Dmitri Kitaenko is one of the leading interpreters of Tchaikovsky – on this all critics are in agreement. In a guest appearance on Variationen on WDR 3 to mark the completion of his symphonic recordings, Kitaenko spoke about Tchaikovsky’s earlier symphonic works and the crafting of the music. “Through Tchaikovsky’s music, I dive into his world and feel at home there”, Kitaenko explains.

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For his recording of Stravinsky’s ‘The Firebird (in the Melodiya box Les Ballets Russes) Dmitrij Kitajenko won the ICMA prize 2013 in the category ‘Historical Recording’. Backstage, Radio Orpheus’ Roman Berchenko made the following interview with Maestro Kitajenko:

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Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev were on the programme as Dmitri Kitaenko, principal guest conductor of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, gave his first concert of the 2013|14 season at the Gendarmenmarkt.  Read more about it in this interview.

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