Charles Dutoit

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Biography

Born: October 7, 1936  
One of the world's foremost conductors, Charles Dutoit is especially noted for his performances of French, Russian, and twentieth 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 Read more 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. Read less

Featured Charles Dutoit CDs & DVDs:

Paganini: The Violin Concertos / Accardo, Dutoit, London Po
Paganini: The Violin Concertos / Accardo, Dutoit, London Po
Release Date: 04/13/1993   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 437210   Number of Discs: 3
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Accardo Plays Paganini - Complete Recordings / Dutoit, Et Al
Accardo Plays Paganini - Complete Recordings / Dutoit, Et Al
Release Date: 10/10/2000   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 463754   Number of Discs: 6
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Roussel: Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite / Dutoit, Orch De Paris
Roussel: Bacchus Et Ariane, Suite / Dutoit, Orch De Paris
Release Date: 10/25/1990   Label: Erato  
Catalog: 75348   Number of Discs: 1
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Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Argerich, Dutoit
Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos / Argerich, Dutoit
Release Date: 10/25/1990   Label: Deutsche Grammophon  
Catalog: 415062   Number of Discs: 1
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Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 / Dutoit, Bavarian Radio So
Honegger: Symphonies 1-5 / Dutoit, Bavarian Radio So
Release Date: 08/22/2006   Label: Apex  
Catalog: 62687   Number of Discs: 2
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    Martha Argerich: 5 Classic Albums
    Martha Argerich: 5 Classic Albums
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 844412 Release Date: 07/09/2013   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Sergei Prokofiev,  Béla Bartók,  Frédéric Chopin,  Alberto Ginastera  ... 
    Performer:  Martha Argerich,  Renaud Capuçon,  Mischa Maisky
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit,  Alexandre Rabinovitch
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
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    Debussy: Printemps, La Boite a Joujoux, Children's Corner / Dutoit
    Debussy: Printemps, La Boite a Joujoux, Children's Corner / Dutoit
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 444386 Release Date: 01/25/2013   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  Pierre-Vincent Plante,  Ted Baskin,  James Earl Barnes
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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    Lugano Concertos / Martha Argerich [Limited Edition 4-CD Set]
    Lugano Concertos / Martha Argerich [Limited Edition 4-CD Set]
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001725602 Release Date: 10/30/2012   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Francis Poulenc,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Robert Schumann  ... 
    Performer:  Martha Argerich,  Alexandre Gurning,  Paul Gulda,  Rico Gulda  ... 
    Conductor:  Alexandre Rabinovitch,  Erasmo Capilla,  Alexander Vedernikov,  Charles Dutoit  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Orchestra,  Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Chorus,  Lugano Percussion Group
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    Ravel Complete Edition [14-CD Set]
    Ravel Complete Edition [14-CD Set]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001728702 Release Date: 10/09/2012   Number of Discs: 14
    Composer:  Maurice Ravel,  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  François-Joël Thiollier,  Jean-Yves Thibaudet,  Pierre-Laurent Aimard,  Ivo Pogorelich  ... 
    Conductor:  Simon Rattle,  Charles Dutoit,  Ernest Ansermet,  John Eliot Gardiner  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Melos Ensemble London,  Nash Ensemble,  Melos String Quartet Stuttgart  ... 
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    Violin Encores
    Violin Encores
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001742802 Release Date: 10/09/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Jules Massenet,  John Williams,  Fritz Kreisler,  Sir Edward Elgar  ... 
    Performer:  Nigel Kennedy,  Janine Jansen,  Clifford Benson,  Shlomo Mintz  ... 
    Conductor:  Richard Bonynge,  Barry Wordsworth,  Charles Dutoit,  Iván Fischer
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Roby Lakatos Ensemble
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    Debussy: La Mer / Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
    Debussy: La Mer / Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001708702 Release Date: 07/31/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  Timothy Hutchins
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Montréal Symphony Women's Chorus
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    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 'italian'
    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 4 'italian'
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001706902 Release Date: 07/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer:  Kyung-Wha Chung
    Conductor:  Christoph von Dohnányi,  Charles Dutoit
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    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
    Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001707202 Release Date: 07/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Joaquin Rodrigo,  Manuel de Falla
    Performer:  Carlos Bonell
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
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    Saint-saens: Organ Symphony; Piano Concerto No. 2
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001708002 Release Date: 07/24/2012   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer:  Peter Hurford,  Pascal Rogé
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
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    Claire De Lune - Debussy Favorites
    Claire De Lune - Debussy Favorites
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001675502 Release Date: 05/01/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  James Earl Barnes,  Timothy Hutchins,  Vera Badings,  Zoltán Kocsis  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit,  Bernard Haitink,  Ernest Ansermet
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,  Suisse Romande Orchestra  ... 
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    Chabrier: Le Roi Malgre Lui / Dutoit, Hendricks, Quilico
    Chabrier: Le Roi Malgre Lui / Dutoit, Hendricks, Quilico
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 2564662133 Release Date: 04/24/2012   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Emmanuel Chabrier
    Performer:  Isabel Garcisanz,  Barbara Hendricks,  Gino Quilico,  Peter Jeffes  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  French Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Magnificat - 500 Years Of Choral Masterworks [50-CD Set]
    Magnificat - 500 Years Of Choral Masterworks [50-CD Set]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001664502 Release Date: 04/10/2012   Number of Discs: 50
    Composer:  Gregorio Allegri,  Antonio Lotti,  Orlando de Lassus,  Josquin Des Préz  ... 
    Performer:  Patrick Russill,  Marinella Pennicchi,  Michael Chance,  Mark Tucker  ... 
    Conductor:  Harry Christophers,  Paul McCreesh,  Stephen Cleobury,  Edward Wickham  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  The Sixteen,  Gabrieli Consort,  Gabrieli Players  ... 
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    Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 / Dutoit, Argerich
    Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 / Dutoit, Argerich
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 6027395 Release Date: 03/13/2012  
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin
    Performer:  Martha Argerich
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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    Berlioz: Les Troyens / Dutoit, Lakes, Pollet, Voigt, Ainsley
    Berlioz: Les Troyens / Dutoit, Lakes, Pollet, Voigt, Ainsley
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001616402 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Hector Berlioz
    Performer:  Françoise Pollet,  Deborah Voigt,  Gino Quilico,  Jean-Phillipe Courtis  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Montreal Symphony Chorus
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    Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Dutoit, Henry, Alliot-Lugaz, Cachemaille
    Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande / Dutoit, Henry, Alliot-Lugaz, Cachemaille
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001615402 Release Date: 11/21/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Claude Debussy
    Performer:  Phillip Ens,  Didier Henry,  Colette Alliot-Lugaz,  Claudine Carlson  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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    The Decca Sound - Highlights [5-CD Set]
    The Decca Sound - Highlights [5-CD Set]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001620002 Release Date: 11/15/2011   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Giacomo Puccini,  Béla Bartók,  Benjamin Britten,  Sergei Rachmaninov  ... 
    Performer:  Montserrat Caballé,  Luciano Pavarotti,  Dame Joan Sutherland,  Renata Tebaldi  ... 
    Conductor:  Zubin Mehta,  Franco Capuana,  István Kertész,  Benjamin Britten  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra,  John Alldis Choir,  Wandsworth School Boys' Choir  ... 
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    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 4783097 Release Date: 11/07/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer:  Chantal Juillet,  Guy Fouquet
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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    Diabolus In Musica: Accardo Interpreta Paganini
    Diabolus In Musica: Accardo Interpreta Paganini
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 472 Release Date: 10/18/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Niccolň Paganini
    Performer:  Salvatore Accardo
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
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    Stravinsky: Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit [7-CD Collector's Edition]
    Stravinsky: Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit [7-CD Collector's Edition]
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001605302 Release Date: 10/18/2011   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Igor Stravinsky
    Performer:  Anna Caterina Antonacci,  Pietro Ballo,  William Shimell,  Olli Mustonen  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit,  Vladimir Ashkenazy,  Riccardo Chailly,  Bernard Haitink
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra  ... 
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    Fete a la Francaise / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
    Fete a la Francaise / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 421527 Release Date: 10/17/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Paul Dukas,  Emmanuel Chabrier,  Ambroise Thomas,  Camille Saint-Saëns  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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    Anthology Of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vol 6 - Live Radio Recordings 1990-2000
    Anthology Of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Vol 6 - Live Radio Recordings 1990-2000
    Label: Rco Live   Catalog: 11004 Release Date: 10/11/2011   Number of Discs: 14
    Composer:  Béla Bartók,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Luciano Berio,  Hector Berlioz  ... 
    Performer:  Ildiko Komlósi,  Kolos Kovacs,  Martha Argerich,  Ann Murray  ... 
    Conductor:  Iván Fischer,  Claus Peter Flor,  Wolfgang Sawallisch,  Luciano Berio  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra,  Swingle Singers,  Netherlands Radio Women's Chorus
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    Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits
    Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 001594802 Release Date: 09/20/2011   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Charles Gounod,  John Williams,  Jerry Goldsmith  ... 
    Performer:  Simon Preston
    Conductor:  Sir Alexander Gibson,  John Williams,  John Mauceri,  Bernard Herrmann  ... 
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    The Classical Album 2011
    The Classical Album 2011
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001566202 Release Date: 06/14/2011   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Vincenzo Bellini,  Franz Liszt,  Jules Massenet  ... 
    Performer:  Cecilia Bartoli,  Lang Lang,  Anne-Sophie Mutter,  Anna Netrebko  ... 
    Conductor:  Gustavo Dudamel,  Adam Fischer,  James Levine,  Claudio Abbado  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  International Chamber Soloists
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    Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos
    Martha Argerich Edition - Concertos
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 94031 Release Date: 06/07/2011   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Sergei Prokofiev,  Béla Bartók,  Ludwig van Beethoven  ... 
    Performer:  Martha Argerich,  Renaud Capuçon,  Mischa Maisky,  Sergei Nakariakov  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit,  Alexandre Rabinovitch,  Alexander Vedernikov,  Mikhail Pletnev
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana,  Italian Switzerland Radio/TV Orchestra
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    The Sound Of Martha Argerich
    The Sound Of Martha Argerich
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 94618 Release Date: 06/07/2011   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Frédéric Chopin,  Béla Bartók,  Sergei Prokofiev  ... 
    Performer:  Martha Argerich,  Sergei Nakariakov
    Conductor:  Alexandre Rabinovitch,  Charles Dutoit,  Alexander Vedernikov
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana,  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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