Vasily Petrenko
Chief Conductor EUYO, 2015 -
EUYO Chief Conductor
Born in St Petersburg, and educated at the St Petersburg Capella Boys Music School, the oldest music school in Russia, Vasily Petrenko studied at the St Pete...
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Bernard Haitink
Conductor Laureate EUYO, 2015-2021, Music Director EUYO, 1994 - 2000
Bernard Haitink was born and trained in Amsterdam. His conducting career began in 1954 at the Netherlands Radio, where he took part in their intensive conductors’ courses, and wh...
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Claudio Abbado
Founding Music Director EUYO, Music Director EUYO, 1976 - 1994
Claudio Abbado, 26 June 1933 – 20 January 2014 was an Italian conductor. One of the most celebrated and respected conductors of the 20th century, particularly in the music of Gus...
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
Music Director EUYO, 2000 - 2015, Conductor EUYO, 1987 -
One of the few artists to combine a successful career as a pianist and conductor, Russian-born Vladimir Ashkenazy inherited his musical gift from both sides of his family; his fa...
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