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Kirill Karabits (born December 1976, in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union) is a Ukranian conductor. His father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts.

Karabits' early teachers included Tatiana Kozlov. In Kiev, he studied at the Lysenko Music School, and later at the National Tchaikovsky Music Academy. In 1995, he began studies at the Vienna Musikhochschule and earned a diploma in orchestral conducting after five years of study. He also attended the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, where he was a pupil of Helmuth Rilling and Peter Gulke. He has done scholarly work on the musical archive of the Berliner Singakademie, such as transcribing the 1784 Johannes Passion of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, which prior was thought to be lost.

Karabits was assistant conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra from 1998 to 2000. He also served as associate conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France from 2002 to 2005.

In October 2006, Karabits made his first conducting appearance with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO), and returned in October 2007, where both concerts received acclaim. In November 2007, the BSO announced the appointment of Karabits as their 13th Principal Conductor, after a unanimous vote from the orchestra musicians, effective with the 2009-2010 season. Karabits held the title of Principal Conductor-Designate for the 2008-2009 season, with three concert appearances. He made his first conducting appearance at The Proms with the BSO in August 2009, and formally took up the BSO principal conductorship in October 2009. He is the first Ukrainian conductor to be named principal conductor of a UK orchestra. His initial contract is for 4 years.

References

1. Geoffrey Norris (19 October 2007). "Kirill Karabits: Triumphant blend of virile verve and fine focus". Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
2. Geoffrey Norris (26 November 2007). "The young ones seize the baton". Telegraph. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
3. "Karabits appointed new Principal Conductor" (Press release). Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
4. James Inverne, "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra names new chief conductor". Gramophone, 23 November 2007.
5. Geoffrey Norris (28 November 2008). "Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Karabits at the Lighthouse, Poole". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
6. Tim Ashley (12 August 2009). "Prom 34 – BSO/Karabits (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
7. Ben Hoyle (7 October 2009). "Orchestras pass the baton to new band of Eastern Europeans". The Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
8. Kevin Shihoten (27 November 2007). "Karabits to Succeed Alsop as Bournemouth Symphony Principal Conductor". Playbill Arts. Retrieved 2007-12-04. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

• Harrison Parrott agency page biography of Kirill Karabits
• Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, French-language biography of Kirill Karabits

• 1976 births
• Ukrainian conductors
• Living people