Yuri Temirkanov
Yuri Khatuevich Temirkanov (Russian: Ю́рий Хату́евич Темирка́нов; Kabardian: Темыркъан Хьэту и къуэ Юрий; born December 10, 1938) is a Russian conductor of Circassian (Kabardian) origin.
Temirkanov has been the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic since 1988.