Camilla Kolchinsky

Camilla Kolchinsky
Камилла Кольчинская
Camilla Kolchinsky
Born(1931-12-25)December 25, 1931
Moscow, Russia
Died16 February 2016(2016-02-16) (aged 84)
Mountain View, California
Occupationconductor (music)
WebsiteOfficial website

Camilla Alexandrovna Kolchinsky (Russian: Камилла Александровна Кольчинская; 25 December 1931 – 16 February 2016)[1] was a Jewish conductor who was born in Russia. She was born in Moscow and made her debut as a conductor in Leningrad, now is known as St. Petersburg, while still a student. In 1976 she emigrated to Israel.[2][3] She had conducted performances of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and according to Gramophone was "one of the few Russian women to have made a successful international career as a conductor."[4][5][6] At the time of her death she was the emeritus director of the El Camino Youth Orchestra.[1]

  1. ^ a b El Camino Youth Symphony. Kolchinsky Scholarship Fund Archived 28 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Harrington, Jim (8 November 1996). "A well-conducted life". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ Films Suédois. Svenska Filminstitutet. 1 January 1988. p. 63.
  4. ^ Greenfield, Edward (April 1995). Review: Glazunov/Dvorák Violin Concertos".Gramophone
  5. ^ Variety Film Reviews. Garland Pub. 1 January 1987. ISBN 9780835226677.
  6. ^ Morin, Alexander J. (1 January 2002). Classical Music: The Listener's Companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 286. ISBN 9780879306380.