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Mark Fridrikhovich Ermler (5 May 1932 – 14 April 2002) was a Russian conductor.
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Biography
Mark Ermler was born in Leningrad in 1932. His parents were Vera Bakun, a film set designer, and Friedrich Ermler, a film director.[1] He began to study piano at age 5.
His first conducting appearance at the Bolshoi Theatre was in a 1957 production of Cavalleria rusticana. His other noted operatic engagements included conducting the first performances of Sergei Prokofiev's last opera, The Story of a Real Man.
Ermler was especially noted for his conducting of ballets. He conducted, among others, Swan Lake, Petrushka, The Firebird, The Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker. He made complete recordings of all three of Tchaikovsky's ballets with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He became principal guest conductor of the Royal Ballet, London, in 1985.
Ermler died after a rehearsal with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. His wife Dina and daughter Masha survived him.
Selected recordings
- Prokofiev - The Story of a Real Man. Bolshoi, 1961. reissued Chandos.
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See also: ErmlerPreceded by
Vassily SinaiskyMusic Director, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
1996–1998Succeeded by
Yuri SimonovPreceded by
Alexander LazarevMusic Director, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
1998–2000Succeeded by
Alexander VedernikovPreceded by
vacantMusic Director, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
2000–2002Succeeded by
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