Konstantin Krimetz was born in 1939 in Kiev.

In 1958, after graduating from music school, he entered the faculty of symphonic conducting at Kiev State Conservatoire, from which he graduated in 1963.

In 1965, while polishing his skills at the Higher Courses of Conducting Art, he was one of ten musicians specially selected from around the Soviet Union to take a master class under Igor Markevich, the outstanding French conductor of Russian descent.

In 1966, as one of the most talented students, he was invited to enter a postgraduate program at Moscow State Conservatoire, which he successfully completed in 1968.

During 1961-1991, he actively worked with many leading orchestras of the Soviet Union, performing at the major concert venues of the country-in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Tallinn and numerous others. His hallmark is the virtuoso performance of works by Russian composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, both well known, such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, and less famous-Arensky, Kotlyarov etc.

From the beginning of his musical career and up to present day, Krimetz is working closely with a number of prominent Russian composers of our time. These include Alfred Schnittke, David Tukhmanov, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Vyacheslav Artyomov, Edward Artemiev, Mark Fradkin, Yan Frenkel, Nikita Bogoslovsky, Michael Tariverdiev.

In 1991, Krimetz takes the lead of his own symphony orchestra, now known as Globalis Symphony Orchestra.

With his orchestra or as a guest conductor for foreign national orchestras, Krimetz has visited more than 30 countries worldwide. Great successes were the performances of orchestras conducted by Krimetz in countries such as United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Spain, Slovakia, Turkey, China, and Japan.

From the beginning of his career Krimetz has been collaborating with many contemporary composers worldwide. A prime example of such collaboration is his work in 1995-1996 with Roland Baumgartner, a well-known Austrian composer, which resulted in recording a modern oratorio Missa Pacis and the Globalis symphony. The symphony was recorded at the request of Greenpeace International, and was debuted at the opening of the Bruckner Festival in Linz, Austria, in 1996.

At the same period, in 1995-1996, Krimetz completes a joint project with BBC. The world-renowned TV channel chose Krimetz and his Globalis Symphony Orchestra to work on Music Maestro, a 12-part series featuring music by Bach, Handel, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Dvorak. The mission of the series, recorded over two years and produced by Cromwell Productions Ltd., was to introduce a large public to the best pieces of classical music. Music Maestro was a remarkable success on British television, and was subsequently aired in more than 50 countries.

From 1964 to 1990, Krimetz was the leading conductor of the Mosfilm's cinematographic orchestra, having recorded music to more than 400 films. These include such well-known and loved pictures as Obyknovennoye chudo (An Ordinary Miracle), the TV version of Yunona i Avos', Velikaya otechestvennaya (The Great Patriotic War) documentary epic, and the hallmarks of Soviet animation-Maugli (Mowgli) and Yozhik v tumane (The Hedgehog in the Mist) cartoons.

Today Konstantin Krimetz is widely recognized as the best recording conductor in Russia. His discography includes over 250 CDs of classical music, recorded with Russian and foreign recording companies-American, British, Austrian and others.

A special place in Krimetz' recording activity belongs to his work with Japan. Since 1992, within the framework of a unique project undertaken together with TOEI Music Publishing, maestro's orchestra has recorded more than 40 CDs of music written by contemporary Japanese composers for motion pictures, animation and computer games. Among Japanese composers who recorded their scores in Moscow together with the orchestra conducted by Krimetz are such names as Senju Akira, Wada Kaoru, Koroku Reijiro, Fujiwara Ikuro, Oshima Michiru.

As a guest conductor for Japanese orchestras, Krimetz made appearances in concerts and shows of modern Japanese artists. In 2000, his concerts together with Japanese singer Shizuki Asato in Tokyo and Osaka went off with great success, as well as a 2002 concert with Yoshiki, the leader of a popular band X-Japan.

Krimetz' conducting is marked by distinctive personality, deep philosophical understanding of the essence of the pieces played, and expressive conducting technique.

"With extraordinary clarity and expression sounded the orchestra conducted by Krimetz" (Russian Musical Newspaper)

"Krimetz has hot temperament to match the color of his fiery-red beard; he easily infects the musicians and the audience with his enthusiasm" (The Moscow Times)

"The fascination of music created by Konstantin lies in the passion pouring out from his heart. Waltzes played by the orchestra he conducts are the powerful self-affirmation of Russian romanticism in its pure form" (from the foreword to the Russian Waltzes CD)