- Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons (born
November 18 1978 ,Riga ,Latvia ) is aLatvia n conductor. His mother founded the first early music ensemble in Latvia. His father is a choral conductor, cellist, and teacher. [cite news | author=Mark Kanny| title=Conductor savors ties with Jansons | url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/living/s_592118.html | work=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | date=2008-10-08 | accessdate=2008-10-09] Nelsons studied the trumpet as a youth, and also sang bass-baritone, with a special interest in early music. He studied for one summer at the Dartington summer school with Evelyn Tubb. He served as a trumpeter with the orchestra of the Latvian National Opera.cite news | author=Terry Grimley | title=Andris takes the CBSO helm | url=http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_method=full%26objectid=19915309%26siteid=50002-name_page.html | work=Birmingham Post | date=2007-10-08 | accessdate=2007-12-01] He has also studied conducting with Alexander Titov in Saint Petersburg, Russia and participated in conducting master classes withNeeme Järvi andJorma Panula .Nelsons came to the attention of
Mariss Jansons when he emergency-substituted with theOslo Philharmonic in their trumpet section during an orchestra tour. He counts Jansons as a mentor, and has been a conducting student with him since 2002.cite news | author=Charlotte Higgins | title=Young Latvian steps up to lead City of Birmingham orchestra | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2186508,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=2007-10-09 | accessdate=2007-12-01]In 2003, Nelsons became principal conductor of the Latvian National Opera. He concluded his tenure there after 5 years. [cite news | author=Geoffrey Norris | title= The young ones seize the baton | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/11/26/bmmusic126.xml | work=Telegraph | date=2007-11-26 | accessdate=2007-12-01] In 2006, he became chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie of Herford, Germany.
In October 2007, the
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) named Nelsons as its 12th principal conductor and music director, effective with the 2008-2009 season. His initial contract is for 3 years. [cite news | author=Press Release | title=New direction at CBSO | url=http://www.birminghamusic.com/newsdetails.php?news_id=671&SessionID=1b6254ff470a0522c0f57 | work=Birmingham Music | date=2007-10-08 | accessdate=2007-12-01] The appointment was unusual in that Nelsons had conducted the CBSO only in a private concert and in a recording session, without a public concert engagement, prior to being named to the post. His first public conducting appearance with the CBSO was on 11 November 2007 in a matinee concert, [cite news | author=Rian Evans | title=CBSO/Nelsons | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/live/story/0,,2209895,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=2007-11-13 | accessdate=2007-12-01] and his first subscription concert appearance with the CBSO was in March 2008. [cite news | author=Andrew Clements | title=CBSO/Nelsons, Symphony Hall, Birmingham | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,2263199,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=2008-03-07 | accessdate=2008-07-12] His earlier conducting work in the UK included studio concerts with theBBC Philharmonic inManchester , and his first BBC Philharmonic concert at theBridgewater Hall was in November 2007. [cite news | author=Tim Ashley | title=BBCPO/Nelsons | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,2217091,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=2007-11-13 | accessdate=2007-12-01]References
External links
* [http://www.cbso.co.uk/?page=about/index.html&id=133 CBSO page on Nelsons announcement, 2007]
* [http://www.nwd-philharmonie.de/chefdirigent.html Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie, German-language biography of Andris Nelsons]
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