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Yuri Temirkanov
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10 Dec 1938
† 02 Nov 2023
Nalchik, USSR, (now Russia)
Biography
Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (Russian: Ю́рий Хату́евич Темирка́нов; Kabardian: Темыркъан Хьэту и къуэ Юрий; 10 December 1938 – 2 November 2023) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, named a People's Artist of the USSR. Born in 1938 in the North Caucasus city of Nalchik, Temirkanov attended the Leningrad School for Talented Children where he continued his studies in violin and viola. His older brother Boris was also a conductor. In 1968, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the then-renamed Leni...
Also Known As
Юрий Темирканов , Yuriy Temirkanov, Iouri Khatouïevitch Temirkanov, Ю. Темирканов















