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Andris Nelsons (born 1978, Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian conductor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. His mother founded the first early music ensemble in Latvia. 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. [1] He has also studied conducting with Alexander Titov in Saint Petersburg, Russia and participated in conducting master classes with Neeme Järvi and Jorma Panula. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Neeme Järvi ('neːme 'jærvi (b Jorma Panula ( August 10 1930 Kauhajoki) is a Finnish conductor composer and teacher of conducting

Nelsons came to the attention of Mariss Jansons when he emergency-substituted with the Oslo Philharmonic in their trumpet section during an orchestra tour. Mariss Jansons (born January 14, 1943) is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīd Jansons. The Oslo-Filharmonien ( Oslo Philharmonic) is a Symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. [1] He counts Jansons as a mentor, and has been a conducting student with him since 2002. [2]

In 2003, Nelsons became principal conductor of the Latvian National Opera. He concluded his tenure there after 5 years. [3] 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. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. His initial contract is for 3 years. [4] 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. [2] His first public conducting appearance with the CBSO was on 11 November 2007 in a matinee concert. [5] His earlier conducting work in the UK included studio concerts with the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, and his first BBC Philharmonic concert at the Bridgewater Hall was in November 2007. The Bridgewater Hall is an international Concert venue in Manchester, England. [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Terry Grimley. "Andris takes the CBSO helm", Birmingham Post, 08 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  2. ^ a b Charlotte Higgins. "Young Latvian steps up to lead City of Birmingham orchestra", The Guardian, 9 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  3. ^ Geoffrey Norris. "The young ones seize the baton", Telegraph, 26 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  4. ^ Press Release. "New direction at CBSO", Birmingham Music, 08 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  5. ^ Rian Evans. "CBSO/Nelsons", The Guardian, 13 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  6. ^ Tim Ashley. "BBCPO/Nelsons", The Guardian, 13 November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  

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Preceded by
Toshiyuki Kamioka		 Chief Conductor, Nordwestdeutschen Philharmonie
2006-present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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