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Igor Borisovitch Markevitch b. 27 July 1912 d. 7 March 1983
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| Lineage | Markevitch |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Igor Borisovitch Markevitch |
| Parents
♂ Борис Миколайович Маркевич [Маркевичі] b. 21 October 1874 d. 22 March 1923 ♀ Зоя Ивановна Похитонова [Похитоновы] b. 1888 d. 1972 | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:Igor Markevitch |
Events
27 July 1912 birth: Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
marriage: ♀ Donna Topazia Caetani [Caetani] b. 5 December 1921
1936 marriage: ♀ w Kyra Nijinskaya [Nijinsky]
1936 child birth: ♂ Vaslav Markevitch [Markevitch] b. 1936
1956 child birth: ♂ Oleg Caetani [Caetani] b. 1956
7 March 1983 death: Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Notes
Born in Kiev, Markevitch moved with his family to Switzerland in 1914. Alfred Cortot discovered his musical ability and took him to Paris in 1926 for training as a composer and pianist, where he would study under Nadia Boulanger. He gained recognition in 1929 with the performance of his Concerto Grosso in Paris. Markevitch made his debut as a conductor at age 18 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. As a conductor, Markevitch was well-respected for his interpretations of the French and Russian repertory (such as Tchaikovsky) and of twentieth-century music.
Markevitch's first wife was Kyra Nijinska, daughter of the great ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. She bore him a son, Vaslav Jr (b. 1936), before they divorced. His second wife was Donna Topazia Caetani, the only child of Don Michelangelo Caetani dei Duchi di Sermoneta and his wife, the former Cora Antinori, who ran the boutique of the Paris decorating firm Jansen. Their son, Oleg Caetani, was chief conductor and artistic director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Australia. Topazia also bore him two daughters, Allegra (b. 1950) and Nathalie (b. 1951), and another son, Timour (1960-1962).
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