Andris Poga (born 29 June 1980,
in
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
) is a Latvian orchestral
conductor.
Biography
Poga is a graduate of the
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music ( lv, Jāzepa Vītola Latvijas Mūzikas akadēmija), formerly the Riga Conservatory, is a higher education establishment of music at 1 Barona Street, Riga, Latvia. The junior institute is the Emīls Dār ...
, where he studied trumpet and conducting. He also studied conducting at the
University of Music and Performing Arts
The University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, abbreviated MDW) is an Austrian university located in Vienna, established in 1817.
With a student body of over three thousa ...
in Vienna and philosophy at the
University of Latvia
University of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Universitāte, shortened ''LU'') is a state-run university located in Riga, Latvia established in 1919.
The ''QS World University Rankings'' places the university between 801st and 1000th globally, seventh ...
.
From 2007 to 2010, Poga was artistic director and principal conductor of the Professional Symphonic Band Rīga. Poga received the Grand Music Award in 2007 in the category Debut of the Year for his concert with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.
In 2010, Poga won first prize in the second Evgeny Svetlanov Conducting Competition in Montpellier, France. From 2011 to 2014, Poga was assistant conductor to
Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi (; born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian-American conductor.
Early life
Järvi was born in Tallinn, Estonia, to Liilia Järvi and the Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi. His siblings, Kristjan Järvi and Maarika Järvi, are also mu ...
at
Orchestre de Paris
The Orchestre de Paris () is a French orchestra based in Paris. The orchestra currently performs most of its concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris.
History
In 1967, following the dissolution of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Co ...
. From 2012 to 2014, he was assistant conductor of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, ...
.
Poga became music director of the
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO; lv, Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris) is a Latvian orchestra based in Riga. Its primary performance venue is the Great Guild Hall in Riga. In addition to regular symphonic concert ...
(LNSO) with the 2013-2014 season. He is scheduled to conclude his chief conductorship of the LNSO at the close of the 2021-2022 season. In June 2019, the
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra ( no, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, SSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Stavanger, Norway. The SSO principal venue is the Stavanger Concert Hall (Stavanger konserthus), performing in the Fartein Valen concert hall. ...
announced the appointment of Poga as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021-2022 season,
with an initial contract of 3 seasons.
Poga has made commercial recordings for such labels as Odradek Records, Skani and Myrios Classics.
References
External links
Official website of Andris PogaOrests Silabriedis, "A Conductor of a Clean and Practical Mind. An Interview with Andris Poga". 'Arterritory' blog, 22 July 2013Latvian National Symphony Orchestra page on Andris PogaNordic Artists Management agency page on Andris Poga
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1980 births
Living people
Latvian conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
Musicians from Riga
21st-century conductors (music)
21st-century male musicians