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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 renowned and innovative conductors on the international scene today.

Andris Nelsons conducted with concise focus and vigor and elicited the orchestra both tonal beauty and technical precision and visible enthusiasm.

The Boston Globe

Nelsons began his tenure as Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the 2014/15 season. This season, the BSO and Nelsons embark on a major tour throughout Asia, giving their first concerts together in Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

During the 2019/20 season, Nelsons continues his regular collaborations with the Wiener Philharmoniker, with whom he conducts the prestigious New Year’s Day concert in 2020, broadcast to millions across the world.

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World premiere and concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Andris Nelsons returns to Symphony Hall, January 26–February 12, to lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in three wide-ranging programs, including a “Casual Friday” concert with reduced pricing, shorter programs, ...
Schedule

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser - Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Zorn Gottes für Orchester (2019)
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Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 7 E-Dur

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite für Orchester Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068 (Bearbeitung von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy)
Thierry Escaich: Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester
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Robert Schumann: Symphonie Nr. 2 C-Dur op. 61

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser - Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Zorn Gottes für Orchester (2019)
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Anton Bruckner: Symphonie Nr. 7 E-Dur

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser - Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite für Orchester Nr. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068 (Bearbeitung von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy)
Thierry Escaich: Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester
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Robert Schumann: Symphonie Nr. 2 C-Dur op. 61

Großes Festspielhaus,

Salzburg, Austria

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Latest Recording:

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig continue their award-winning Bruckner cycle. This time the Symphonies are coupled with the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The album is set to be released 11 February 2022.

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Alliance

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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