nikolay khondzinsky
artistic director and the chief conductor of the
pskov philharmonic orchestra (pskov, russia).
founder, artistic director and conductor of the russian conservatory chamber capella (moscow, russia).
artistic director of the council hall (moscow, russia).
laureate of the boris tchaikovsky award
laureate of the international bach festivals from christmas to christmas
laureate of the moscow state award
the discography includes:
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shebalin - the first complete recording of choral cycles
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tchaikovsky - andersen fairy tales
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shostakovich, the first recording of ’’the songs of a guard's division’’
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sviridov - the first recordings of works for choir, accompanied by an instrumental ensemble - the poem "lapotny muzhik"
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abdokov - the first recordings of orchestral works
among the premiers:
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yuriy abdokov - the world premiere of the ballet three poems
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jan dismas zelenka - the world first performance of gloria ZWV 30; the first russian performance of miserere ZWV 56; the first russian performance of miserere ZWV 57; the world first performance of kyrie, sanctus and agnus dei ZWV 26; the first russian performance of almost all orchestral compositions
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georgy sviridov - the first performance of the choruses from the cycle a hard times song
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yuriy abdokov - the first performance of orchestral music: autumn prayers, on the verge of thawing and ice and others
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johann sebastian bach - the first russian performance of a number of sacral cantatas and instrumental works
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georg philipp telemann - the first russian performance of cantatas du aber daniel, gehe hin, sei getreu bis in den tod
as a guest conductor works with the mariinsky theatre, saint-petersburg philharmonic orchestra, etc...