Nicolai Malko
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Nikolai Malko (born 4 May 1883 in Semaki, Ukraine, died 23 June 1961 in Sydney, Australia) was a Russian conductor.
He led the premieres of Shostakovich's First and Second symphonies, and of Miaskovsky's Fifth symphony. [1] In 1951 he premiered Vagn Holmboe's seventh symphony with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra.[2] Late in life he became chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, having also worked (and recorded) quite often in Britain.
[edit] External links
- ^ Reference for Malko's 1920 Premiere of Myaskovsky's 5th Symphony. Retrieved on January 12, 2007.
- ^ Rapoport, Paul (1996). The compositions of Vagn Holmboe : a catalog of works and recordings with indexes of persons and titles. Copenhagen : Edition W. Hansen, page 46. ISBN 87-598-0813-6.
| Preceded by Valery Berdyaev |
Musical Directors, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra 1926–1930 |
Succeeded by Aleksandr Gauk |
| Preceded by Launy Grøndahl |
Principal Conductors, Danish National Symphony Orchestra 1930–1937 |
Succeeded by Fritz Busch |
| Preceded by Eugene Goosens |
Chief Conductors, Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1957–1961 |
Succeeded by Dean Dixon |
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