Kirill Karabits

born on 26/12/1976 in Kiev, Ukraine

Kirill Karabits

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Kirill Karabits
Born December 26 1976
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
Occupation Conductor
Years active 1995–
Relatives Ivan Karabyts (father)

Kirill Karabits (born 26 December 1976, in Kiev [then in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union]) is a Ukrainian conductor. His father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts.

In his youth, Karabits studied piano, and developed an interest in conducting at age 13.[1] His early teachers included Tatiana Kozlov. In Kiev, he studied at the Lysenko Music School, and later at the National Tchaikovsky Music Academy. In 1995, he began studies at the Vienna Musikhochschule and earned a diploma in orchestral conducting after five years of study. He also attended the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, where he was a pupil of Helmuth Rilling and Peter Gulke. He has done scholarly work on the musical archive of the Berliner Singakademie, such as transcribing the 1784 Johannes Passion of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, which was thought to be lost.

Karabits made his first public conducting appearance at age 19.[1] He was assistant conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra from 1998 to 2000. He also served as associate conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France from 2002 to 2005.

In October 2006, Karabits made his first conducting appearance with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO), and returned in October 2007,[2] where both concerts received acclaim.[3] In November 2007, the BSO announced the appointment of Karabits as their 13th Principal Conductor, after a unanimous vote from the orchestra musicians, effective with the 2009-2010 season.[4][5] Karabits held the title of Principal Conductor-Designate for the 2008-2009 season, with three concert appearances.[6] He made his first conducting appearance at The Proms with the BSO in August 2009,[7] and formally took up the BSO principal conductorship in October 2009.[8] He is the first Ukrainian conductor to be named principal conductor of a UK orchestra.[9] His initial contract was for 4 years. With the BSO, Karabits has recorded music of Rodion Shchedrin for the Naxos label, and music of Aram Khachaturian for the Onyx Classics label.[10] [11] In August 2011, Karabits and the BSO agreed on a three-year extension of his contract as principal conductor through the 2015-2016 season.[12] [13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Suzy Klein, Kirill Karabits: pushing the limits, The Guardian, 2010-11-04. URL accessed on 2010-11-06.
  2. Geoffrey Norris, Kirill Karabits: Triumphant blend of virile verve and fine focus, Telegraph, 2007-10-19. URL accessed on 2007-12-04.
  3. Geoffrey Norris, The young ones seize the baton, Telegraph, 26 November 2007. URL accessed on 2007-12-04.
  4. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, "Karabits appointed new Principal Conductor". 29 November 2007.
  5. James Inverne, "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra names new chief conductor". Gramophone, 23 November 2007.
  6. Geoffrey Norris, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits at the Lighthouse, Poole, Telegraph, 2008-11-28. URL accessed on 2008-11-29.
  7. Tim Ashley, Prom 34 BSO/Karabits (Royal Albert Hall, London), The Guardian, 2009-08-12. URL accessed on 2009-10-09.
  8. Ben Hoyle, Orchestras pass the baton to new band of Eastern Europeans, The Times, 7 October 2009. URL accessed on 2009-10-09.
  9. Kevin Shihoten, Karabits to Succeed Alsop as Bournemouth Symphony Principal Conductor, 'Playbill Arts', 2007-11-27. URL accessed on 2007-12-04.
  10. Albion Media (21 October 2010). A new partnership between Onyx Classics, Kirill Karabits and the BSO launches with the music of Khachaturian. Press release. Retrieved on 2010-11-06
  11. Tim Ashley, Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh (excerpts) review, The Guardian, 2010-11-11. URL accessed on 2011-08-11.
  12. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (9 August 2011). Kirill Karabits signs three season contract extension as Principal Conductor of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Press release. Retrieved on 2011-08-11
  13. Bournemouth Symphony extends principal conductor's contract, Gramophone, 2011-08-11. URL accessed on 2011-08-11.

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