Charles Dutoit
One of the world's foremost conductors, Charles Dutoit is especially noted for his performances of French, Russian, and 20th century music. Dutoit began his studies at the Lausanne Conservatory (violin, piano, and orchestral conducting), and later continued in Geneva. In 1958 he received his diploma in conducting and went to Alceo Galliera at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. In 1959 he took additional training in orchestral conducting in Tanglewood. From 1957 to 1959 Dutoit worked as a violist in Europe and South America before returning to Switzerland to conduct. In 1959 he was appointed as a guest conductor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. From 1964 to 1966 he worked as a conductor for Radio Zurich, and from 1965-1967 he conducted ballet at the Vienna Opera. He succeeded Paul Kletzki as the head of the Bern Symphony Orchestra (1968-1978). In addition to his work in Bern, he directed the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico from 1973 to 1975, and the Symphony Orchestra of Göteborg from 1975 to 1978. In 1977 Dutoit obtained the major appointment of his career: music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He quickly elevated the Montreal to international acclaim. He notably improved the orchestra's scheduling of Classical-era works, particularly the symphonies of Haydn. He is also noted for the championing of new Canadian music. Dutoit has been the artistic director and principal conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra's concert series at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, and has also directed the orchestra's summer series at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia. In 1990, Dutoit became music director of the Orchestre National de France. Since September 1996, he has been the principal conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo and as of September 1998, also their music director. In April 2002, Dutoit resigned his position with Montreal Symphony.
While in Montreal, Dutoit established an impressive legacy of recordings that won over 40 national and international awards including the Grand Prix du Président de la République (France), the High Fidelity International Record Critics' Award, the Amsterdam Edison Award, the Japan Record Academy Award, the German Music Critics' Award, as well as numerous Juno awards. Dutoit and the Montreal received their first Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Opera Recording of Berlioz's Les Troyens and more recently, a second Grammy for their 1999 recording of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and No. 3, and Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3 with pianist Martha Argerich (Dutoit's former wife). The Montreal and Dutoit also recently won a Juno Award for their recording of Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque and Impressioni brasiliane.
Between 1981 and 2001, Dutoit and the Montreal undertook significant tours of Europe, the Far East, South America and the United States. Dutoit has conducted all the major orchestras of the world including those in Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin and Munich Philharmonics, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Since his operatic debut at Covent Garden in 1983, he has conducted the Metropolitan Opera and at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin. Dutoit has received numerous awards and distinctions including honorary doctorates from McGill University, the Université de Montréal, and the Université Laval. In 1982 Dutoit was named Musician of the Year by the Canadian Music Council, and in 1988 he received the Canadian Music Council Medal in recognition of his contribution to music in Canada. Also in 1988, the French government made Dutoit an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 1996, he was promoted to Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Since 2008, he has served as chief conductor and artistic adviser of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and since 2009, he has led the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Orchestra.
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; The Stone Flower; Lieutenant Kijé etc.
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Silvio Varviso
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 2 dec. 2002
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Saint-Saens/Respighi: Violin Concerto No.3/Concerto Gregoriano
Pierre Amoyal, Charles Dutoit, Orchestre National de France
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1995
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Accardo Plays Paganini- Complete Recordings
Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on 1 sep. 1975
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Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival 2021 (Live)
Saito Kinen Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Universal Music LLC on 29 dec. 2021
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Fauré: Requiem; Pelléas et Mélisande; Pavane for Orchestra and Choir
Kiri Te Kanawa, Sherrill Milnes, Choeur de l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1988
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto / Scottish Fantasy
Kyung Wha Chung, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1982
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Charles Dutoit - Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals and other works
Klassiek - Released by UME - Global Clearing House on 15 dec. 2022
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto Nos. 1-3/Violin Concerto
Victoria Postnikova, Wiener Symphoniker, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Kyung Wha Chung, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1996
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Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2; L'Arlésienne Suites 1 & 2
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1988
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Ravel: Orchestral Works
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 8 okt. 1999
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Ravel: Ma Mère L'Oye; Pavane pour une Infante Défunte
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 2011
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Respighi: Pines of Rome/Fountains of Rome/Roman Festivals
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 sep. 1983
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Roussel : Symphonies Nos 1 - 4
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics International on 1 jan. 1987
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Falla: El sombrero de tres picos; El amor brujo
Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1983
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Honegger : Le roi David
Klassiek - Released by Warner Classics International on 1 okt. 1991
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Camille Saint-Saëns : Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1981
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Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie espagnole; La Valse; Alborada del Gracioso
Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1982
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Francis Poulenc : Concert champêtre - Suite française - Sinfonietta - Fanfare - Deux marches...
Pascal Rogé, Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 7 okt. 1996
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Saint-Saens: Sinfonie Nr.3 "Orgelsinfonie"
Peter Hurford, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca on 1 jan. 1998
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Fête à la française
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 1 jan. 1989
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade/Capriccio Espagnol
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
Klassiek - Released by Decca Music Group Ltd. on 24 feb. 1984
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