Orchestra (russian: Российский национальный оркестр) was founded in Moscow in 1990 by pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev. It was the first Russian orchestra to perform at the Apostolic Palace, Va ...

(1999). In 1997–1999 he was Principal Russian Conductor of the American Russian Youth Orchestra.

Activities

He has taken part in numerous international festivals and has recorded CDs for a variety of American, Russian, Japanese, Taiwanese, Belgian and Swiss companies.

Awards

*Winner of the 1st

International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matačić The International Competition of Young Conductors Lovro von Matačić is being organized by the Lovro and Lilly Matačić Foundation every 4 years in Zagreb (Croatia) and is eligible to conductors under the age of 35. About the Competition In 199 ...

(

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, 1995). *Artist Emeritus of Russia

External links

Dmitry Liss on the web-site of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra

Dmitry Liss on the web-site of the Russian National Orchestra
* Productions Internationales Albert Sarfati (World Management)
Dmitry Liss

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