Which Latvian-born conductor has led the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Andris Nelsons
- Step 1: Nelsons was born in Riga in 1978. Step 2. He became music director in Boston in 2014 and Gewandhauskapellmeister in Leipzig in 2018. Answer: Andris Nelsons. Why not the others: Jansons was a conductor of an older generation, Kremer is a violinist, and Pauls is a composer.
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