Sergei Ivanovich Skripka (russian: Серге́й Иванович Скрипка; October 5, 1949 in
Kharkov
Kharkiv ( uk, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest city and municipality in Ukraine. ) is a
Soviet
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and Russian conductor, and a
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
, conductor of the
State Symphony Cinema Orchestra.
Early life
Skripka graduated in 1972 from the
Kharkov Institute of Arts as chorusmaster.
Conductor
After graduating from the Conservatoire in 1979, Skripka started to work with the
Russian State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography, and since 1993 he has been their Artistic Director and Chief Conductor. Simultaneously Skripka has conducted the
Zhukovsky Symphony Orchestra since 1979, with which he has toured Switzerland (in 1991) and Hungary (in 1998).
Skripka speaks both German and English which facilitates his work with foreign orchestras.
References
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* at Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra website
Сlassica
1949 births
Living people
People's Artists of Russia
21st-century Russian conductors (music)
Russian male conductors (music)
Soviet conductors (music)
20th-century Russian conductors (music)
21st-century Russian male musicians
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