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With a new chief conductor, the Bolshoi Theater will be happy with Gergiev and will decide on a three-year planning

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The Bolshoi Theater has acquired a new musical director and chief conductor. As Izvestia predicted, on Monday morning Vladimir Urin brought 36-year-old Tugan Sokhiev to reporters.

Having listed the various advantages of the young maestro, the general director of the Bolshoi Theater explained his choice, including civil considerations.

— It was fundamentally important for me that it was a conductor of Russian origin. A person who could communicate with the team in the same language, Urin reasoned.

The head of the theater also talked about the similarity of tastes that showed up between him and the new musical director.

- It was important to understand what principles this person professes and how he sees modern musical theater. Despite the very serious difference in age between me and Tugan, our views are very similar,” the CEO assured.

Tugan Sokhiev immediately reciprocated the compliments of Vladimir Urin.

— The invitation was unexpected for me. And the main circumstance that convinced me to agree is the personality of the current director of the theater, ”Sokhiev admitted.

The contract with Tugan Sokhiev was concluded for a period from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2018 - almost until the end of the director's term of Urin himself. The latter emphasized that the contract was signed directly with the conductor, and not with his concert agency.

Due to numerous commitments over the coming months and years, the new music director will be brought on board gradually. According to the director general, until the end of the current season, Sokhiev will come to the Bolshoi for several days every month, start rehearsals in July, and make his debut in front of the audience of the Bolshoi Theater in September.

In total, in the 2014/15 season, the conductor will present two projects, the names of which have not yet been disclosed, and he will begin full-scale work in the theater a season later. The scope of Sokhiev's activities in 2014, 2015 and 2016 is detailed in the contract, said Vladimir Urin.

“I'll be here more and more every month,” Sokhiev promised. - For the sake of this, I will reduce Western contracts to the maximum. I am ready to give the Bolshoi Theater as much time as necessary.

Vladimir Urin made it clear that he is not jealous of his new colleague for his foreign orchestras, the current engagements with which will expire only in 2016. Moreover, the CEO believes that "contracts should be extended, but to a lesser extent."

Dates from the distant future became the leitmotif of the press conference. Urin confessed to an ambitious plan that once attracted his predecessor Anatoly Iksanov: to expand repertoire planning at the Bolshoi to a three-year period. This idea, if successful, can be a real salvation for the theater: after all, it is the “myopia” of the Bolshoi Theater’s plans that does not allow it to invite first-rate stars whose schedules are scheduled at least 2-3 years in advance.

Answering questions of an artistic nature, Tugan Taimurazovich appeared as a moderate and cautious person. He has not yet decided for himself what is better - a repertoire system or a stagione.He is interested in the ballet part of the life of the Bolshoi Theater, but does not intend to interfere in the activities of Sergei Filin ("Kthere will be no conflicts,” Vladimir Urin inserted). He will lead the Bolshoi Orchestra out of the pit onto the stage to "add splendor to the theatre," but it seems that he is not going to focus on symphonic programs, like Valery Gergiev.

The name of Gergiev, Sokhiev's influential patron during the early years of his international career, became another refrain of the press conference. The owner of the Mariinsky Theater is gaining more and more outposts in the leading Russian theaters: two years ago, his pupil Mikhail Tatarnikov headed the Mikhailovsky Theater, now it's the Bolshoi's turn.

With Tugan Sokhiev, Gergiev is united not only by his small homeland (Vladikavkaz), but also by his alma mater - the St. Petersburg Conservatory, class of the legendary Ilya Musin (n. and the question of Izvestia whether he believes in the existence of the St. Petersburg school of conducting, Sokhiev answered: “Well, I’m sitting in front of you”).

- When making a decision, I consulted with close people: with my mother and, of course, with Gergiev. Valery Abisalovich reacted very positively, for which I am grateful to him. It would be a dream for the Bolshoi Theater if Valery Abisalovich found time to conduct here.From today, we can already talk to him about this,” Sokhiev said.

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A native of North Ossetia, Tugan Sokhiev chose the profession of conductor at the age of 17. In 1997, he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, having studied for two years with Ilya Musin, then moved to the class of Yuri Temirkanov.

As a guest conductor, Tugan Sokhiev has already performed with almost all the best orchestras in the world, including the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Chicago Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and others. In the list of his operatic conquests are projects at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Madrid's Teatro Real, Milan's La Scala and the Houston Grand Opera.

Sokhiev regularly conducts at the Mariinsky Theatre. Repeatedly toured in Moscow, but never worked at the Bolshoi Theater.

According to Izvestia, Tugan Sokhiev will become the new musical director and chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre. Official sources in the Bolshoi Theater do not confirm the appointment until Monday, when the general director of the theater Vladimir Urin will introduce the conductor to the Bolshoi team and journalists.

It took Urin exactly seven weeks to urgently search for a new face for the Bolshoi Theater - a short time, given the extreme complexity of negotiations with in-demand musicians in the middle of the season. 36-year-old Tugan Sokhiev was mentioned among the most likely candidates in early December last year.

A native of Vladikavkaz, Sokhiev chose the profession of conductor at the age of 17. In 1997, he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, having studied for two years with the legendary Ilya Musin, and then moved to the class of Yuri Temirkanov.

His international career began in 2003 at the Welsh National Opera, but the very next year, Sokhiev left the post of music director - as reported by the media, due to disagreements with his subordinates.

In 2005, he became Principal Guest Conductor of the National Orchestra of the Capitole of Toulouse, and from 2008 to this day he has led this famous French orchestra. In 2010, Sokhiev began to combine work in Toulouse with the direction of the German Symphony Orchestra in Berlin. Whether the conductor intends to terminate the contract with any of these groups, or will divide the time between the three cities, is still unknown.

As a guest conductor, Tugan Sokhiev has already managed almost all the best orchestras in the world, including the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Chicago Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and others. In the list of his opera achievements, performances at the New York Metropolitan Opera, Madrid Teatro Real, Milan's La Scala and the Houston Grand Opera.

Sokhiev constantly conducts at the Mariinsky Theatre, with the head of which, Valery Gergiev, he has a long friendship. Repeatedly toured in Moscow, but never performed at the Bolshoi Theater.

Izvestia's sources in the Bolshoi Theater report that part of the orchestral and opera groups wanted to see Pavel Sorokin, the staff conductor of the Bolshoi Theater, as their new leader. However, Vladimir Urin opted for an international star.

With the advent of Sokhiev, an interesting parallel will appear between the largest theaters in the country, the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky: both creative teams will be headed by people from North Ossetia and heirs of the St. Petersburg conducting school, students of Ilya Musin.

Vladimir Urin had to solve an unexpected and acute personnel problem after the former chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater Vasily Sinaisky submitted a letter of resignation on December 2, without completing preparations for the most important premiere of Verdi's Don Carlos. Sinaisky explained his demarche by the impossibility of working with the new general director - "it was simply impossible to wait," he told Izvestia |

Tugan Sokhiev was born in 1977 in Vladikavkaz. In 1996 he graduated from the Vladikavkaz College of Music (now named after Valery Gergiev), in 2001 he graduated from the Faculty of Opera and Symphony Conducting of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory (class of professors Ilya Musin and Yuri Temirkanov). Conducted the orchestras of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the Mariinsky Theater at concerts in memory of Ilya Musin (1999 - 2000). In 1999 he was awarded the 2nd prize at the 3rd Prokofiev International Conducting Competition in St. Petersburg, sharing it with Alexander Sladkovsky (the 1st prize was not awarded).

In 2000, the conductor began collaborating with the Academy of Young Opera Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre. In December 2001, he made his debut at the Mariinsky Theater in the concert program Through the Pages of Rossini's Operas. Since 2005 he has been a permanent conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre. Under his leadership, premieres of productions of the operas Carmen, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Journey to Reims took place. People's Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. At present he is the artistic director of the National Orchestra of the Capitole of Toulouse, who inherited this post after the illustrious maestro Michel Plasson.

In 2002, Tugan Sokhiev made his debut on the stage of the Welsh National Opera House ("La Boheme"), and in 2003 - on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera Theater ("Eugene Onegin"). In the same year, he made his first appearance with the London Philharmonic, performing Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. The concert was highly appreciated by critics and became the beginning of Tugan Sokhiev's close cooperation with this group. In 2004, the conductor brought the opera The Love for Three Oranges to the festival in Aix-en-Provence, which was later repeated in Luxembourg and at the Real Madrid Theater, and in 2006 at the Houston Grand Opera, he presented the opera Boris Godunov", which was also a great success. In 2009, the conductor made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which received rave reviews from critics. In recent concert and theater seasons, Tugan Sokhiev conducted at the Mariinsky Theater the operas The Golden Cockerel, Iolanthe, Samson and Delilah, Fiery Angel and Carmen, as well as The Queen of Spades and Iolanthe at the Capitol Theater Toulouse.

At the same time, the conductor actively tours in Western Europe, acting as a guest conductor in a number of major orchestras. Their list is so impressive that even a simple listing will require a lot of ink and paper: it contains almost all the leading European orchestras. Recently, Tugan Sokhiev made his debut with the Rotterdam and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, having received the definition of “miracle conductor” from criticism. Among his recent engagements are also successful debuts with the Spanish National Orchestra, the RAI Orchestra of Turin and a series of philharmonic concerts at Milan's La Scala Theatre. In addition, as a guest conductor, Tugan Sokhiev performs with the Roman Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, the Orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, the Japanese NHK Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. Among the conductor's plans for the next seasons are The Queen of Spades at the Vienna State Opera, projects with the Mariinsky Theater, and with the team he leads - studio recordings, tours and several opera productions at the Capitole Theater of Toulouse.

In 2010, Sokhiev became Principal Conductor of the German Symphony Orchestra in Berlin.

January 20, 2014 announced the chief conductor and musical director of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

People's Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Laureate of the III International Competition named after. S.S. Prokofiev

Tugan Sokhiev has been the conductor of the Mariinsky Theater since 2005, on the stage of which, under his direction, the premieres of the operas Journey to Reims, Carmen and The Tale of Tsar Saltan took place. At the start of the 2008-09 season. Tugan Sokhiev became musical director of the National Orchestra of the Capitole of Toulouse; prior to that, he was Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Consultant of this orchestra for three years. The band's first recordings at the Naive Classique studio (Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf) were highly appreciated by reviewers.

Tugan Sokhiev has conducted a number of concerts in Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, San Sebastian and Valencia, as well as in various cities in France, Germany, Austria, Croatia, Spain, China and Japan. In 2002, Tugan Sokhiev made his debut on the stage of the Welsh National Opera House (“La Boheme”), and in 2003 on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera Theater (“Eugene Onegin”). In the same year, the conductor made his first appearance with the London Philharmonic, performing Rachmaninov's Second Symphony. The concert was highly appreciated by critics and became the beginning of Tugan Sokhiev's close cooperation with this group.

In 2004, the conductor brought to the festival in Aix-en-Provence the opera "The Love for Three Oranges", which captivated the audience, which was later performed with brilliance in Luxembourg and Madrid (Teatro Real), and in 2006 at the Houston Grand Opera he presented the opera " Boris Godunov", which was also a great success.

In 2009, the conductor made his debut with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, which received rave reviews from critics.

In recent concert seasons, Tugan Sokhiev has conducted the operas The Golden Cockerel, Iolanthe, Samson and Delilah, The Fiery Angel and Carmen at the Mariinsky Theatre, as well as The Queen of Spades and Iolanthe at the Capitole Theater of Toulouse.

Currently, the conductor is actively touring Europe, acting as a guest conductor in Strasbourg, Montpellier, Frankfurt and many other cities. He collaborates with such ensembles as the Swedish Radio Orchestra, the Vienna Radio Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Orchestra of Radio France, the National Orchestra of France, the Finnish Radio Orchestra, the German Symphony orchestra (Berlin), the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera House (Munich). Recently, Tugan Sokhiev made his debut with the Rotterdam and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, receiving the title of "Dirigentenwunderwaffe" ("miracle conductor") from critics. Also among the achievements of recent seasons are successful debuts with the Spanish National Orchestra, the RAI Orchestra (Turin) and a series of concerts at La Scala. In addition, Tugan Sokhiev has performed as a guest conductor with the Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia (Rome), the Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra, the Japanese NHK Orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia.

Sokhiev's plans for the 2010-2011 season and beyond include The Queen of Spades at the Vienna State Opera, performances with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome, as well as concerts and European tours with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. (with whom he tours annually) and the Chamber Orchestra. Mahler, projects with the Mariinsky Theatre, studio recordings in Toulouse, tours and several opera productions at the Capitoline Theater in Toulouse.

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