Andrei Chistyakov (conductor)

Andrei Nikolaevich Chistyakov or Andrey Chistiakov (Андрей Николаевич Чистяков) (4 January 1949, in Leningrad – 29 November 2000, in Moscow) was a Russian conductor and National Artist of Russia.

He studied conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory under Ilya Musin. From 1978-1988 he was chief conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic, from 1988 conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre.

Selected discography

• Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3. Evgeny Kissin, piano; Andrei Chistyakov conducting the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Live performances: 1984-86.
• Sergei Rachmaninov, Aleko.^[1]
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, stage music from The Snow Maiden^[2]
• Rimsky-Korsakov, May Night 1994^[3]
• Alexander Dargomyzhsky, The Stone Guest 1995^[4]
• Dmitri Shostakovich fragment The Gambler Act1. 1995^[5]
• Alexander Serov Judith Irina Udalova (Judith), Russian Academic Choir of the USSR, Male Chamber Choir & Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, 1990, reissued Brilliant 2011

References

1. Le Chant du Monde/Saison Russe
2. Le Chant du Monde/Saison Russe, reissued Brilliant 2010
3. Harmonia Mundi/Saison Russe RUS288103 (2 CDs), reissued Brilliant 2010
4. 2CD reissued Brilliant 2010
5. 1CD reissued Brilliant 2010