Andris Nelsons
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Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andris Nelsons canonical | 12 |
| Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra | 1 |
| Nelsons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andris Nelsons Context triple: [Boston Symphony Orchestra, musicDirector, Andris Nelsons]
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A.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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B.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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C.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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D.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
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E.
Alfred Winklmayr
Alfred Winklmayr is an Austrian ski instructor best known as Ivana Trump’s first husband, whom she reportedly married to obtain Austrian citizenship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andris Nelsons Target entity description: Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
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A.
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim is an acclaimed pianist and conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his peace-building musical initiatives, including co-founding the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.
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B.
Serge Koussevitzky
Serge Koussevitzky was a renowned Russian-born conductor, double bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, celebrated for championing contemporary composers and founding the Tanglewood Music Center.
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C.
Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa is a renowned Japanese conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and his influential presence in the international classical music scene.
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D.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma is a world-renowned American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity, cross-cultural collaborations, and efforts to promote peace and global understanding through music.
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E.
Alfred Winklmayr
Alfred Winklmayr is an Austrian ski instructor best known as Ivana Trump’s first husband, whom she reportedly married to obtain Austrian citizenship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latvian person
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Latvia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1978-11-18 ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ⓘ
surface form:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Latvian National Opera ⓘ |
| familyName |
Andris Nelsons
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nelsons
|
| fieldOfWork |
opera
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Andris ⓘ |
| hasConducted |
Berlin Philharmonic
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Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Latvian National Opera ⓘ
surface form:
Latvian National Opera Orchestra
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra ⓘ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ |
| instrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ Latvian ⓘ |
| name | Andris Nelsons self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic interpretations of operatic repertoire
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dynamic interpretations of symphonic repertoire ⓘ leadership of major international orchestras ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bruckner symphony cycle with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
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Shostakovich symphony cycle with the Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riga ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
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surface form:
Gewandhauskapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ principal conductor of the Latvian National Opera ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Deutsche Grammophon
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Orfeo ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Leipzig ⓘ |
| spouse | Kristīne Opolais ⓘ |
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Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
this entity surface form:
Nelsons