Leonid Ovseevich Korchmar (born November 9, 1943) (russian: Леонид Овсеевич Корчмар) is a Russian
conductor. Since 1989 he has been a conductor in the
Mariinsky 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 ...
(former Kirov Ballet and Opera) in
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. Having studied with
Ilya Musin, he now also teaches operatic and symphonic
conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...
in the
St Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (russian: Санкт-Петербургская государственная консерватория имени Н. А. Римского-Корсакова) (formerly known as th ...
.
External links
Leonid Korchmar's biography on the site of the Mariinsky Theatreretrieved 31st Dec 2010
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Russian male musicians
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1943 births
21st-century Russian conductors (music)
Russian male conductors (music)
21st-century Russian male musicians