Arvīds Jansons

Arvīds Jansons (10 October 1914 – 21 November 1984) was a Latvian conductor and father of conductor Mariss Jansons. Jansons was born in Liepāja. He studied violin from 1929 until 1935 at the Conservatory of Liepāja, then composition and conducting (under Leo Blech) at the Conservatory of Riga from 1940 until 1944 while working as violinist at Riga Opera. In 1944 he was appointed conductor of Riga Opera, then of the Latvian Radio Orchestra (1947–1952). In 1952 he was appointed reserve conductor, and tour conductor, of the Leningrad Philharmonic behind Yevgeny Mravinsky and Kurt Sanderling. Jansons became principal guest conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in 1965. He collapsed and died from a heart attack in 1984 while conducting a concert with the Hallé in Manchester. He is buried next to Karl Eliasberg in Volkovo Cemetery, Saint Petersburg.

Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 9 (Live) - 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Sleeping Beauty Op. 66 (Excerpts) & Francesca da Rimini - Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 - 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 & Etudes, Op. 25 - 2020-06-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Mozart: Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626 (Digitally Remastered) - 2014-07-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto - Largamente - Poco più mosso - 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000000Z

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