Mariss Jansons
Biography
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.
Music
Naturally at home in the Russian masterworks, Jansons is also a fine exponent of the big symphonic scores of Mahler and Richard Strauss .
He is now music director of both the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (KCO) in Amsterdam and Bavarian Radio Symphony orchestras, and has recovered impressively from a heart attack suffered during a performance of Puccini’s La Boheme.
Jansons continues to be the KCO's Chief Conductor for the 2007-2008 season.
Discography
2005 - Stravinsky: Petrushka; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
2003 - Mahler Symphony No 6
2002 - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
1994 - Rachmaninov Symphony No 2
1992 - Sibelius & Prokofiev: Violin Concertos
1990 - Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percusssion and Celesta
