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Mariss Jansons conducts Beethoven's symphony: Born in Latvia, Jansons studied at the St Petersburg Conservatoire, before steadily establishing himself as a conductor who combined exceptional command and firepower with a flair for letting the music speak for itself. He won the Grammy Award for best orchestral performance in 2006 for Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 with Sergey Aleksashkin (bass) and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus. Naturally at home in the Russian masterworks, Jansons is also a fine exponent of the big symphonic...
Posted 14 October 2008 10:47 AM by charlotte | with no comments
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Andsnes, Leif Ove - Grieg Piano Conc - Cadenza of 1st mov: Born in Norway in 1970, Leif Ove Andsnes is famous for playing just about everything: Brahms, Grieg, Janacek, Britten - he has won awards performing all four composers. His gig break came in 1989, with a successful US debut which led to concerts in Canada and Edinburgh with the Oslo Phil under Mariss Jansons. His 1992 Proms debut received fabulous reviews and he's now a regularly performer there. In May 2002, Andsnes was made a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav, Norway's highest...
Posted 07 October 2008 09:46 AM by charlotte | with no comments
Filed under: hindemith prize, mariss jansons, risor chamber music festival, leif ove, chamber music, commander of the royal norwegian order, emi, cadenza of 1st mov, proms, us debut, andsnes, norway, virgin, grieg piano conc, grieg prize, oslo phil