Anatole Fistoulari
Anatole Fistoulari (20 August 1907 – 21 August 1995)[1] was a Ukrainian conductor, who became a British citizen.[2] A child prodigy, he later conducted around Europe and America, and left a significant discography.
Anatole Fistoulari | |
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Born | 20 August 1907 |
Died | 21 August 1995 | (aged 88)
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Citizenship | British |
Biography
Fistoulari was born into a musical family in
In 1933, Fistoulari was chosen to conduct several seasons of the Grand Opera Russe at the
In 1939 Fistoulari joined the
Operatic work in Britain began with a
Fistoulari made a number of studio recordings from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, most of them dance or ballet music, overtures and concertos. Fistoulari specialised in the interpretation of
Besides his ballet recordings, Fistoulari conducted many well-known singers on record including Jan Peerce, Inge Borkh, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Boris Christoff, pianists like Edwin Fischer, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Clifford Curzon, Wilhelm Kempff, Earl Wild and Shura Cherkassky, as well as violinists such as Yehudi Menuhin and Nathan Milstein.[citation needed]
Family life
In 1942 Fistoulari married Anna Mahler, daughter of the composer Gustav Mahler.[1] She was living in Hampstead, having fled Nazi-occupied Austria.[2] It was her fourth marriage. They had a daughter, Marina, born August 1943. They separated after the war and Anna moved to California. Their marriage was dissolved around 1956.[1]
Later life and death
Fistoulari suffered from crippling arthritis during the latter years of his life; and was cared for by his second wife, the Scottish violinist Elizabeth Lockhart.[4] He died in London at Queen Mary's Hospital on 21 August 1995.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ a b c d Obituary – Anatole Fistoulari. Opera, October 1995, Vol.46 No.10, p1172.
- ^ a b "Anatole Fistoulari, Conductor, 88, Dies". The New York Times. 25 August 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Anatole Fistoulari". The Independent. London. 22 August 1995. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Brook, Donald. Anatole Fistoulari. In: Conductors' Gallery. Rockcliff, London, 1946, p56-60.
- ^ Amis John. Amiscellany – My life, my music. Faber & Faber Ltd, London, 1985, p89.
- ^ Report from Spain. Opera, March 1951, Vol.2 No.4, p198