Andrey Boreyko (, ; born 22 July 1957) is a

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n conductor.

Biography

Boreyko has Polish ancestry on his father's side and Russian ancestry on his mother's side. Boreyko was born in

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. At the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in Saint Petersburg, Boreyko studied conducting (with Elisabeta Kudriavtseva and Alexander Dmitriev), graduating summa cum laude. In 1987 he won diplomas and prizes at

The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors The Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors (Polish language, Polish: ''Międzynarodowy Konkurs Dyrygentów im. Grzegorza Fitelberga'') is one of Poland's premier conducting competitions. Named in honour of Grzegorz Fitelberg ( ...

in Katowice, and he was a prize winner in 1989 at the Kirill Kondrashin conductors' competition in Amsterdam. Boreyko was music director of the

Jena Philharmonic The Jenaer Philharmonie is a German symphony orchestra based in Jena, Germany. The orchestra performs its concerts principally at the Volkshaus Jena, in the Ernst Abbe Saal. History The orchestra was founded in 1934 with the intent to revive and ...

between 1998 and 2003. With the orchestra, Boreyko received awards for the most innovative concert programming in three consecutive seasons from the German Music Critics (''Deutscher Musikverleger-Verband''). He now has the title of honorary conductor with the Jena Philharmonic. Boreyko served as Principal Conductor of the

Hamburg Symphony Orchestra The Symphoniker Hamburg (''Hamburg Symphony Orchestra'') is a German orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1957, it is one of the city's three largest orchestras. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra in residence in the Lae ...

(Hamburger Symphoniker) from 2004 until his resignation in November 2007. He was principal conductor of the Bern Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2010. In May 2008, Boreyko was announced as the next General Music Director of the

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Symphony Orchestra, effective with the 2009–2010 season, for an initial contract of 5 years. In February 2012, the orchestra announced the scheduled conclusion of Boreyko's Düsseldorf at the end of the 2013–2014 season. In Canada, Boreyko was principal guest conductor of the

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VSO performs at the Orpheum, which has been the orchestra's permanent home since 1977. With an annual operating budget of $16 million, it is ...

from 2000 to 2003. He was music director of the

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1947, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at the Centennial Concert Hall. Including travelling performances, the WSO presents an average of ...

from 2001 to 2006. Boreyko received praise for his musicianship during his Winnipeg tenure, and contributed financial assistance to the orchestra during the financially troubled 2002–2003 season. Boreyko was music director of the

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from 2012 to 2017. He serves as principal guest conductor of the

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and of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi. In April 2013, Boreyko was named the next music director for the Naples Philharmonic, in Florida, as of the 2014–2015 season, his first appointment with an orchestra in the United States. He served as Music Director Designate for the 2013–2014 season. Boreyko concluded his tenure with the Naples Philharmonic in 2022. In September 2018, the

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra The Warsaw Philharmonic (full Polish name: ''Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie'', "National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw"), as it is legally set up, is a Polish orchestra based in Warsaw. Founded in 1901, its home is the Warsaw ...

announced the appointment Boreyko as its next artistic director and music director, effective with the 2019–2020 season. Boreyko is scheduled to conclude his Warsaw National Philharmonic tenure at the close of the 2023–2024 season. Boreyko's discography includes

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's ''Lamentate'' and

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's Symphony No. 6, both recorded with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) for ECM Records. In 2006, Hänssler Classic released a live recording, also with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, of

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’s Symphony No. 4 with the world premiere recording of the Suite, op. 29a from the opera '' Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District'', also by Shostakovich.

References

External links

IMG Artists agency page on Andrey Boreyko
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boreyko, Andrey 1957 births Living people Musicians from Saint Petersburg 21st-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 21st-century Russian male musicians Music directors of the Belgian National Orchestra