Woldemar Nelsson
Woldemar Nelsson | |
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Born | April 4, 1938 |
Died | November 7, 2006 München, Germany | (aged 68)
Occupation(s) | Conductor |
Woldemar Nelsson (4 April 1938 in
Life and Work
Woldemar Nelsson comes from a Jewish family of musicians; his father was a conductor and composer. Before the war, the family lived in
After winning 2nd prize in the 3rd Moscow All-Union Competition in 1971 after completing his conducting exams, chief conductor Kirill Kondrashin engaged him for three years as assistant and conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic. From then on, Nelsson worked with numerous great Soviet orchestras and musicians such as David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich, Leonid Kogan, Gidon Kremer, Natalia Gutman, Eliso Virsaladze and Oleg Kagan, as well as with composers such as Arvo Pärt and Alfred Schnittke.
In 1976, Nelsson decided to leave for the West with his family. In
He has performed with pianists such as
From 1980 to 1987, Nelsson was musical director at the
From 1987 to 1994, Nelsson served as musical director at Opera Forum in the Netherlands and as chief conductor of the
Since 2000, on grounds of ill health, Nelsson has lived mainly in Italy, where he served as principal guest conductor of the Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana from 2004 to 2006.[2] He was a co-founder of the International Oleg Kagan Music Festival in Wildbad Kreuth, where he served as artistic director (together with Natalia Gutman) in the beginning, and where he also conducted his last concert, Shostakovich's 14th Symphony, in July 2006.
Opera and Concerts
Nelsson has performed with over 100 symphony orchestras around the world. He has conducted the
Among the opera houses where Nelsson has given guest performances are the
Acknowledgment
I remember Woldemar not only as a genuine and wonderful musician. To me he always was a real and warmhearted friend whose advice (in music and in life) often helped us to find the right solution. Woldemar and Music – as well as Woldemar and Gala – remain partnerships we still can hold onto searching for love and ideals.
— Gidon Kremer
Bibliography
- ISBN 3-423-32501-1, p. 557.
References
- ^ The usual indication of the place of birth Kyiv is historically and administratively incorrect. According to his widow Galina Nelsson (24 November 2012), Klinzy is listed in the passport because he was born there on a tour, but grew up in Kyiv and later Orjol.
- ^ FRM Orchestra, retrieved 5 December 2018.
External links
- Tonträger von Woldemar Nelsson in the German National Library catalogue
- Woldemar Nelsson on BMLO
- Woldemar Nelsson, Bayreuther Festspiele
- "GESTORBEN: Woldemar Nelsson", Der Spiegel, 25 December, vol. 47, 2006-11-20
- Interview der Deutschen Welle mit Woldemar Nelsson vom Juni 1991, DW 30.
- Partial discography Discogs
- Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Andante - Allegro con Anima (YouTube)