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Dimitri Mitropoulos
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Greek and American conductor (1896–1960)
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Dimitri Mitropoulos, born Dimitrios Mitropoulos in Athens in 1896, was a Greek and American conductor, pianist, and composer. He spoke and wrote in Greek and English. His native language was Greek, and he is also known by the name Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος. Mitropoulos studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the Athens Conservatoire, and Varvakeio. He was a student of Armand Marsick and Paul Gilson.
Mitropoulos performed on the piano and organ, focusing on art music and classical genres. He was employed by the Minnesota Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. His students included Claudio Scimone and Roque Cordero. He died of a myocardial infarction in Milan in 1960 due to natural causes. He is buried at the First Cemetery of Athens.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Greece
- Active from
- 1896
- Active to
- 1960
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,031
- Total plays
- 11,427
Tags
Dimitri Mitropoulos is one of those conductors from the mid-20th century, like Hermann Abendroth, who was rediscovered as the century drew to a close. A renowned interpreter of the works of Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and other late Romantics, he was also one of the most controversial and tragic musical figures of his era, owing to his barely concealed homosexuality and his fanatical, almost priest-like dedication to music, which ultimately helped cost him his life. <a href="https://www.las
Key facts
- Born
- Dimitris Mitropoulos , ( 1896-02-18 ) 18 February 1896, Athens, Greece
- Died
- 2 November 1960 (1960-11-02) (aged 64), Milan , Italy
- Resting place
- First Cemetery of Athens
- Occupations
- Conductor, pianist, composer
- Known for
- Conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra , New York Philharmonic , Metropolitan Opera , Vienna State Opera
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Athens
- Place of death
- Milan
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Varvakeio
- Employer
- New York Philharmonic
- Languages spoken
- Greek
- Native language
- Greek
- Student of
- Paul Gilson
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Dimitri mitropoulos 1944.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1896-03-01
- date of death
- 1960-11-02
- Commons category
- Dimitri Mitropoulos
- place of burial
- First Cemetery of Athens
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- student
- Roque Cordero
- birth name
- Δημήτριος Μητρόπουλος
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Dimitri Mitropoulos, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Dimitri Mitropoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Μητρόπουλος; 1 March [O.S. 18 February] 1896 – 2 November 1960) was a Greek and American conductor, pianist, and composer.
Life and career
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