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'''Andris Poga''' |
'''Andris Poga''' (born 1980 in [[Riga]]) has been the music director of the [[Latvian National Symphony Orchestra]] (LNSO) since the season of 2013–2014.<br> |
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Highlights of recent seasons have included concerts with the leading orchestras of Germany, France, Italy, Japan and other countries. After the first successful collaborations he has been invited back to the [[NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg]], [[WDR Symphony Cologne]], [[Munich Philharmonic]], [[Deutsches Symphony-Orchester Berlin]], [[Dresden Philharmonic]], [[Gewandhausorchester Leipzig]]. He has also conducted the [[Frankfurt Radio Symphony]], [[SWR Symphony Orchestra in Stuttgart]], [[Danish National Symphony Orchestra]], [[Saint Petersburg Philharmonic]], [[Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia]] in Rome, [[Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich]], [[Orchestre National de France]] and the [[Sydney Symphony Orchestra]] among many others.<br> |
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Andris Poga has been the music director of the [[Latvian National Symphony Orchestra]] since November 2013. |
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The season of 2017-2018 marks his debuts with the [[Oslo Philharmonic]], [[Vienna Symphony]], [[Shanghai Symphony]], [[RAI Torino]], returns to the [[NHK Symphony]] in Tokyo, [[Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse]], [[Gewandhausorchester Leipzig]] and others.<br> |
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In October 2018, for the 100th anniversary of Latvia he will tour Germany, France and Switzerland with the [[Latvian National Symphony Orchestra]].<br> |
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| ⚫ | In 2010, Andris Poga won the First Prize of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition, which thrust him into the international scene. He became an assistant to [[Paavo Järvi]] at the [[Orchestre de Paris]], working with him from 2011 to 2014, and from 2012 to 2014 he worked as an assistant conductor for the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]].<br> |
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Andris has graduated the conducting department of the [[Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music]]. He also studied philosophy at the [[University of Latvia]] and conducting with [[Uroš Lajovic]] at the [[Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts]].<br> |
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| ⚫ | From 2007 to 2010, Andris Poga was the artistic director and lead conductor of the [[Professional Symphonic Band Rīga]] – in these years, the orchestra soared to new heights in terms of performance quality, repertoire and even the meaning of its very existence. During this period, Poga also received the [[Grand Music Award of Latvia]] in 2007 in the category Debut of the Year for his concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. |
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In September 2013, Andris substituted [[Georges Prêtre]] in the Orchestre de Paris concert of Poulenc’s and Tchaikovsky’s works – it was a great success. Later that year, in December, he learned [[Symphony No. 7 (Shostakovich)|Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7]] in a record time and conducted the piece in Salle Pleyel, Paris, filling in for [[Mikko Franck]], to the delight of the audience and critics. In autumn 2014, Andris Poga substituted the late [[Lorin Maazel]] in the Asia tour of the [[Munich Philharmonic|Munich Philharmonic Orchestra]], and this cooperation was such a great success that the orchestra invited Andris to perform together with them again. |
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Lately Andris Poga has been working with the [[Tonhalle Orchester Zürich]]; he has also given master classes and performances in Japan in the Pacific Music Festival, which is led by [[Valery Gergiev]]. Poga was the conductor at the recording of works by [[Pēteris Vasks|Vasks]] and [[Giya Kancheli|Kancheli]] with the [[Bamberg Symphony|Bamberger Symphoniker Orchestra]] for the Bayerischer Rundfunk radio station. In October, Andris Poga worked with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and for the first time conducted the [[NDR Symphony Orchestra|North German Radio Symphony Orchestra]]. |
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Moreover, Andris Poga is going to make a debut with the [[Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra]] as well as [[hr-Sinfonieorchester|Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra]]; he will conduct the [[Orchestre National de France]], [[Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[NHK Symphony Orchestra]] from Tokyo, [[Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation|State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia]] (Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra) and other orchestras in Europe, Asia and North America. |
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In 2007, Andris Poga graduated from the [[Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music]] Symphony Orchestra Conducting programme, where his professor was Viesturs Gailis. In addition, Andris studied conducting in the [[University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna|University of Music and Performing Arts]] in Vienna and philosophy in the [[University of Latvia]]. During his studies, Andris Poga established and led his own Konsonanse Chamber Orchestra. |
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Andris Poga (born 1980 in Riga) has been the music director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) since the season of 2013–2014.
Highlights of recent seasons have included concerts with the leading orchestras of Germany, France, Italy, Japan and other countries. After the first successful collaborations he has been invited back to the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg, WDR Symphony Cologne, Munich Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphony-Orchester Berlin, Dresden Philharmonic, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. He has also conducted the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, SWR Symphony Orchestra in Stuttgart, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich, Orchestre National de France and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra among many others.
The season of 2017-2018 marks his debuts with the Oslo Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, RAI Torino, returns to the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and others.
In October 2018, for the 100th anniversary of Latvia he will tour Germany, France and Switzerland with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
In 2010, Andris Poga won the First Prize of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition, which thrust him into the international scene. He became an assistant to Paavo Järvi at the Orchestre de Paris, working with him from 2011 to 2014, and from 2012 to 2014 he worked as an assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Andris has graduated the conducting department of the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. He also studied philosophy at the University of Latvia and conducting with Uroš Lajovic at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts.
From 2007 to 2010, Andris Poga was the artistic director and lead conductor of the Professional Symphonic Band Rīga – in these years, the orchestra soared to new heights in terms of performance quality, repertoire and even the meaning of its very existence. During this period, Poga also received the Grand Music Award of Latvia in 2007 in the category Debut of the Year for his concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.