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Mark Ermler

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Mark Fridrikhovich Ermler (Russian: Марк Фридрихович Эрмлер; 5 May 1932 – 14 April 2002) was a Russian conductor.

Biography

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Mark Ermler was born in Leningrad in 1932. His parents were Vera Bakun, a film set designer, and Fridrikh 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 and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet 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.

Selected recordings

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  • Prokofiev – The Story of a Real Man. Bolshoi, 1961. reissued Chandos.
  • Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5. Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Soviet Union. Melodiya. 33C10-09945-6. (LP)

References

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See also

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Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
1996–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
1998–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
2000–2002
Succeeded by