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BIOGRAPHIES
Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons, son of the Latvian conductor Arvid Jansons, was born
in Riga in 1943. He studied violin, viola, piano, and conducting at
Leningrad University and Conservatory, and in 1969 continued his studies
in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky and in Salzburg with Herbert von Karajan.
In 1971 he was a prizewinner at the Karajan Competition in Berlin.
Jansons began his career as assistant to Evgeny Mravinsky at the Leningrad
Philharmonic. From 1979 to this June he was music director of the
Oslo Philharmonic. He made his Berlin Philharmonic debut in 1988 and
his New York Philharmonic debut in 1994. Since 1997 he has been principal
conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; in 2003 he will assume
directorship of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. An EMI Classics
artist, he has recorded a number of discs for the label, leading the
Oslo, St. Petersburg, Berlin, and London Philharmonic orchestras in
works by composers ranging from Berlioz,
Dvorák, and Bartók
to Mahler, Prokofiev,
Rachmaninoff, Ravel,
Respighi, Shostakovich,
Sibelius, Stravinsky,
Tchaikovsky, and Wagner.
Emmanuel Pahud
Emmanuel Pahud, born in Geneva in 1970, studied until 1990 at the
Paris Conservatoire and continued his studies with Auréle Nicolet.
He has won numerous international competitions and is a laureate of
the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation and UNESCO's International Tribune for
Musicians. At the age of 22 he became principal flautist of the Berlin
Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado, having previously held that position
with the Basle Radio Symphony Orchestra under Nello Santi and the
Munich Philharmonic under Sergiu Celibidache. Today, he appears as
a soloist throughout Europe, the United States, and the Far East.
Among his recordings as an EMI Classics artist are Mozart's
Flute Concertos No. 1 and 2 with the Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado.
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra has for many years been one of the premiere orchestras of the world, its name synonymous with technical virtuosity, musical insight, extraordinary range, and sonorous tone. At regular concerts in Berlin, where it has been the center of the city's cultural life for more than 100 years, as well as in major venues across the world, the orchestra has never failed to astonish listeners with its high standards of execution and musicianship. Founded in 1882 by 50 musicians of the "Bilse'sche Kapelle," it has been led by such estimable musical directors as Hans von Bulow, Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Sergiu Celibidache, Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, and -- as of September -- Sir Simon Rattle.
Top banner photos: Flautist Emmanuel Pahud and the violinists of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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Mariss Jansons conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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An orchestra member playing the piccolo. |
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The DVD of the concert is available from Amazon.com. |
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