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Legendary Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos Died On This Day in
Mitropoulos is remembered as one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th Century, he died of a heart attack, while rehearsing with the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
Legendary Greek-American conductor, pianist and composer Dimitri Mitropoulos died on this day in
Born in Athens, Mitropoulos is a graduate of the Athens Conservatoire, where he received the highest honors.
Mitropoulos made his breakthrough in with the Berlin Philharmonic, combining the roles of soloist and conductor in Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3.
Composer Camille Saint-Saëns was so impressed by Mitropolous, that he found a scholarship to allow Mitropoulos to Berlin to study with the brilliant pianist, composer, and teacher Ferruccio Busoni.
Mitropoulos is remembered as one of the most celebrated conductors of the 20th Century - having served prestigious conducting positions with the Berlin State Opera, Boston Sym
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Dimitri Mitropoulos: The conductor who enchanted the world
By Mia Kollia
Translated by Alexandros Theodoropoulos
"Let me tell you the black truth, if you take away the fact that I have a good orchestra in my hands, life here is completely unbearable for me, and if I stay for a while, even if I am busy, I will suffer from wilting. Despite all the admiration I have for this place, I cannot say that I managed to connect mentally and that makes my life unbearably lonely. I just wonder if it's worth suffering so much in my life to have some good performances in the orchestra… I lived so many years abroad and I did everything I could to develop my art and I think I have reached a pretty good point of maturity and even fame. So should I be condemned to die and wither away from my place? If I am to be the director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra or the New York Philharmonic in the future, when I get there, if I ever get there, there will be no more blood left in my veins."
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Dimitri Mitropoulous
Music Director, –58
Biography
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b. Athens, Greece, March 1,
d. Milan, Italy, November 2,
Dimitri Mitropoulos was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from to He first conducted the Orchestra in , and over a year period led performances around the world, from South amerika to europe, as well as 40 American cities. For Mitropoulos, the highlight of his tenure was a visit to his native Athens, where he had not conducted since The reaction was overwhelming, with thousands camping out all night in front of the box office.
A passionate mästare of contemporary composers, Mitropoulos conducted almost 50 World Premieres with the Philharmonic. He also introduced Mahler’s Sixth Symphony to American audiences, as well as important works by Schoenberg, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev. He presented vocal works and complete operas in concert, which he believed provided an advantage to the audience, “whose eyes are not distracted and whose ears can therefo