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Born: January 14, 1943

Mariss Jansons was one of the finest conductors to emerge from the former Soviet Union in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Jansons was born while Riga was under military occupation by the Germans who seized it in 1941, a year after its forcible annexation by the U.S.S.R. His father was Arvid Jansons (or Yansons) (1914-1984), the leading Latvian conductor to emerge under the Soviet system after the Baltic nation was retaken by the Read more U.S.S.R. in 1945.

Mariss studied violin, piano, and conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory, graduating with honors. In 1969 he began training in Vienna with conductor Hans Swarowski and in Salzburg with Herbert von Karajan. In 1971 he won the International Herbert von Karajan Foundation Competition in Berlin. He began to work with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in 1973 when music director Yevgeny Mravinsky invited him to become associate conductor.

In 1979 he became music director of the Oslo Philharmonic. Under his leadership it came to international attention as one of the finest and most exciting of major world orchestras. In 1985 he was promoted to principal conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic under music director Yuri Temirkanov. Jansons has conducted both great orchestras on several international tours to great acclaim. After the fall of the Soviet State, as Russia's second city reverted to its original name, the Leningrad Philharmonic was renamed the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. He conducted it in Europe, North America, and Japan, and led the Oslo Philharmonic on tours to even more music centers of Europe, the U.S., and Japan.

He has guest conducted many of the world's major orchestras. For Chandos Records he led the Oslo orchestra in a complete Tchaikovsky symphony cycle, and led many Shostakovich symphonies for EMI. His reputation is particularly strong as a conductor of great twentieth century symphonic classics, including composers such as Bartók, Honegger, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Weill, Sibelius, Respighi, Dukas, and Mahler. His recording of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony with the Leningrad Philharmonic won an Edison Award in 1989.

In 1995, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced Jansons' appointment as its eighth music director, effective in 1996. He has led it on successful tours, including a five-city, seven-concert tour of Japan in 1998, a tour of west coast U.S. cities and an international tour in 1999.

In 1995 King Harald V of Norway appointed Jansons Commander with Star of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, the highest Norwegian honor ever given to a person not of Norwegian descent, for his services to Norway as director of the Oslo Philharmonic. He was given honorary membership in Britain's Royal Academy of Music in 1999 and in Vienna's Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in 2001. In 2003, he was named chief conductor of the Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchestra. Read less

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Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works / Mariss Jansons

Release Date: 11/05/2002 Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 75510 Number of Discs: 6

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Brahms, Mozart: Violin Concertos / Rachlin, Jansons

Release Date: 02/08/2005 Label: Warner Classics
Catalog: 61561 Number of Discs: 1

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Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies / Mariss Jansons, Et Al

Release Date: 09/12/2006 Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 65300 Number of Discs: 10

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Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven & Strauss / Uchida

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 101683 Release Date: 05/28/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Mariss Jansons Conducts Beethoven & Strauss / Uchida [blu-ray]

Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog: 108079 Release Date: 05/28/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Strauss
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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50 Best Romantic Piano Classics

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 333232 Release Date: 02/26/2013 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt ...
Performer: Horacio Gutierrez, Cécile Ousset, Leif Ove Andsnes, John Ogdon ...
Conductor: André Previn, Simon Rattle, Sir Neville Marriner, Jerzy Maksymiuk ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

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50 Best Sensual Classics

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 333022 Release Date: 02/26/2013 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: James Horner, Pietro Mascagni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Nino Rota ...
Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier, Cécile Ousset, Mikhail Rudy, Natasha Marsh ...
Conductor: Mariss Jansons, Lawrence Foster, Simon Rattle, François-Xavier Roth ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Cellists, Ahn Trio, Virtuosi

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Richard Wagner: Magic Fire Conflagration - A Biography By Jorg Handstein

Label: Br Klassik Catalog: 900903 Release Date: 02/26/2013 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Anthology Of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol 7: 2000-2010

Label: Rco Live Catalog: 12004 Release Date: 02/12/2013 Number of Discs: 14
Composer: Leos Janácek, Richard Strauss, Alphons Diepenbrock, Igor Stravinsky ...
Performer: Vesko Eschkenazy, Godfried Hoogeveen, Lars Vogt, Jorgen Van Rijen ...
Conductor: Mark Elder, Lorin Maazel, Claus Peter Flor, Riccardo Chailly ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Label: Virgin Classics Catalog: 352972 Release Date: 02/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonín Dvorák, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Terje Tonnesen, Truls Otterbech Mork
Conductor: Mariss Jansons

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Mahler: Symphonies No 1-10, Das Lied Von Der Erde / Royal Concertgebouw

Label: Rco Live Catalog: 12101 Release Date: 01/08/2013 Number of Discs: 11
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Performer: Bernarda Fink, Ricarda Merbeth, Miah Persson, Camilla Nylund ...
Conductor: Daniel Harding, Mariss Jansons, Iván Fischer, Daniele Gatti ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Choir, Boys of the Breda Sacrament Choir ...

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The Essential Wagner

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 973399 Release Date: 11/06/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Richard Wagner
Performer: Siegfried Jerusalem, Peter Haage, Nicolai Gedda, Reiner Goldberg ...
Conductor: Robert Heger, Sir Adrian Boult, Klaus Tennstedt, Bernard Haitink ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra ...

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Essential Encores

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 05149 Release Date: 10/09/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Antonio Bazzini, Niccolò Paganini, Fritz Kreisler, Jules Massenet ...
Performer: Vag Papian, Maxim Vengerov, Michael Rabin, Tasmin Little ...
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch, Rudolf Kempe, Sir Thomas Beecham, Mariss Jansons ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Virtuosi, Nash Ensemble

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Essential Film Classics

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 05134 Release Date: 10/09/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven ...
Performer: David Bell, Cécile Ousset, Steve Morse, Manuel Barrueco ...
Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt, Mariss Jansons, Richard Hickox, Wolfgang Sawallisch ...

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Piano Treasures

Label: Virgin Classics Catalog: 02639 Release Date: 09/25/2012 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin ...
Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier, Christian Zacharias, Francois-René Duchable, György Cziffra ...
Conductor: Lawrence Foster, Hans Vonk, Michel Plasson, György Cziffra ...

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Russian Treasures

Label: Virgin Classics Catalog: 02572 Release Date: 09/25/2012 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Alexander Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ...
Performer: Mikhail Pletnev, Gautier Capuçon, Steven Isserlis, Natalie Dessay ...
Conductor: Paavo Järvi, André Cluytens, Armin Jordan, Sir Charles Mackerras ...

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The Best Classical Hits Ever!

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 04103 Release Date: 09/18/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi, Ludwig van Beethoven, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Performer: Yehudi Menuhin, Stephen Layton, Wayne Marshall, Horacio Gutierrez ...
Conductor: Alberto Lysy, Kurt Sanderling, Mariss Jansons, Stephen Cleobury ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Classical Players

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Brahms: Symphonies 1 & 4 / Jansons, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Label: Br Klassik Catalog: 900112 Release Date: 06/26/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Essential Ballroom Classics

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 27856 Release Date: 06/05/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Aram Khachaturian, Johann Strauss Jr., Charles Gounod, Charles Danvers ...
Performer: Jose Alberto Giaimo, Raul Garello, Julio Pane, Gareth Morris ...
Conductor: Efrem Kurtz, Herbert von Karajan, Willi Boskovsky, Simon Rattle ...

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Essential Overtures

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 27866 Release Date: 06/05/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Christoph W. Gluck ...
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Sir Colin Davis, Sir David Willcocks ...

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50 Best Overtures & Preludes

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 27368 Release Date: 05/22/2012 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini ...
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Lamberto Gardelli, Sir Colin Davis ...

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Best Overtures 100

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 27333 Release Date: 05/22/2012 Number of Discs: 6
Composer: Gioachino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini ...
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Lamberto Gardelli, Sir Colin Davis ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ...

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Music Is The Language Of The Heart And Soul - A Portrait Of Mariss Jansons

Label: C Major Catalog: 709708 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Music Is The Language Of The Heart And Soul - A Portrait Of Mariss Jansons [blu-ray]

Label: C Major Catalog: 709804 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Gustav Mahler
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Skovhus, Stoyanova, Jansons

Label: Opus Arte Catalog: 1067 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Andrei Dunaev, Boje Skovhus, Nina Romanova, Olga Savova ...
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Opera Chorus
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Skovhus, Stoyanova, Jansons [blu-ray]

Label: Opus Arte Catalog: 7100 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer: Andrei Dunaev, Boje Skovhus, Nina Romanova, Olga Savova ...
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Opera Chorus
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Wagner: Overtures & Orchestral Music

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 02300 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Mariss Jansons

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Dance Along

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 55479 Release Date: 04/10/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Antonio Vivaldi ...
Performer: Marielle Labèque, Katia Labèque
Conductor: John Lanchbery, Zubin Mehta, Sir Neville Marriner, Herbert von Karajan ...

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