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Earlier this year, a fake tweet by Lang Lang had people believing that Andris Nelsons would lead the Berlin Philharmonic. However, the tweet was a hoax and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor has extended his five-year deal and additional 2 years to carry him through 2022. -
Happy 100th Birthday, Ralph Vaughan Williams 'London' Symphony!
A Vaughan Williams masterpiece is 100 this month. Has anyone noticed? There have been some magnificent musical works composed on the subject of London, but surely none greater than Ralph Vaughan Williams' Second Symphony, premiered on March 27 1914 and therefore this month's honored birthday boy. -
The Column: All (or Most) Change in United Kingdom's Classical Music Scene?
But I wouldn't bet against Kirill Karabits being snapped up. Bournemouth has historically been a springboard for higher-profile appointments--and being from that town, myself, I yield to no one in my borderline fanatical admiration for its orchestra. -
Gergiev, Nelsons, Gilbert or Alsop...Who is the World’s Busiest Conductor?
Some interesting statistics, yes, from the U.K.-based music website Bachtrack. Every year, they compile the stats from the events they have listed, and the list for 2013 has Valery Gergiev as the world's busiest conductor. Andris Nelsons comes second. -
Five Quickies: Jackie Evancho to Sony, Andris Nelsons in Boston, Ronald Shannon Jackson Obit, Chinese Classical Music, Destroyer Musical
And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in September. -
Andris Nelsons to Leave City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, So, What Next?
The Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons wants to concentrate on his new day job running the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but how long can he stay this focused? -
Door Still Open for Concussed Andris Nelsons to Conduct 'Lohengin' at Bayreuth
(Wait..so does that mean said door is closed now?) The brass at Bayreuth have confirmed that recently concussed conductor Andris Nelsons will indeed keep his Friday appointment with Lohengrin. -
UPDATE...AGAIN: BSO Says Christoph Eschenbach Now Out for Tanglewood, but He Might Just be Mad
When it rains in the Berkshires, well, it pours in the Berkshires... When it rains in the Berkshires, well, it just pours in the Berkshires. Andris Nelsons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's brand new Latvian conductor, remains concussed in Bayreuth. -
Boston Symphony Orchestra Subs Carlo Montanaro for Andris Nelsons, Eric Owens for Ferruccio Furlanetto in Verdi's 'Requiem' at Tanglewood
Making both his Tanglewood and BSO debut (and putting an end, finally, to all the who-will-take-the-cursed-podium speculation), this Italian protégé of one Zubin Mehta is set to lead this Saturday's performance of Verdi's 'Requiem' -
UPDATE: Boston Symphony Orchestra's Mark Volpe, Andris Nelsons Issue Statements Regarding Verdi at Tanglewood, Concussion at Bayreuth
Andris Nelsons, the BSO's brand new Latvian conductor, was concussed by a door in Bayreuth earlier this week. Right now, he is in a German hospital--forbidden to fly to the Berkshires.
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