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Nelsons is now an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic
The Vienna Philharmonic has appointed conductor Andris Nelsons as an honorary member. The orchestra announced this on Tuesday. "We have enjoyed a deep artistic partnership with Andris Nelsons for many years," said orchestra chairman Daniel Froschauer. "He is one of the Philharmonic conductors who have become particularly close to the orchestra in recent years."
Andris Nelsons (M.)
The 47-year-old Latvian has regularly conducted the Vienna Philharmonic since 2010 at the Vienna Musikverein, the Salzburg Festival, and on tours in the USA, Europe, and Asia. He conducted the New Year's Concert in 2020 and the Summer Night Concert in 2022 and 2024.
Nelsons has been Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2014 and, since 2018, also Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig. From 2008 to 2014, he was Chief Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
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