Dmitry Yablonsky named Conductor Laureate of Jerusalem Symphony
Grammy-nominated conductor and cellist Dmitry Yablonsky '85 CERT has been named conductor laureate of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. The announcement comes ahead of a United States tour with Maestro Yablonsky and the orchestra from February 23 to March 15, 2016.
The tour will feature Yablonsky as conductor and cello soloist, as well as pianist Fahard Badalbayli and cellist Daniele Akta, and will cover many East Coast states of the U.S., starting in Florida and ending in Massachusetts.
Yablonsky's career as a conductor began in Camerino (Italy), where he had his first opportunity to conduct an orchestra. He was 26 years old and since then, has collaborated with many important orchestras as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor 2000-2004), Novoya Rossiya (Principal Guest Conductor 2012- ), Israel Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Antwerpen Orchestra, North Netherlands Orchestra, Maastricht Orchestra, Russian State Orchestra, Orchestre National d'Ile de France, Taiwan National Orchestra, Catania Opera Orchestra, Holland Symphonia, Bologna Chamber Orchestra, Ofunam (México), etc.
As a cellist, Yablonsky's career has taken him to the most important stages in the world, such as the Carnegie Hall, La Scala, Moscow Great Hall, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, Taiwan National Hall, Teatre Mogador, Cite de la Musique, Louvre, among others. He regularly plays with important artists as Boris Berezovsky, Vadim Repin, Shlomo Mintz, Itamar Golan, Yuri Bashmet, and has collaborated with artists as Monserrat Caballé, Roberto Alagna, and Olga Borodina.
