| Camilla Kolchinsky | |
| Native Name: | Камилла Кольчинская |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Moscow, Russia |
| Death Place: | Mountain View, California |
| Occupation: | conductor (music) |
Camilla Alexandrovna Kolchinsky (Russian: Камилла Александровна Кольчинская; 25 December 1931 – 16 February 2016)[1] was a Jewish conductor who was born in Russia. She was born in Moscow and made her debut as a conductor in Leningrad, now is known as St. Petersburg, while still a student. In 1976 she emigrated to Israel.[2] [3] She had conducted performances of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and according to Gramophone was "one of the few Russian women to have made a successful international career as a conductor."[4] [5] [6] At the time of her death she was the emeritus director of the El Camino Youth Orchestra.