Boris Emmanuilovich Khaikin (10 May 1978) was a Soviet conductor who was named a

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in 1972.

Biography

Khaikin was born in

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, then part of the

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. He studied at the

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under Nicolai Malko and Konstantin Saradzhev. He was artistic director of the Little Leningrad Opera Theatre in 1936-43 and the principal conductor at the Kirov Theatre in 1944–53, where he conducted the première of

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's '' Betrothal in a Monastery'' on 3 November 1946. He moved to the

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in 1954. He died in

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, and was buried in the Donskoye Cemetery.

Discography

Khaikin is noted for his two critically acclaimed recordings of ''

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'': a 1946 edition with Mark Reizen, and a 1972 version with Irina Arkhipova. His record of

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's little known early first symphony received good notices. Khaikin also recorded several operas and ballets by

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, notably a ''

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'' with

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and Sergei Lemeshev. Other opera recordings include: *

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; '' A Life for the Tsar'' (in the ''Ivan Susanin'' version), 1960. * Alexander Dargomyzhsky; '' Stone Guest'' with the USSR Radio Chorus and Symphony, 1959. * Anton Rubinstein; '' The Demon''. * Kirill Molchanov; '' The Unknown Soldier''. * Näcip Cihanov; '' Musa Dzhalil'' (opera-poem based on the life of Soviet Tatar poet Musa Cälil)It is not clear whether Khaikin recorded the opera in the original Tatar version of 1957, or in Russian translation * Vlasov and Fere; '' The Witch'' (based on the story by

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Notes

References

*Bolshoi Theatre:
Biography of Boris Khaykin
', in Russian. URL last accessed 31 August 2018.

External links

* Retrieved on July 19, 2006. *N.N.: . Archived URL last accessed July 19, 2006.

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