Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)

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Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (14 January 1943 – 1 December 2019) was a Latvian conductor, best known for his interpretations of Mahler, Strauss, and Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich. During his lifetime he was often cited as among the world's leading conductors; in a 2015 Bachtrack poll, he was ranked by music critics as the world's third best living conductor. Jansons was long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO; 2003–2019) and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (RCO; 2004–2015) as music director.

Born in Riga, Latvia, Jansons moved to Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in 1956, where he studied conducting, and he received further training in Austria. He first achieved prominence with the Oslo Philharmonic, where he served as music director from 1979 to 2000. Besides the BRSO and RCO, he also directed the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2004; he was a frequent guest conductor with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. Jansons recorded prolifically, and was the recipient of numerous awards.

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Discography

Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2008Symfonie in D kleine tertsCésar Franck; Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Mariss Jansons1
2008Symfonie no. 2Johannes Brahms; Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Mariss Jansons1

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1984Symphony 5 in E minor, op. 64Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1985Symphony 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1985Symphony 4 in F minor, op. 36Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1986Symphony 3 in D major, op. 29Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1986Symphony 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique"Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1987Symphony 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" / Capriccio ItalienPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1988Symphonies 1 & 2Johan Severin Svendsen; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1988Manfred Symphony in Four Scenes, op. 58Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1988Symphony no. 7 "Leningrad"Shostakovich; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1989Bilder einer AusstellungMussorgsky; Oslo‐Filharmonien, Mariss Jansons1
1989Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1, 2Prokofiev; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons41
1990Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & CelestaBartók; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons3
1990Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”Mahler; Latvian State Academic Choir, Oslo Philhiarmonic Chorus, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Felicity Lott, Julia Hamari, Mariss Jansons1
1991Symphony no. 1 / Karelia Suite / FinlandiaSibelius; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1991Tchaikovsky: Concerto pour piano n° 1 / Rachmaninov: Concerto pour piano n° 2Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov; Mikhaïl Rudy, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1992Symphony nos. 6 & 9Dmitri Shostakovich; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1992The NutcrackerTchaikovsky; The London Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons3
1993Symphonies nos. 7 & 8Dvořák; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1993Piano Concerto no. 3 / Paganini RhapsodyRachmaninov; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, Mikhail Rudy1
1993Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Rococo VariationsDvořák, Tchaikovsky; Truls Mørk, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons4
1993Symphony no. 2 / The Swan of Tuonela / Valse triste / Andante festivoSibelius; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons3
1993The Rite of Spring / PetrushkaStravinsky; Oslo Philharmonic, Mariss Jansons2
1994Piano Concertos 1 & 4Rachmaninov; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, Mikhail Rudy1
1994Symphony No. 2 / Symphony No. 3 "Liturgique" / Pacific 231Honegger; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1994Symphony no. 2 / Scherzo / VocaliseRachmaninov; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1994Violin Concerto 3 / Symphony 3Saint‐Saëns; Oslo‐Filharmonien, Mariss Jansons, Wayne Marshall, Frank Peter Zimmermann1
1995Klavierkonzerte · Danse MacabreLiszt; Nelson Freire, Dresdner Philharmonie, Mariss Jansons1
1995Scheherazade / Capriccio espagnolRimsky-Korsakov; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1995Symphony no. 10Shostakovich; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mariss Jansons52
1996Cello Concertos 1 & 2Shostakovich; Truls Mørk, Mariss Jansons, London Philharmonic Orchestra1
1997Fontane di Roma / Pini di Roma / Feste romaneRespighi; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
1997Symphony no. 5 / Chamber Symphony, op. 110aDmitri Shostakovich; Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons1
1997Symphony no. 11 / Jazz Suite no. 1 / Waltz (Jazz Suite no. 2) / Tahiti TrotShostakovich; Mariss Jansons, The Philadelphia Orchestra1
1998Symphony no. 15 / Piano Concerto no. 2 / Romance / Folk Feast (The Gadfly)Shostakovich; Mariss Jansons, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mikhail Rudy1
1998Violin ConcertosSibelius, Mendelssohn; Sarah Chang, Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons1
1999Symphony no. 3 / Symphonic DancesRachmaninov; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1999Symphony no. 1 / Isle of the DeadRachmaninov; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
1999Overtures & Orchestral MusicWagner; Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra1
1999Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3Johannes Brahms; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2000Violin ConcertosSibelius, Prokofiev; Frank Peter Zimmermann, Philharmonia Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2001Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65Shostakovich; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2002The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs music of Rodion ShchedrinRodion Shchedrin; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2002Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 / Glazunov: Violin Concerto / Tchaikovsky: MeditationProkofiev, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons, Nikolaj Znaider1
2003マーラー:交響曲第1番「巨人」・第9番 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2003Symphonie fantastique / Le Carnaval romainHector Berlioz; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2003Violin ConcertosMendelssohn, Bruch; Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons, Midori2
2003Piano ConcertosGrieg, Schumann; Berliner Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons, Leif Ove Andsnes1
2003Symphony no. 5Shostakovich; Mariss Jansons1
2004ストラヴィンスキー:バレエ音楽「春の祭典」・「ペトルーシュカ」 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2004Symphony no. 4 in C minor, op. 43Shostakovich; Mariss Jansons, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks1
2004Symphony No. 5 / Othello / Scherzo capricciosoAntonín Dvořák; Oslo‐Filharmonien, Mariss Jansons41
2004The Nutcracker / 1812 / Francesca da Rimini / Romeo and JulietTchaikovsky; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons2
2005ベルリオーズ:幻想交響曲/「ローマの謝肉祭」序曲 ヤンソンス/RCOMariss Jansons1
2005ワールド・アンコール! ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ドヴォルザーク;交響曲第9番「新世界より」/スメタナ;交響詩「モルダウ」 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ラフマニノフ:交響曲第2番/スケルツォ&ヴォカリーズ ヤンソンス/SPPOMariss Jansons1
2005ラフマニノフ:交響曲第1番/交響詩「死の島」 ヤンソンス/SPPOMariss Jansons1
2005ラフマニノフ:交響曲第3番/交響的舞曲 ヤンソンス/SPPOMariss Jansons1
2005Symphony no. 5 / Chamber Symphony, op. 110bShostakovich; Wiener Philharmoniker, Mariss Jansons1
2005シベリウス:交響曲第3番&第5番 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第1番/ピアノ協奏曲第1番 ヤンソンス/BPO ルディ(P)Mariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第6番&第9番 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第7番「レニングラード」 ヤンソンス/レニングラードpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第11番「1905年」/ジャズ組曲第1番・第2番 ヤンソンス/フィラデルフィアo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第15番/ピアノ協奏曲第2番 ヤンソンス/LPO ルディ(P)Mariss Jansons1
2005ドヴォルザーク:交響曲第7番・第8番「イギリス」 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005リムスキー=コルサコフ:シェヘラザード/スペイン奇想曲 ヤンソンス/LPOMariss Jansons1
2005レスピーギ:ローマ三部作 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005ワーグナー:序曲&管弦楽曲集 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2005シベリウス;交響曲第1番/ブリテン;青少年のための管弦楽入門 他 ヤンソンス/BRSOMariss Jansons1
2005チャイコフスキー;交響曲第6番「悲愴」/シェーンベルク;浄められた夜 ヤンソンス/BRSOMariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第4番 ヤンソンス/BRSOMariss Jansons1
2005ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲13番「バビ・ヤール」 ヤンソンス/BRSOMariss Jansons1
2005Symphonies 5-7-8-9Dvořák; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2005Symphony no. 2 "To October" / Symphony no. 12 "The Year 1917"Shostakovich; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons2
2006ショスタコーヴィチ:交響曲第2番&第12番 ヤンソンス/BRSOMariss Jansons1
2006ニューイヤー・コンサート 2006 ヤンソンス/VPOMariss Jansons1
2006Mahler: Symphony no. 6 / Henze: Sebastian im TraumMahler, Henze; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2006Orchestral WorksMussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2006Symphonies 3 "The First of May" & 14Shostakovich; Larissa Gogolevskaja, Sergei Aleksashkin, Symphonieorchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons1
2006Symphony no. 3 "The First of May" / Symphony no. 14Shostakovich; Larissa Gogoleweskaja, Sergei Aleksashkin, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons2
2006Neujahrskonert 2006Wiener Philharmoniker , Mariss Jansons1
2006Poulenc: Gloria / Honegger: Symphony No. 3 'Liturgique'Poulenc, Honegger; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2008Debussy: La mer / Dutilleux: L'Arbre des songes / Ravel: La valseDebussy, Dutilleux, Ravel; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, Dmitry Sitkovetsky1
2008Symfonie no. 2Jean Sibelius; Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Mariss Jansons1
2008Don Juan / Eine AlpensinfonieStrauss; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2008Symphony no. 5Mahler; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Mariss Jansons2
2009Symphony No. 2 / Piano Concerto No. 3 / Symphonic DancesRachmaninov; Paavo Berglund, Mariss Jansons, André Previn1
2009Symphonies nos. 3 & 4Bruckner; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2009Orchestral Music from Tannhäuser / Lohengrin / Walküre / GötterdämmerungRichard Wagner; Mariss Jansons, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks2
2009Missa B-Dur “Harmoniemesse” • Symphonie Nr. 88 • Sinfonia D-DurHaydn; Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons1
2009Symphonie Nr. 7Bruckner; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons1
2009Oboe ConcertosMartinů, Zimmermann, Strauss; Stefan Schilli, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons1
2009Symphony no. 7Mahler; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons1
2009Symphony No. 2 / The Seven Deadly Sins / SongsKurt Weill; Mariss Jansons, Simon Rattle51
2010シベリウス:交響曲第1番 交響詩「フィランディア」/「カレリア」組曲 ヤンソンス/オスロpo.Mariss Jansons1
2010ラフマニノフ:交響曲第2番 ヤンソンス/SPPOMariss Jansons1
2010Requiem / Symphony no. 8Dvořák; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1

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