Alexander Lazarev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander Lazarev

Russian sonductor

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: conductor

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alexander Nikolayevich Lazarev (Russian: ??????´??? ??????´???? ??´?????; born 5 July 1945, Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian conductor.
He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, and later at the Moscow Conservatory with Leo Ginsbourg.
In 1971, he was the first prize winner in a national conducting competition in the USSR.
In 1972, he won a first prize and gold medal in the Karajan conducting competition in Berlin. From 1987-1995, Lazarev was both chief conductor and artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre, the first person in over thirty years to hold both positions simultaneously.
From 1992-1995, he was principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
In 1994, Lazarev became principal guest conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO).
From 1997-2005, served as principal conductor of the RSNO, and is now its conductor emeritus. Lazarev was the chief conductor of Japan Philharmonic Orchestra from 2009 September.