Temirkanov biography sample

Born Yuri Khatuyevich Temirkanov, December 10, 1938, in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian republic); son of Khatu Sagidovich Temirkanov and Polina Petrovna Temirkanova; married Irina Guseva (died 1997), one son,Vladimir.

Education: Leningrad Conservatoire, graduated 1962 and 1965. Addresses: Business State Philharmonic, Mikhailovskaya 2, St. Petersburg, Russia; c/o Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201.

Celebrated conductor Yuri Temirkanov brought his talents from the former Soviet Union through Europe, and to the United States.

In 1999 he accepted a position as the principal conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra while retaining simultaneous positions as the principal conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London.

Temirkanov is recognized globally as a precise orchestral conductor, highly knowledgeable of musical composition and intuitive in his