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Article: Nelsons at home on the big stage; Christopher Morley reports on a triumphant Proms debut for the CBSO with its new music director.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- July 30, 2009
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Byline: Christopher Morley
It's not quite true to say that Tuesday marked Andris Nelsons' first appearance at the BBC Proms, as he was once in the audience at a concert there when he was much younger.
But the day before yesterday the Latvian maestro was making his London debut as a conductor, and one on the crest of a wave after a spectacularly successful first season as music director of the CBSO. The atmosphere in a virtually packed Royal Albert Hall was accordingly tense with excitement as he bounded onto the stage to take the podium in front of his ...