Andris Nelsons
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Renée Fleming leads a fine cast including Alice Coote, Sophie Bevan and Matthew Rose in a production whose romantic comedy plays out against a distractingly over-the-top backdrop
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The Lithuanian woman who succeeds Andris Nelsons in Birmingham wins acclaim for energy and ‘rare talent’
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Surreal opera vied with masterclasses of subtlety and fire from some of the world’s finest soloists to make our classical music critic’s highlights of the year
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Tom Service on classical music Nelsons at Leipzig – an inspired appointment or an orchestra too far?
The news that Andris Nelsons is to head the Leipzig Gewandhaus puts the Latvian conductor, still in his 30s, in charge of two of the world’s highest-profile orchestras. Will the cross-continental collaboration bring dynamism or dilution?
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Andris Nelsons and his new symphony explored every facet of Shostakovich’s complex 10th Symphony in this immaculate Proms appearance
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In his final concert with the CBSO, Andris Nelsons conducted a meticulous but celebratory performance of Beethoven’s Ninth that made it sound utterly fresh
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Birmingham had the chance to hear what Bayreuth will enjoy in this meticulous and radiant interpretation of a musical edifice
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After 11 hours of voting, the Berlin Phil have failed to choose a new conductor. Tom Service speculates on just what went on inside that Berlin church and how the orchestra will replace Simon Rattle in 2018
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A stellar line-up rides the waves at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, with Andris Nelsons very firmly at the helm
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The conductor’s sense of line through the slow movement was immaculate, and his control of the huge finale unfaltering, writes Andrew Clements
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Andris Nelsons’s close attention to phrasing, balance and dynamics was compelling, while Paul Lewis’s Mozart was impeccable but self-contained
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Nelson’s Bruckner was athletic, direct and texturally interesting, while Hough played Schumann’s Piano Concerto with his usual cool brilliance, writes Andrew Clements
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Having overseen an exceptional account of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, Andris Nelsons infused the Fifth with rare freshness, writes Andrew Clements
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Daniel Barenboim steps down – momentarily – in an eloquent Prom with his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, writes Stephen Pritchard
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Barbara Hannigan soars with grace and ease as Ophelia in ravishingly beautiful new song cycle, writes Andrew Clements
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Håkan Hardenberger delivered a glowing UK premiere of Dean's new trumpet concerto alongside orchestral works by Ravel, writes Rian Evans
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The across-the-board talents of his orchestra are matched by conductor Andris Nelsons's gifts as a Strauss interpreter, writes Andrew Clements
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Superb singing from Bevan, Coote, Isokoski and Hawlata rounds out a stellar Strauss interpretation by the CBSO, writes Rian Evans
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Tom Service's guide is shortlisted for creative communication prize in UK's most prestigious classical music awards
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The Lucerne Festival Orchestra did their late, great conductor Claudio Abbado proud in a powerfully affecting performance, writes Fiona Maddocks
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Stravinsky's Petrushka was a demonstration of just what an exceptional conductor Andris Nelsons can be, writes Andrew Clements
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Brahms's Third began almost glutinously, but recovered irresistibly, while the violinist Isabelle Faust's Britten was startlingly fresh, writes Andrew Clements
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Andris Nelsons and the CBSO managed to acknowledge the passion driving Brahms while avoiding sentimentality in this programme of the composer's music, writes Rian Evans
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High musical standards salvage ENO's radical new Fidelio, while Royal Opera's Elektra is outstanding, writes Fiona Maddocks
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Andris Nelsons opens the City of Birmingham orchestra's new season with a rough and ready pairing of Stravinsky and Wagner, writes Andrew Clements
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Andris Nelsons conjures a thrilling Proms preview featuring Verdi, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Johann Strauss II, writes Andrew Clements
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Andris Nelsons packed plenty of punch in Beethoven's Eighth and Ninth Symphonies, writes Andrew Clements
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Andris Nelsons's superb performance in Scriabin's Poem of Ecstasy urged the music on to one excess after another, writes Andrew Clements
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