Andris Nelsons has been named the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music director.
The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra’s trustees made the announcement on May 16.
The 34-year-old Nelsons, a Latvia native, said in a statement that he is “deeply honored and touched” by the appointment and plans to make his first appearance in Boston as the orchestra’s 15th music director in June.
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Trustees Chairman Ted Kelly says Nelsons’ “unique creativity and visionary instincts will bring a remarkable inspiration” to the orchestra.
Nelsons has earned distinction on both the opera and concert podiums, including those of the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera and Vienna State Opera.
James Levine was the orchestra’s previous music director. He left in 2011.
(AP)
拉脫維亞指揮家安德里斯‧尼爾森斯已被任命為波士頓交響樂團音樂總監。
該樂團理事會主席五月十六日宣布此事。此樂團迄今已有一百三十二年歷史。
來自拉脫維亞、現年三十四歲的尼爾森斯在一份聲明中表示，他對於這項任命感到「非常光榮與感動」，並且計畫在六月，以樂團第十五任音樂總監的身分，首度於波士頓現身。
理事會主席泰德‧凱利表示，尼爾森斯的「獨具創意與洞見直覺，將會（為樂團）帶來極大的鼓舞。」
尼爾森斯在歌劇領域與音樂會的指揮台上，皆獲得極高評價。他合作過的樂團包括柏林愛樂、維也納愛樂、荷蘭皇家大會堂管弦樂團、巴伐利亞廣播交響樂團、英國柯芬園皇家歌劇院、大都會歌劇院與維也納國家歌劇院。
詹姆士‧李汶是該樂團的前任音樂總監。他於二○一一年離職。
（美聯社／翻譯：林亞蒂）
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