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"One of the most remarkable conductors before the public today ... a virtuoso." -- Financial Times "A towering inspiration to his players." -- The Times Yuri Simonov studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire with Rabinovich and assisted Mravinksy at the Leningrad Conservatoire conducting The Mermaid by Dargomizhsky. Following first prize in the Saint Cecilia Conductors Competition in Rome in 1968, he was invited to make his debut at the Bolshoi Opera (Aida) in 1969 and was almost immediately appointed Chief Conductor--the youngest in history, and also the longest serving. He has recorded for Melodia with the Bolshoi Company, for Collins Classics with the LSO and the LPO, and for Philharmonia with the Royal Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.