Alexander Lazarev

Alexander Lazarev Born 5 July 1945 Moscow Russia Is A Russian Conductor. He Studied At The Saint Petersburg Conservatory And Later At The Moscow Conservatory With Leo Ginsbourg. In 1971 He Was The First Prize Winner In A National Conducting Competition In The USSR. In 1972 He Won A First Prize And Gold Medal In The Karajan Conducting Competition In Berlin. From 1987-1995 Lazarev Was Both Chief Conductor And Artistic Director Of The Bolshoi Theatre The First Person In Over Thirty Years To Hold Both Positions Simultaneously. From 1992-1995 He Was Principal Guest Conductor Of The BBC Symphony Orchestra. In 1994 Lazarev Became Principal Guest Conductor Of The Royal Scottish National Orchestra RSNO . From 1997-2005 He Served As Principal Conductor Of The RSNO And Is Now Its Conductor Emeritus. read less