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Igor Markevitch

Igor Borisovich Markevitch (Russian: Игорь Борисович Маркевич, Igor Borisovich Markevich, Ukrainian: Ігор Борисович Маркевич, Ihor Borysovych Markevych; 27 July 1912 – 7 March 1983) was a Russian composer and conductor who studied and worked in Paris and became a naturalized Italian and French citizen in 1947 and 1982 respectively. He was commissioned in 1929 for a piano concerto by impresario Serge Diaghilev of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.

Markevitch settled in Italy during World War II. After the war, he moved to Switzerland. He had an international conducting career from there. He was married twice and had three sons and two daughters.

Birth and Death Data: Born Kyiv (capital and largest city of Ukraine), Died March 7, 1983 (Antibes (commune in Alpes-Maritimes, France) )

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor

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Recordings

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Markevitch, Igor," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/329753.

Markevitch, Igor. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/329753.

"Markevitch, Igor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/329753

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