KIRILL KARABITS

At the start of the 2009/10 season, Kirill Karabits began his four-year tenure as Principal Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Much in demand as a guest conductor, he has worked with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic, SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Danish National Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Bamberger Symphoniker and Tokyo Symphony. Karabits made his North American début with the Houston Symphony in March 2009, followed by appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, and at the Grant Park and Aspen Festivals. Equally established as an opera conductor, he has undertaken engagements with the Grand Théâtre Genève (Janáček’s The Adventures of Mr Brouček), Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Eugene Onegin) and Opéra National de Lyon (Shostakovich’s Mosvka, Cheryomushki).