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Andris Poga

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Andris Poga (born 29 June 1980,[1] in Riga) is a Latvian orchestral conductor.

Biography

Poga is a graduate of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, where he studied trumpet and conducting. He also studied conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and philosophy at the University of Latvia.

From 2007 to 2010, Poga was artistic director and principal conductor of the Professional Symphonic Band Rīga. Poga received the Grand Music Award in 2007 in the category Debut of the Year for his concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

In 2010, Poga won first prize in the second Evgeny Svetlanov Conducting Competition in Montpellier, France. From 2011 to 2014, Poga was assistant conductor to Paavo Järvi at Orchestre de Paris. From 2012 to 2014, he was assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.[2]

Poga became music director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) with the 2013-2014 season. He is scheduled to conclude his chief conductorship of the LNSO at the close of the 2021-2022 season.[3] In June 2019, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Poga as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021-2022 season,[4] with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[1]

Poga has made commercial recordings for such labels as Odradek Records, Skani and Myrios Classics.

References

  1. ^ a b "Andris Poga ny sjefdirigent i Stavanger Symfoniorkester". Ballade. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  2. ^ David Weininger (2012-09-20). "BSO names latest assistant conductor, Andris Poga". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
  3. ^ "Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski named as new Music and Artistic Director of the Latvian National" (Press release). Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  4. ^ "Andris Poga ny sjefdirigent fra 2021/22-esongen" (Press release). Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
Cultural offices
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
2013-present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
2021-present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
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