Anatole Fistoulari

Anatole Fistoulari (20 August 1907 – 21 August 1995) was one of the great British conductors of the 20th century. A child prodigy, he later conducted around Europe and America, and left a significant discography.

Biography Fistoulari was born into a musical family in Kyiv, Russian Empire, now Ukraine. at a charity concert at the Opera House in Kyiv. He then conducted a concert of the Imperial Court Orchestra in Odessa from memory. In 1948, he became a British citizen. He conducted opera and concert schedules especially with either the London Philharmonic or London Symphony Orchestras. He conducted operas in New York and was a guest conductor in many countries. In 1956, he toured France and the USSR with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Operatic work in Britain began with a The Fair at Sorochyntsi production that toured the country, In 1956 he toured Russia as conductor with the London Philharmonic with stops in Leningrad and Moscow. They separated after the war and Anna moved to California. Their marriage was dissolved around 1956.

Later life and death Fistoulari suffered from crippling arthritis during the latter years of his life; and was cared for by his second wife, the Scottish violinist Elizabeth Lockhart. He died in London at Queen Mary's Hospital on 21 August 1995.