Yuli Turovsky
Yuli Turovsky was a Russian-Canadian cellist and conductor known for his association with the I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra. His massive legacy of recordings and educational tenure made him a very influential force in classical music.
Turovsky was born on June 7, 1939, in Moscow and began playing the cello when he was seven years old. His first musical instruction came from the Central Music School in Moscow. From 1957 to 1969, he studied with Galina Kozolupova at the Tchaikovsky Academic Music College of the Moscow State Conservatory, where he earned his doctorate, graduating with high honors. At this time, Turovsky was the principal cellist of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Rudolf Barshai. He also won first place in the U.S.S.R. Cello Competition, and began teaching at both the Central Music School and the Tchaikovsky College. He performed and taught in this capacity until 1976, when he moved to Canada with his family.
By 1977, he had settled in Montreal, and Turovsky started teaching at the Montreal Conservatory. He also formed the Borodin Trio with Luba Edlina and Rostislav Dubinsky. He was granted Canadian citizenship in 1980 and started teaching at the University of Montreal in 1981. Two years later, he founded the I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra and appointed his wife, Eleonora Turovsky as the concert master. They toured extensively throughout Canada and the United States and began recording with the Chandos label. Their recordings of Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and Schoenberg were particularly successful. After collaborating on over 20 recordings with the Borodin Trio, Turovsky left the group in 1993 so he could focus more on performing and recording with I Musici. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, it developed the reputation as one of the most respected classical ensembles in Canada and recorded over 40 albums under Turovsky's leadership. However, by 2010 he began struggling with poor health, which led him to retire from the University of Montreal, and from the I Musici ensemble one year later. He passed away in 2013 in Montreal, from Parkinson's disease.
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Corigliano: Symphony No. 2 & Suite from The Red Violin
I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky, Eleonora Turovsky
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 2005
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Trio avec piano, violon & cor
Michael Thompson, James Campbell, Rostislav Dubinsky, Yuli Turovsky, Luba Edlina
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Jun 1988
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Shostakovich, Weinberg, Ichmouratov
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Muczynski Trio
Chamber Music - Released by Analekta on 16 Sep 2008
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Elizabeth Holleque, Nikita Storojev
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Aug 1988
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Klezmer
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Kleztory
Classical - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 2004
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Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 1, Concerto ballata in C Major - Arensky: Violin Concerto in A Minor
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Sherbrook Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Trostiansky, Yegor Dyachkov, Maneli Pirzadeh
Concertos - Released by Chandos on 1 Jan 1997
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Bartók, Stravinsky, Prévost, & Barber: Music for Strings
Musici de Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky
Classical - Released by Chandos on 1 Apr 1987
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Haydn, Mozart & Boccherini: Works for Cello & Strings
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Jun 1989
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Bartók: Divertimento for Strings - Stravinsky: String Concerto in D - Prevost: Scherzo - Barber Adagio for Strings
I Musici de Montreal, Yuli Turovsky
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Apr 1987
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Shostakovich: Cello Sonata Op. 40 - Prokofiev: Cello Sonata Op. 119
Classical - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 1984
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Pièces contemporaines
Concertos - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 1997
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Musique sur des Thèmes Hébraïques
Nadia Pelle, Mary Ann Hart, Rodney Nolan, Musici de Montreal, I, Yuli Turovsky
Concertos - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 1990
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Sonates pour violoncelle & piano
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Apr 1988
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Kodaly: Duo For Violin and Cello & Cello Sonata
Yuli Turovsky, Eleonora Turovsky
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Oct 1985
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 12 & Piano Concerto No. 14
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Louis Lortie
Concertos - Released by Chandos on 1 May 1986
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Mozart: Complete Church Sonatas for Organ & Orchestra
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Geneviève Soly
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Aug 1989
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The Modern Cello
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 2002
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Ginastera: Concerto for Strings - Villa-Lobos: Suite for Strings, Bachianas brasileiras - Evangelista: Airs d'Espagne for String Orchestra
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Feb 1996
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Mozart: Serenade for Strings "Eine Kleine Nachmusik" & 3 Divertimenti for Strings
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Apr 1992
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Tchaikovsky: Souvenir De Florence - Schubert: Five Minuets
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal
Chamber Music - Released by Chandos on 1 Mar 1989
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Whale Spirit Rising
Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal, Eleonora Turovsky, David Mott
Symphonies - Released by Chandos on 1 Nov 1999
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