the Grand Rapids Symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which was a community orchestra at the time. Malko recorded extensively for EMI in Copenhagen and then with the Philharmonia, in London. In 1951 he premiered Vagn Holmboe's 7th Symphony with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. From 1954 to 1956 he lived in Britain and was principal conductor of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. Immediately after that, he moved to Australia, to take up the post of Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra following the hurried departure of Sir Eugene Goossens. He remained in this position until his death in Sydney five years later. A 4-CD box set featuring Malko conducting Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2, Shostakovich Symphony No.1, Haydn Symphony No.83, Mussorgsky Prelude to Khovanschina, Rimsky-Korsakov The Tsar's Bride & Symphonic Suite 'Antar', Bruckner Symphony No. 7 and Kodaly Szekelyfono 'The Spinning Room' is available from Lyrita (REAM.2120). Honours He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity. In 1960, the Danish King Frederick IX named Malko a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog. References Sources External links Nikolai Malko biography GREAT CONDUCTORS OF THE 20th CENTURY 11: NICOLAI MALKO 1883 births 1961 deaths Ukrainian conductors (music) Ukrainian expatriates in Australia Academic staff of Saint Petersburg Conservatory Soviet emigrants to the United States