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Charles Dutoit

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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

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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

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

Release Date: 10/25/1990 Label: Erato
Catalog: 75348 Number of Discs: 1

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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

Release Date: 08/22/2006 Label: Apex
Catalog: 62687 Number of Discs: 2

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Classics For Children - Prokofiev, Saint-saëns, Et Al

Label: London/Decca Double Decker Catalog: 458595 Release Date: 10/12/1999 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jacques Ibert, Georges Bizet, François Couperin ...
Performer: Varda Nishri, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pascal Rogé, Sir Ralph Richardson ...
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet, Karl Münchinger, Richard Bonynge, Benjamin Britten ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Finchley Children's Music Group ...

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The Essential Falla

Label: London/Decca Double Decker Catalog: 466128 Release Date: 10/12/1999 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Manuel de Falla
Performer: Alicia De Larrocha, Jennifer Smith, Eduardo Fernandez, John Constable ...
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet, Simon Rattle, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, New Philharmonia Orchestra ...

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Sweet Sorrow - Vitali, Chopin, Pagaini, Et Al / Sarah Chang

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 56791 Release Date: 09/14/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps, Christoph W. Gluck, Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ...
Performer: Sarah Chang, Charles Abramovic, Sandra Rivers, Jonathan Feldman
Conductor: Charles Dutoit, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sir Colin Davis, Jun Märkl
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra ...

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Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, 13 Songs Without Words

Label: Decca Catalog: 466425 Release Date: 09/01/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: András Schiff
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos / Chung, Dutoit, Kempe

Label: London/Decca Legends Catalog: 460976 Release Date: 08/10/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Max Bruch, Felix Mendelssohn
Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung
Conductor: Rudolf Kempe, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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French Violin Works / Kyung-Wha Chung

Label: Decca Catalog: 460007 Release Date: 05/25/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Henri Vieuxtemps, Maurice Ravel, Edouard Lalo
Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung
Conductor: Lawrence Foster, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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Poulenc: Le Bal Masqué, Etc / Rogé, Dutoit

Label: Decca Catalog: 452666 Release Date: 05/25/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Lambert Wilson, Dominique Visse, François Le Roux, Pascal Rogé
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: French National Orchestra Soloists
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Poulenc: Orchestral Works / Dutoit

Label: Decca Catalog: 452665 Release Date: 05/25/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Pascal Rogé
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: French National Orchestra
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Reverie Et Caprice - Violin Romances / Chantal Juillet

Label: Decca Catalog: 458143 Release Date: 05/25/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Gabriel Fauré, Edouard Lalo, Ernest Chausson, Hector Berlioz ...
Performer: Chantal Juillet
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Chopin: Piano Concertos No 1 & 2 / Dutoit, Argerich

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 56798 Release Date: 05/18/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Performer: Martha Argerich
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, Etc / Dutoit, Montréal So

Label: Decca Catalog: 455983 Release Date: 05/11/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ottorino Respighi
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet, Symphony No 6 / Dutoit, Nhk So

Label: Decca Catalog: 458190 Release Date: 04/13/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

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Paganini: Violin Concerto No 5, Etc / Accardo, Dutoit

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 423578 Release Date: 03/30/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Niccolò Paganini
Performer: Salvatore Accardo
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Poulenc: Aubade, Les Biches, Etc / Dutoit, Rogé, Et Al

Label: Decca Catalog: 452937 Release Date: 02/09/1999 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Pascal Rogé
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra
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Musica Española - Guitar Music Vol 2 /Bonell, Fernandez, Etc

Label: Decca Catalog: 433935 Release Date: 11/05/1998 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Federico Moreno-Torroba, Joaquin Turina, Miguel Llobet, Isaac Albeniz ...
Performer: Eduardo Fernandez, Carlos Bonell, Timothy Walker, John Williams
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Prokofiev, Bartók: Piano Concertos / Argerich, Dutoit, Et Al

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 56654 Release Date: 10/06/1998 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Béla Bartók, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Martha Argerich
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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Berlioz: Les Troyens - Grand Scenes / Dutoit, Voigt

Label: London/Decca Opera Gala Series Catalog: 458208 Release Date: 05/12/1998 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Performer: Hélène Perraguin, Françoise Pollet, Jean-Phillipe Courtis, Gary Lakes ...
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Chorus
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Debussy, Franck: Violin Sonatas; Chausson: Poème / Chung

Label: Decca Catalog: 460006 Release Date: 03/10/1998
Composer: Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy, César Franck
Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung, Radu Lupu
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Saint-saens: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3, Havanaise

Label: Decca Catalog: 460008 Release Date: 03/10/1998 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Kyung-Wha Chung
Conductor: Charles Dutoit, Lawrence Foster
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Berlioz: Overtures / Dutoit, Montréal So

Label: Decca Catalog: 452480 Release Date: 11/11/1997 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Entartete Musik - Goldschmidt: The Concertos

Label: Decca Catalog: 455586 Release Date: 11/11/1997 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Berthold Goldschmidt
Performer: Chantal Juillet, Sabine Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma
Conductor: Berthold Goldschmidt, Yakov Kreizberg, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Berlin Comic Opera Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Dutoit, Hoch, Olsen, Oswald, Et Al

Label: Decca Catalog: 455290 Release Date: 10/14/1997 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Carl Orff
Performer: Marc Oswald, Stanford Olsen, Beverly Hoch
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Chorus

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Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Concert Champêtre, Etc

Label: London/Decca Double Decker Catalog: 448270 Release Date: 10/14/1997 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Performer: Sylvia Greenberg, George Malcolm, Alexander Wolkovski, Bracha Eden ...
Conductor: Jesús Lopez-Cobos, Iona Brown, Sergiu Comissiona, Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus, Suisse Romande Radio Chorus, Suisse Romande Orchestra ...
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Szymanowski: Symphonies 2 & 3 Etc; Lutoslawski / Dorati

Label: London/Decca Double Decker Catalog: 448258 Release Date: 10/14/1997 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Witold Lutoslawski, Karol Szymanowski
Performer: Peter Jablonski, Peter Pears, Chantal Juillet, Ryszard Karczykowski
Conductor: Christoph von Dohnányi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Witold Lutoslawski, Paul Kletzki ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta ...

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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Op.14, Harold In Italy

Label: Decca Catalog: 455361 Release Date: 10/10/1997 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Hector Berlioz
Performer: Pinchas Zukerman
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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