Kirill Karabits
Kyrylo Karabyts | |
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Кирило Карабиць | |
Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |
Occupation | Conductor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Relatives | Ivan Karabyts (father) |
Kirill Karabits conductor, active in both concert hall and opera house, whose discography mainly includes recordings of Ukrainian, Russian, and other Eastern European music.
Biography
Early life
Kirill Karabits' father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts.
Karabits was born in
Career
Karabits made his first public conducting appearance aged 19.
Karabits made his North American conducting debut with the
In the opera house, his work has included
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
In October 2006, Karabits made his first conducting appearance with the
He has conducted several premieres with the Bournemouth orchestra including the UK premiere of
In January 2023, the BSO announced that Karabits would stand down as its chief conductor at the close of the 2023-2024 season, assume the title of conductor laureate, and serve as artistic director of the orchestra's Voices from the East project.[30]Recordings
With the Staatskapelle Weimar he has recorded Strauss and Liszt. With the BSO, Karabits has recorded music of Rodion Shchedrin for the Naxos label, and music of Aram Khachaturian for the Onyx Classics label.[31][32] He recorded a complete cycle of the seven Prokofiev symphonies with the BSO on Onyx from 2013 to 2015, which included the symphonic fragment of 1902, the original version of the fourth, and the alternative ending for the seventh.[33] A series of CDs with music by composers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, such as Kara Karayev, Boris Lyatoshynsky, Chary Nurymov and Avet Terterian has appeared on the Chandos label.[34]
References
- ^ a b Suzy Klein (4 November 2010). "Kirill Karabits: pushing the limits". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Everett Evans (19 March 2009). "Ukrainian conductor to lead Houston Symphony". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Kirill Karabits Appointed Artistic Director of I,CULTURE Orchestra" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ "Kirill Karabits neuer Generalmusikdirektor und Chefdirigent in Weimar". Thüringer Allegmeine. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Wolfgang Hirsch (18 June 2018). "Staatskapelle verliert GMD Karabits schon 2019". Thüringer Allegmeine. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Erica Jeal. Opera, September 2008, Vol.59, No.9, p1097
- ^ Hugh Canning. La Bohème – Glyndebourne Festival Opera, 6 June. Opera, August 2012, Vol.63, No.8, p995-6
- ^ David Shengold. Opera, March 2009 Vol.60 No.3 p305.
- ^ Russ McDonald. Opera, January 2011 Vol.62 No.1 p95.
- ^ Carlos Maria Solare. Report from Berlin Opera, October 2017, Vol 68 No.10, p1304.
- ^ Centre de documentation de la musique contemporaine – CONDE Gérard (1947) Oeuvres page> accessed 24 November 2020.
- ^ Sardanapalo, Liszt review. Christopher Webber. Opera, May 2019 Vol 70, No.5, p629-30.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris (19 October 2007). "Kirill Karabits: Triumphant blend of virile verve and fine focus". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris (26 November 2007). "The young ones seize the baton". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, "Karabits appointed new Principal Conductor". 29 November 2007.
- ^ James Inverne, "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra names new chief conductor". Gramophone, 23 November 2007.
- ^ Geoffrey Norris (28 November 2008). "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits at the Lighthouse, Poole". Telegraph. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
- ^ Tim Ashley (12 August 2009). "Prom 34 – BSO/Karabits (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ Ben Hoyle (7 October 2009). "Orchestras pass the baton to new band of Eastern Europeans". The Times. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- ^ Kevin Shihoten (27 November 2007). "Karabits to Succeed Alsop as Bournemouth Symphony Principal Conductor". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ "Kirill Karabits signs three season contract extension as Principal Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Bournemouth Symphony extends principal conductor's contract". Gramophone. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra extends partnership with Kirill Karabits" (Press release). Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Andy Martin (29 April 2015). ""I want to help take the BSO to the next level" – Conductor Karabits to extend stay to 2018 and beyond". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ BSO, Karabits, The Lighthouse, Poole online review – stealing fire from the gods Peter Quantrill, the Arts Desk, Thursday, 12 November 2020. Accessed 2 April 2023.
- ^ BSO Concert Programme Autumn 2021
- ^ a b UK premiere - BSO Concert Programme Winter Spring 2022
- ^ BSO Concert programme Season 2022-23 (October)
- ^ BSO Concert programme Season 22-23 (January)
- ^ "Kirill Karabits and the BSO announce new chapter after 15 years" (Press release). Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ David Hurwitz (10 May 2010). "Shchedrin: Concertos 4 & 5". Classics Today. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ Tim Ashley (11 November 2010). "Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh (excerpts) – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Booklet notes for Onyx 4137, 4139, 4147 and 4153 with interview of Karabits by Daniel Jaffé.
- ^ Fanny Charles. Karabits and the BSO – a new chapter. Blackmore Vale Magazine, 17 January 2023. accessed 4 April 2023.
External links
- AskonasHolt agency page for Kirill Karabits
- Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, French-language biography of Kirill Karabits
- Classical CD Review, review of Naxos 8.572405, recording of Rodion Shchedrin's Concerti for Orchestra Nos. 4 and 5, and Khrustal'niye gusli Archived 28 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Kirill Karabits: ten things you never knew (Classic fM website) accessed 3 April 2023.