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Dmitry Liss has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the UPO since 1995. Founded in 1936, he has transformed the UPO into a versatile and dynamic symphony orchestra. Based in Yekaterinburg, on the border between Europe and Asia, it is a major cultural force in the Sverdlovsk region as well as a cultural ambassador on the international stage. Together with the orchestra, Dmitry Liss has been invited to such venues as the Kennedy Center Washington, Bunka-Kaikan Tokyo, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, KKL Lucerne, Salle Pleyel Paris and Tonhalle Zurich, as well as to various festivals, including the Beethovenfest Bonn, Festival International de Piano de la Roque d’Anthéron and Radio France’s Montpellier Festival. Liss has also received repeat invitations to La Folle Journée in France, Spain, Japan and Russia.

At the beginning of the 2016/17 season, Dmitry Liss was appointed Principal Conductor of the Philharmonie Zuidnederland. As a guest conductor, he has also appeared with renowned orchestras such as the Orchester National de France, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Radio, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchester Philharmonique du Luxembourg, MDR Orchestra Leipzig, Dortmund Philharmonic and the Naples Philharmonic.

Dmitry Liss is held in high regard by many renowned soloists, including the pianist Boris Berezovsky, with whom he has recorded all four piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninov and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 for Mirare, as well as piano concertos by Khachaturian and Tchaikovsky for Warner Classics. Dmitry Liss’ extensive discography comprises, with recordings of Galina Ustvolskaya and Nikolai Miaskovsky’s symphonies, also lesser-known Russian repertoire, which he also includes in his concert programmes.

In the 2020/2021 season, Dmitry Liss will perform with the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra among others. Together with the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra they give concerts at the Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow and Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg.

Dmitry Liss was born in Balashov and studied Violine, Clarinet and Musicology before becoming a student of Dmitri Kitaenko at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. He has been honoured with numerous Russian and international awards, most notably with the honorary title of People’s Artist of Russia (2011), the country’s most prestigious award for achievements in the arts.

DMITRI LISS

Chef principal et directeur artistique de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de l’Oural
Chef principal du South Netherlands Philharmonic
Directeur artistique du Festival international de musique EURASIA

Dmitri Liss, étudie la direction avec Dmitry Kitaenko au Conservatoire de Moscou dont il devient l’assistant. De 1991 à 1995, il est chef principal de l’Orchestre Symphonique de Kuzbass et remporte, en 1995, le premier prix du Concours international des jeunes chefs d’orchestre de Zagreb. Il est alors nommé directeur artistique et chef principal de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de l’Oural, avec qui il tourne dans le monde entier. De 1999 à 2003, il est chef, en outre, associé de l’Orchestre National de Russie et reçoit en 2008 le prix de la nation de Russie. En septembre 2016, il est parallèlement nommé chef principal du South Netherlands Philharmonic.

Reconnu comme l'un des meilleurs chefs de sa génération, Dmitri Liss est invité à diriger les orchestres philharmoniques de Dresde, Radio France, Moscou, de Saint-Pétersbourg, Osaka, Lucerne, Odense, Bologne, Ljubljana, Naples (USA), Dortmund et du Luxembourg ; les orchestres symphoniques de Trondheim, Tokyo, Bergen, la Haye, Bologne, Odense, et de la radio MDR Leipzig.; les orchestres nationaux de France, de Belgique, de Russie ou d’Estonie ; ainsi que le Dutch Radio Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique Tchaïkovski de Moscou, l’Orchestre Gran Canaria et l’Orchestre National de Lille. Il se produit sur les plus prestigieuses scènes internationales : Carnegie Hall de New-York, Tonhalle de Zurich, Konzerthaus de Vienne, Victoria Hall de Genève… Il est par ailleurs l’invité régulier de grands festivals internationaux tels que Les Folles Journées de Nantes/Japon, le Beethovenfest ou le Festival international de piano de la Roque d’Anthéron...

Chef recherché et apprécié des solistes , il se produit avec Mikhail Pletnev, Boris Berezovsky, Sergey Krilov, Gidon Kremer, Wynton Marsalis, Yuri Bashmet, Alexandre Kniazev, Viktor Tretyakov, Shlomo Mintz, Gilles Apap, Akiko Suwanai, Natalia Gutman, Peter Donohoe, Cyprien Katsaris, Dmitri Bashkirov, Sol Gabetta et Mstislav Rostropovich.

Il a enregistré chez Warner Classics des œuvres de Miaskovsky, les concertos pour piano de Tchaïkovsky et Khatchaturian avec Boris Berezovsky ; chez Mirare des œuvres de Tchaïkovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, les concertos de Rachmaninov et Brahms avec Boris Berezovsky ; chez Sony des airs d’opéras russes avec Olga Peretyatko.

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	DMITRI LISS
	Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Conductor of the South Netherlands Philharmonic Artistic director of the International Festival EURASIA

	Dmitry Liss is an absolutely magical conductor. The audience was magnetised by his baton. La Liberté With energy and musicality, Dmitry Liss astounds audiences not only in Russia, where he is one of the most important conductors today, but also worldwide. As principal conductor of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra (UPO) and the Philharmonie Zuidnederland, his indelible creative mark is evident in his development of both orchestras. Dmitry Liss has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the UPO since 1995. Founded in 1936, he has transformed the UPO into a versatile and dynamic symphony orchestra. Based in Yekaterinburg, on the border between Europe and Asia, it is a major cultural force in the Sverdlovsk region as well as a cultural ambassador on the international stage. Together with the orchestra, Dmitry Liss has been invited to such venues as the Kennedy Center Washington, Bunka-Kaikan Tokyo, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, KKL Lucerne, Salle Pleyel Paris and Tonhalle Zurich, as well as to various festivals, including the Beethovenfest Bonn, Festival International de Piano de la Roque d’Anthéron and Radio France’s Montpellier Festival. Liss has also received repeat invitations to La Folle Journée in France, Spain, Japan and Russia. At the beginning of the 2016/17 season, Dmitry Liss was appointed Principal Conductor of the Philharmonie Zuidnederland. As a guest conductor, he has also appeared with renowned orchestras such as the Orchester National de France, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Radio, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Orchester Philharmonique du Luxembourg, MDR Orchestra Leipzig, Dortmund Philharmonic and the Naples Philharmonic. Dmitry Liss is held in high regard by many renowned soloists, including the pianist Boris Berezovsky, with whom he has recorded all four piano concertos by Sergei Rachmaninov and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 for Mirare, as well as piano concertos by Khachaturian and Tchaikovsky for Warner Classics. Dmitry Liss’ extensive discography comprises, with recordings of Galina Ustvolskaya and Nikolai Miaskovsky’s symphonies, also lesser-known Russian repertoire, which he also includes in his concert programmes. In the 2020/2021 season, Dmitry Liss will perform with the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra among others. Together with the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra they give concerts at the Zaryadye Concert Hall in Moscow and Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. Dmitry Liss was born in Balashov and studied Violine, Clarinet and Musicology before becoming a student of Dmitri Kitaenko at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. He has been honoured with numerous Russian and international awards, most notably with the honorary title of People’s Artist of Russia (2011), the country’s most prestigious award for achievements in the arts. 2020/2021 DMITRI LISS Chef principal et directeur artistique de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de l’Oural Chef principal du South Netherlands Philharmonic Directeur artistique du Festival international de musique EURASIA Dmitri Liss ou l’impeccable construction orchestrale… Dmitri Liss, étudie la direction avec Dmitry Kitaenko au Conservatoire de Moscou dont il devient l’assistant. De 1991 à 1995, il est chef principal de l’Orchestre Symphonique de Kuzbass et remporte, en 1995, le premier prix du Concours international des jeunes chefs d’orchestre de Zagreb. Il est alors nommé directeur artistique et chef principal de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de l’Oural, avec qui il tourne dans le monde entier. De 1999 à 2003, il est chef, en outre, associé de l’Orchestre National de Russie et reçoit en 2008 le prix de la nation de Russie. En septembre 2016, il est parallèlement nommé chef principal du South Netherlands Philharmonic. Reconnu comme l'un des meilleurs chefs de sa génération, Dmitri Liss est invité à diriger les orchestres philharmoniques de Dresde, Radio France, Moscou, de Saint-Pétersbourg, Osaka, Lucerne, Odense, Bologne, Ljubljana, Naples (USA), Dortmund et du Luxembourg ; les orchestres symphoniques de Trondheim, Tokyo, Bergen, la Haye, Bologne, Odense, et de la radio MDR Leipzig.; les orchestres nationaux de France, de Belgique, de Russie ou d’Estonie ; ainsi que le Dutch Radio Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique Tchaïkovski de Moscou, l’Orchestre Gran Canaria et l’Orchestre National de Lille. Il se produit sur les plus prestigieuses scènes internationales : Carnegie Hall de New-York, Tonhalle de Zurich, Konzerthaus de Vienne, Victoria Hall de Genève… Il est par ailleurs l’invité régulier de grands festivals internationaux tels que Les Folles Journées de Nantes/Japon, le Beethovenfest ou le Festival international de piano de la Roque d’Anthéron... Chef recherché et apprécié des solistes , il se produit avec Mikhail Pletnev, Boris Berezovsky, Sergey Krilov, Gidon Kremer, Wynton Marsalis, Yuri Bashmet, Alexandre Kniazev, Viktor Tretyakov, Shlomo Mintz, Gilles Apap, Akiko Suwanai, Natalia Gutman, Peter Donohoe, Cyprien Katsaris, Dmitri Bashkirov, Sol Gabetta et Mstislav Rostropovich. Il a enregistré chez Warner Classics des œuvres de Miaskovsky, les concertos pour piano de Tchaïkovsky et Khatchaturian avec Boris Berezovsky ; chez Mirare des œuvres de Tchaïkovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, les concertos de Rachmaninov et Brahms avec Boris Berezovsky ; chez Sony des airs d’opéras russes avec Olga Peretyatko. 2019/2020 Please destroy all previously dated material. N.B. NO CHANGES ALLOWED without our permission.