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| Born | November 18, 1978 |
| Hometown | Riga, Latvia |
| Children | Adriana Anna Nelsons |
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Boston Symphony announces lineup for 2023 Tanglewood season
- There will be something for everyone at Tanglewood this summer.
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A hopeful pandemic note: Tanglewood music festival to resume
If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after the coronavirus pandemic silenced it for the first time since World War II. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced Friday that its 2021 outdoor season at Tanglewood, the acclaimed symphony’s summer home in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, will feature a return to live, in-person concerts from July 9 to Aug. 16. Concerts at Tanglewood, where fans spread blan
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Boston, Leipzig orchestras extend Andris Nelsons' contracts
Conductor Andris Nelsons has reached agreement on contract extensions with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Gewandhausorchester of Leipzig, Germany, the parties announced on Monday. With the three-year contract extension, Nelsons will remain the BSO's music director through the the 2024-25 season. Nelsons also announced the continuation of the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Gewandhausorchester Alliance through 2025.
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Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour amid China virus outbreak
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has canceled its coming tour of Asia amid concerns about the deadly virus in China. Andris Nelsons, the orchestra's music director, said Thursday that the decision was made out of concern for the “health and well-being” of its musicians. “Please know that we are all passionately committed to a future visit to East Asia soon,” he said in a statement.
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Magnificent Mahler
When Andris Nelsons brought the Boston Symphony to New York to perform Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony last spring, he gave us the impression that he might be the best conductor in the world, leading the best orchestra. Last week, he returned to Carnegie Hall with a performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony that was no less impressive. It’s not entirely clear how Nelsons achieves his exceptional control over the orchestra: On the podium, his movements are rapid and precise, but he is nowhere near a
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'Show must go on:' Stranded in Europe, orchestra improvises
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra might want to consider naming its next album "Songs in the Key of A" — as in airport, abandoned and Amsterdam.
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Germany's Gerhaher is top classical singer for Britain's RPS
German baritone Christian Gerhaher was named best classical singer of 2014 and Latvian Andris Nelsons the year's best conductor by Britain's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) on Tuesday. It was the second major award for Gerhaher, who last month was named top male vocalist at the International Opera Awards. Nelsons is the outgoing head of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The RPS, which was founded in 1813 and commissioned Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, gives awards at its annual May dinner for
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Germany's Gerhaher is top classical singer for RPS
German baritone Christian Gerhaher was named best classical singer of 2014 and Latvian Andris Nelsons the year's best conductor by Britain's Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) on Tuesday. It was the second major award for Gerhaher, who last month was named top male vocalist at the International Opera Awards. Nelsons is the outgoing head of the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The RPS, which was founded in 1813 and commissioned Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, gives awards at its annual May dinner for
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Volpe Says BSO Season Balances Classical And New Music (Audio)
Mark Volpe, managing director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, discusses the orchestra's director designate Andris Nelsons and highlights for the upcoming season which begins September 27 with a concert ...
