Andris Nelsons conducted with keen focus and vigor, eliciting tonal beauty, technical precision and obvious engagement from the orchestra.
The audience gave Mr. Nelsons and the players an enormous ovation. Whatever the future, for now the Boston Symphony has placed its trust in a young dynamo.
Andris Nelsons is Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. These two positions, in addition to his leadership of a pioneering alliance between both institutions, have firmly established Grammy Award-winning Nelsons as one of the most sought-after conductors in the world today.
Full BioDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 54
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Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 15 A-Dur op. 141
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 7 C-Dur op. 60 ("Leningrader")
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 7 C-Dur op. 60 ("Leningrader")
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Kammersymphonie c-Moll op. 110a für Streichorchester (nach dem Streichquartett Nr. 8 op. 110)
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Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 7 C-Dur op. 60 ("Leningrader")
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (1934) Oper in 4 Akten
Oper Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Passacaglia aus der Oper "Lady Macbeth von Mzensk" arrangiert für Orgel solo
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 cis-Moll op. 129 (1967)
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Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 13 b-Moll op. 113 "Babi Yar"
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 2 H-Dur op. 14 "Dem Oktober gewidmet"
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 20 "Zum 1. Mai"
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Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 1 f-Moll op. 10
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (1934) Oper in 4 Akten
Oper Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
TicketsDmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 12 d-Moll op. 112 "Das Jahr 1917"
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Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 35 mit obligater Trompete (1933)
Dmitrij Schostakowitsch: Symphonie Nr. 9 Es-Dur op. 70
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig,
Leipzig, Germany
Tickets
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) are joined by star cellist Yo-Yo Ma for the release their new album of Shostakovich’s two cello concertos.
Since 2017, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Boston Symphony Orchestra have been artistic partners, collaborating extensively on programming, personnel development, and training. Find out more about the unique alliance of these two renowned orchestras.
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