Mariss Jansons

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 review | Andrew Clements's classical album of the week

The late conductor excelled in late Romantic repertoire, and these live recording of Bruckner symphonies see him at his best

Andrew Clements

22, Oct, 2020 @2:00 PM

Mariss Jansons obituary

Conductor renowned for performances of Mahler, Strauss and the Russian romantics with the world’s great orchestras

Barry Millington

01, Dec, 2019 @8:04 PM

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons review - magnificent Strauss

If Diana Damrau’s four Last Songs didn’t quite cohere, Jansons and his orchestra’s take on Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben was thrilling and superbly balanced

Tim Ashley

28, Jan, 2019 @9:19 AM

Mahler/Riehn: Das Lied von der Erde review – brightness and immediacy

Petr Alrichter’s recording of Riehn’s chamber version of Mahler’s almost impossibly taxing song-symphony is well worth the listen

Andrew Clements

22, Mar, 2018 @3:30 PM

Bavarian RSO/Jansons review – a brilliantly engineered affair

Like a sleekly upholstered car, the Munich orchestra toured an all-Russian programme with exquisite ease, but only their reading of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances was truly authoritative

Martin Kettle

12, Apr, 2017 @11:50 AM

Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 CD review – restraint and detail from Jansons

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons
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Fiona Maddocks

10, Jul, 2016 @6:59 AM

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons review – too controlled

The great Dutch ensemble was as responsive as always, but needed more jolt and frenzy in its Ravel and Shostakovich, writes Kate Molleson

Kate Molleson

28, Aug, 2014 @11:31 AM

Mariss Jansons, renowned conductor, to step down

World-famous musician, 71, surprises many with announcement he is to leave Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam

Hannah Ellis-Petersen

22, Apr, 2014 @6:31 PM

Concertgebouw: Jansons ensured it lived up to its 'greatest orchestra' tag

His continuing relationship with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra means that we can still enjoy a conductor at the height of his musical powers

Tom Service

22, Apr, 2014 @2:22 PM

Mariss Jansons announces Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra departure

The conductor's 10-year reign as chief of the world-renowned Amsterdam orchestra will end after 2014-15 season, writes Imogen Tilden

Imogen Tilden

22, Apr, 2014 @10:12 AM

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons – review

Continuing his Bruckner series, Mariss Jansons conducted a high-quality performance of the Seventh Symphony, but it was the Ninth Symphony that impressed the most, writes Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle

06, Apr, 2014 @4:50 PM