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Photo: 📷 Franz Johann Morgenbesser from Vienna, Austria
Biography of Mariss Jansons
14. Jan 1943 – 1. Dec 2019(76 years)Died in:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Latvian conductor
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Nationality
Soviet Union
Burial Place
Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways
Occupation(2)
Awards(8)
Bavarian Order of MeritPeople's Artist of the Russian FederationKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyDecoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of ViennaAustrian Decoration for Science and ArtSpellemann Award for classical record of the yearOslo City Culture AwardSpellemann Award for choir record of the year
Mariss Jansons (* 14. January 1943 in Riga; † 1. December 2019 in Saint Petersburg) was a latvian conductor. He was 76 years old. His education included Saint Petersburg Conservatory and University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. His faith was Lutheranism. He received 8 awards, including Bavarian Order of Merit, People's Artist of the Russian Federation. His cause of death was heart disease. He was buried at Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways.
Life Events
15 Events1943
Born in Riga, Latvia
1979
Oslo Philharmonic
until 2000
1981
Spellemann Award for classical record of the year
1990
Spellemann Award for classical record of the year
1993
Oslo City Culture Award
1993
Spellemann Award for choir record of the year
1995
Spellemann Award for choir record of the year
1997
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
until 2004
2003
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
until 2019
2004
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
until 2015
2007
Bavarian Order of Merit
2007
Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna
2009
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
2013
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2019